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<blockquote data-quote="henschman" data-source="post: 2821824" data-attributes="member: 4235"><p>I see some of the 1990s-era gun shop rumors about how unreliable the AR is are still alive and well.</p><p></p><p>If you want to see a direct impingement rifle, look at a Hakim. It has a gas tube that goes straight into the front of the bolt carrier. Gas directly impinges on the carrier to push it back to unlock the tilting bolt. The AR is a bit more complicated. Gas goes to a piston inside the carrier that unlocks the action.</p><p></p><p>I will say one thing for the "forward piston" or "op-rod" guns... they definitely play much nicer with suppressors than a "piston-in-carrier" design like the AR. These guns have their place for users who do heavy suppressed shooting. There is a lot of cut corner, commercial-grade junk to watch out for in the op-rod rifle market as well though. </p><p></p><p>As far as the mil spec goes, there are rifles that meet it, and rifles that exceed it... either of these should be trustworthy for serious use. Then there are rifles that fall short of it. These are your $500 ARs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="henschman, post: 2821824, member: 4235"] I see some of the 1990s-era gun shop rumors about how unreliable the AR is are still alive and well. If you want to see a direct impingement rifle, look at a Hakim. It has a gas tube that goes straight into the front of the bolt carrier. Gas directly impinges on the carrier to push it back to unlock the tilting bolt. The AR is a bit more complicated. Gas goes to a piston inside the carrier that unlocks the action. I will say one thing for the "forward piston" or "op-rod" guns... they definitely play much nicer with suppressors than a "piston-in-carrier" design like the AR. These guns have their place for users who do heavy suppressed shooting. There is a lot of cut corner, commercial-grade junk to watch out for in the op-rod rifle market as well though. As far as the mil spec goes, there are rifles that meet it, and rifles that exceed it... either of these should be trustworthy for serious use. Then there are rifles that fall short of it. These are your $500 ARs. [/QUOTE]
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