i wonder if it would be worthwhile for one of the "custom" riflemakers( ie m14 doctor or equivilent) to offer a "HEAVY" VERSION OF THE M14 /M305S IN A PACKAGE- ie a usgi or custom cast gas cylinder with SADLAK piston installed - ie you send the rifle to the smith and he swaps out the chinese gas cylinder and piston for one of these custom units, does a test fire and sends it back- there's an awful lot of guys that prefer the 180 grain pills and this would address that- or is there more to it than that and i'm missing something?
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i'm NOT CONCERNED with shooting "all the different loads out there- only the 180 grain pills" which is WHY the sadlak piston in the FIRST PLACE-that's WHY i called the thread m14 /305 HEAVY- it has to do with launching HEAVY bullets out of the m14/305- from what i understand it's the CHINESE cylinder being a different diameter than the usgi that's the fly in the ointment- that's ALSO why it should be offered as a AFTERMARKET kit or service- not everyone would want it- same as n/m sights or a heavier contour barrel
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Yes , dr mentioned this to me a while ago too , something about the chinese cylinders are not exactly to spec so the mating surfaces of the gas piston and interior wall have "issues" .
However as the above poster stated the Sadlak piston was designed with a groove to specifically allow the user to fire over 168 grain bullets without damage to the system ... should take sometime to reasearch before throwing out negligible information .
However as the above poster stated the Sadlak piston was designed with a groove to specifically allow the user to fire over 168 grain bullets without damage to the system ... should take sometime to reasearch before throwing out negligible information .
that's why i suggested having it available as a 'KIT" OR SERVICE-so you get a MATED cylinder and piston THAT YOU KNOW WORKS - if rooster33 was still around he PROBABLY could have cast a custom cylinder assembly- or for that matter, the whole works- that man was an absolute genius when it came to making bits and pieces for the 14
Turning off the gas system turns the rifle into a bolt action and there is no op-rod damage. As all the gasses vent out the end of the barrel. Although using nork style op-rods and not using a steady diet of 180's shouldn't be a problem.
While we have a few gas system gurus here, can anyone tell me if turning the gas valve off has an effect on POI?
hey i ain't no newbie- i know and HAVE SEEN what a steady diet of 175smks will do to an oprod-it's well documented on the us army marksmanship site- in other words they HAVE PICTURES- so a 180 won't be fine now- the reason is that i have a particular love affair with the 180 and it would far cheaper to modify the rifle to shoot 180s than to load 165s like i do now for the long term- i also have 4 m14s that i would have to change
