Isn't the 1 in 9 twist standard for most ARs?
I'm not sure about most ARs but the 1 in 8 will stabilize heavier bullets better than a 1 in 9.
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Isn't the 1 in 9 twist standard for most ARs?
The Ruger has a gas piston system, unlike the M16A2. If that's important scratch the Ruger. Colt is expensive for a plinker & does have " some " parts that isn't standard OEM AR so I'd skip that one. DPMS, Bushmaster and others make models with the M4 type barrel you're looking.
Isn't the 1 in 9 twist standard for most ARs?
Isn't the 1 in 9 twist standard for most ARs?
I have the Ruger SR 762 and love it. If I saw correctly that you plan on putting 500 rd mags through it, I, personally would go for the piston rifle. My last DI AR was when I was in the Army, and I'll never go back. I got a CMMG gas piston AR years ago when they first started coming out and it worked fine. I'm much more impressed by the Ruger (my information is the 762 is just an upsized version of the 556). I just got mine a couple of months ago and they have definitely addressed the trigger issue, and I've read that the carrier tilt issue has also been taken care of.
I'm sure either rifle will serve you well, but you'll be spending about 10 times as much time cleaning the DI gun. If you're used to a DI gun, there's nothing cooler than getting home after putting a couple of hundred rounds through an AR, pulling the bolt carrier, looking it over and just putting it back in the rifle!Of course, you still need to clean the bore and the gas piston, but that's nothing compared to cleaning a bolt assembly.
As always, IMO and YMMV
That is very true. Cleaning DI can be a pain in the ass. The entire BCG gets damn filthy as hell! With that said, the piston rifle will still get dirty... just most of it will be at the piston and gas tubes, less so much in the chamber and the BCG. That is basically the main benefit of the piston system.
That is very true. Cleaning DI can be a pain in the ass. The entire BCG gets damn filthy as hell! With that said, the piston rifle will still get dirty... just most of it will be at the piston and gas tubes, less so much in the chamber and the BCG. That is basically the main benefit of the piston system.
ARs run fine dirty, people bad mouth the design but baby it at the same time. ARs can run thousands or rounds without cleaning, suppressed or unsuppressed, they just need lube.
Piston guns run clean, until you put a suppressor on it. After 700 rounds unsuppressed my POF P415 looked pretty damn clean, stuck a can on it, blowback coming from the barrel and gets surface dirty pretty quick. But, couple more drops of lube, they run fine