Quoted: Just curious as I'm looking to buy/build my first AR and am compiling a list of possibilities.
I did just see the new Bushie Desert Camo M4gery at a shop in Asheville for $895, and loved the two-tone look, but I wasn't sold right off. Can I get cheaper? Would this be a good first for a guy with no experience with the weapon platform?
The things I'm hearing about the standard gas system isn't that great, though it seems to be reliable if you really keep things clean. What about different systems? Are there many? Are they proofed?
Does ZMW sell just uppers?
This promises to be fun. Thanks for listening.
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You've been hearing alot of
about the gas system...
Basically, it's the best gas system available for a semi-auto rifle. Anyone who says otherwise is either (a) full of it, or (b) an AK fan who doesn't care about hitting shit, so long as they can dump 200 drums at full auto, light their handguards on fire, and still be able to shoot untill the gun melts their thermal mitts...
The ZM upper uses the standard AR gas system, the difference is that it relocates the recoil spring from the buttstock to around the gas tube. It is still a direct gas system, and is the only 'alternative' AR upper design worth bothering with...
Of course, the only reason to get a ZM upper is if you want a sidefolding stock... There is no other advantage...