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Posted: 1/28/2015 1:21:50 PM EDT
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There is a piston forum on here that can provably better answer your question. Have you considered a piston kit such as Osprey or Adam Arms?
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Posted: 1/28/2015 1:32:51 PM EDT
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Piston Forum? Who knew? Thanks and no I have not checked the others.
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Posted: 1/28/2015 1:56:04 PM EDT
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Since you already have a nice upper I would just throw a kit on it. I love my Osprey.
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Posted: 1/28/2015 2:31:14 PM EDT
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Why do you want a piston upper? What's wrong with DI? There are fewer high quality piston uppers out there than DI, and they alone tend to cost more than a solid, complete DI gun would cost.
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Posted: 1/28/2015 4:45:12 PM EDT
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Yes I know I have a great Armalite Upper and better Noveske Upper and the Daniel's Defense is no slouch either. I just feel the need to own a Piston in my mix.
I have been told the piston has a little less Kick and I am certain the Warden (wife) would like that. I want her to have the best!. |
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Posted: 1/28/2015 5:29:11 PM EDT
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Yes I know I have a great Armalite Upper and better Noveske Upper and the Daniel's Defense is no slouch either. I just feel the need to own a Piston in my mix. I have been told the piston has a little less Kick and I am certain the Warden (wife) would like that. I want her to have the best!. Stick with normal ar's Ar's already have a piston, its integrated into the bolt carrier group You would benefit more from a good muzzle brake Really, there isn't much a "piston" ar offers that a "DI" ar hasn't offered for the past 50 years |
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Posted: 1/28/2015 5:39:45 PM EDT
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Yes I know I have a great Armalite Upper and better Noveske Upper and the Daniel's Defense is no slouch either. I just feel the need to own a Piston in my mix. I have been told the piston has a little less Kick and I am certain the Warden (wife) would like that. I want her to have the best!. If you're worried about the recoil, then go with something using a midlength or rifle length gas system, heavy buffer, and quality muzzle break. I would stick with DI personally, as I don't see any reason to buy a piston upper unless you're trying to clone a 416, which I doubt you are. 
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Posted: 1/28/2015 5:59:37 PM EDT
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Yes I know I have a great Armalite Upper and better Noveske Upper and the Daniel's Defense is no slouch either. I just feel the need to own a Piston in my mix. I have been told the piston has a little less Kick and I am certain the Warden (wife) would like that. I want her to have the best!. While they do tend to be heavier, they also have more mass going back and forth. I never actually heard of any piston AR shooting softer than a DI one. |
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Posted: 1/28/2015 6:10:56 PM EDT
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Nothing wrong about adding a piston AR to the collection, but if you want a light weight, soft shooter for the Mrs then I'd go a different route.
have a smith add an adjustable gas block to a DI AR, put a KMR or other LW forend on it, buy a nice muzzle brake/comp, feed it lower powered 223 ammo and she'll love it. |
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Posted: 1/28/2015 7:18:39 PM EDT
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While they do tend to be heavier, they also have more mass going back and forth. I never actually heard of any piston AR shooting softer than a DI one. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Yes I know I have a great Armalite Upper and better Noveske Upper and the Daniel's Defense is no slouch either. I just feel the need to own a Piston in my mix. I have been told the piston has a little less Kick and I am certain the Warden (wife) would like that. I want her to have the best!. While they do tend to be heavier, they also have more mass going back and forth. I never actually heard of any piston AR shooting softer than a DI one. This. A piston gun is going to have more reciprocating weight, theoretically causing more recoil. I've never done a side by side comparison so I can't say for sure, but the physics say your idea won't pan out. If you want less recoil, get a muzzle brake, adjustable gas block, and standard carbine buffer. That'll tame any recoil right down when tuned correctly. |
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Posted: 1/28/2015 8:38:51 PM EDT
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Okay I have a Smith's "Good Iron" Brake that might not be "THEE Best" but I have it and will try that. mind you she put 5-600 rounds down range without a complaint. so it's not that bad.
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Posted: 1/29/2015 8:49:53 AM EDT
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Quote History While they do tend to be heavier, they also have more mass going back and forth. I never actually heard of any piston AR shooting softer than a DI one. That's what I've heard as well, buddy has a Sig piston rifle and while it's a nice one my BCM 14.5" lightweight midlength feels like a .22 compared to it, and the Sig is very front heavy. Piston uppers have their strong points but reduced recoil isn't one of them. |
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Posted: 1/29/2015 2:44:29 PM EDT
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Topic Moved
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