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Posted: 1/28/2015 1:09:14 PM EDT
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Yes I tried to do a forum search and had poor results.
I am strongly considering a PWS 16" piston upper to go on a three year old Daniels Defense DDM4 which of course is a Direct Impingement gun. I think that I can keep my Buffer and spring and the only thing I need to do would be switch uppers Am I missing something? This is the Warden's (wife) gun and she won't be pleasant if it doesn't run. No I won't sell the DD Upper. I buy guns and parts, I don't sell them. Thanks for your help! |
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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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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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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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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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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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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. Quoted:
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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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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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