Most Relaible Style Of AR Operation?

[Max Owner]

Hey guys.

Am entering into the dark side of black rifles. Hopefully tomorrow when my Norinco CQ 10.5" barelled thngy shows up.

Which is the most relaible operation system for an AR? Pistion or gas (if I got my terminology right...)?

Got a couple of the Sweeney books on the way. So hope this will help my uneducatedness......

 

[Clobbersauras]

Right now gas is still considered the most reliable. Though some piston rifles are really quite good like HK, PWS, etc.

If you keep it lubed and clean it semi regularly you will be very happy with a gas rifle.

 

[Max Owner]

Thanx Clobbersauras.

 

[spooksar]

When you get it let me know and I'll go over it with as far as maintainamce and trouble shooting goes. Have 4 AR style platforms I ran into lots of stuff, but I finally got all mine working

 

[Max Owner]

When you get it let me know and I'll go over it with as far as maintainamce and trouble shooting goes. Have 4 AR style platforms I ran into lots of stuff, but I finally got all mine working

Was wondering if Tony Roma's would cover your fee.

Gotta get onto a good source for ammo, now.

 

[spooksar]

Corlanes had some Federal in a can of 1000 a week ago, can't remember the price

 

[tigrr]

Carry on.

 

[Max Owner]

once you go black,oh wait thats something else isn't it.
I think you should have looked at the swed stuff when it was here. Pretty impressive.

Say what?

I'm surprised you ended up in this section. My image of you has been ruined.

 

[DaveGP]

Wow - you finally came over to the dark side!

 

[Undergiver]

I would take DI over Piston any day. If Eugene Stoner wanted a piston design I'm sure he would have made it.

 

[Andurp]

Piston rifles may still need some teething time. I'd go for DI before piston, but in a few years that may change, who knows?

Good thing about AR's, there's never a shortage of Gucci stuff for it. Be it an operating system or the newest shiny rails, there's a lot of possibilities. Go with what you feel is best.

 

[BigUglyMan]

I would take DI over Piston any day. If Eugene Stoner wanted a piston design I'm sure he would have made it.

And if Henry Ford wanted fuel injection...oh wait

 

[50calshooter]

Right now gas is still considered the most reliable. Though some piston rifles are really quite good like HK, PWS, etc.

If you keep it lubed and clean it semi regularly you will be very happy with a gas rifle.

This sums it up...

 

[Dick Proenneke]

Typically, and there a few exceptions (i.e. at significant cost), piston AR's are heavier, less accurate, and cost more. IMHO, unless you get a high quality piston gun, and expect to be firing at high rates of sustained fire (hundreds to thousands of rounds), with no opportunity to clean it during that time (i.e a sustained combat situation), then they are a novelty item, only.

 

[lejarretnoir]

I'm in favour of less moving parts. No pistons in an AR for me.

 

[Undergiver]

And if Henry Ford wanted fuel injection...oh wait

and I guess there was no pistons rifles around during Stoners time like the FN FAL...

 

[Dietz]

DI, and lube. No need to be clean to be reliable.

 

[bobusboy]

Posts: 8,119

doesn't know about DI vs piston...

 

[Max Owner]

Wow - you finally came over to the dark side!

Ah darkside, yes. (in Yoda like voice)

 

[Max Owner]

One guy PMed me an answer because he didn't want to get into a public debate about it.

So clearly right now there is no obvious choice. IF there was it would be unanimous.