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6/22/2014 7:10:05 AM EDT
Any advantage of an Adams Arms or any piston upper over a good DI upper? Also for just a range toy any reason to get 1/7 over 1/9?
6/22/2014 10:18:48 AM EDT
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DI is simpler, lighter, and just works.  If it's going to be a "range toy", a 1:9 is fine, probably better as you will generally be shooting lighter grain bullets...
6/22/2014 10:45:10 AM EDT
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Cool, then what i the general consensus on the DPMS kitty kat?
6/22/2014 10:52:57 AM EDT
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It's a SBR, not a pistol, and the specs say 7", not 7.5"...
6/22/2014 10:57:33 AM EDT
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thought it was a 7.5, but I can definitely just  buy the upper
6/22/2014 11:00:48 AM EDT
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It's a SBR, not a pistol, and the specs say 7", not 7.5"...




thought it was a 7.5, but I can definitely just  buy the upper
You could probably build a better upper yourself...

 
6/22/2014 12:15:18 PM EDT
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It's a SBR, not a pistol, and the specs say 7", not 7.5"...


thought it was a 7.5, but I can definitely just  buy the upper
You could probably build a better upper yourself...  



After talking with some friends and finding out freedom group owns DPMS, I will just build one. Should be fun to build my first upper.
6/22/2014 1:09:56 PM EDT
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Any advantage of an Adams Arms or any piston upper over a good DI upper? Also for just a range toy any reason to get 1/7 over 1/9?
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I have the Adams Arms 7.5" Tactical Elite Upper
http://www.adamsarms.net/7-5-pdw-tactical-elite-upper
and I love it.  Runs 100% right out of the box, pretty soft recoil, no failures whatsoever (except when I tried to run a Wolff XP + H3 buffer).  In hindsight I might have preferred the Tactical Evo
http://www.adamsarms.net/7-5-pdw-tactical-evo-upper
for the slimmer handguard profile, but I'm happy with this one.

Sure, you can save some $$$ by going DI, but they're a mess to clean - this one is 15-20 minutes from start to finish, and I'm *anal* about cleaning - so I strip the piston system every time!  You could also DIY, but look how many folks have functional issues then.  Completely fair to trade time and hassle against money, I got mine on sale from Midway with free shipping and haven't had to invest any more of either...

YMMV, etc,
Richard
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