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<blockquote data-quote="SMS" data-source="post: 2823309" data-attributes="member: 42"><p>SOCOM ditched the SCAR Light replacement for the M4 because it offered no measurable improvement over the M4 after <em>operational</em> testing. They kept the heavy but in a special augmenting role.</p><p></p><p>Comparing the AK's long piston design to AR variants that utilize a short piston is not an apples to apples comparison. The AK designer himself ditched a short piston design.</p><p></p><p>Most reports and hay making over M4's failing in combat have been overstated or misrepresented.</p><p></p><p>There is no big push from operational users in the U.S. military to ditch DI.</p><p></p><p>I'm not saying piston sucks, just that its not better <em>enough</em> in any measurable way to abandon a battle tested design.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SMS, post: 2823309, member: 42"] SOCOM ditched the SCAR Light replacement for the M4 because it offered no measurable improvement over the M4 after [I]operational[/I] testing. They kept the heavy but in a special augmenting role. Comparing the AK's long piston design to AR variants that utilize a short piston is not an apples to apples comparison. The AK designer himself ditched a short piston design. Most reports and hay making over M4's failing in combat have been overstated or misrepresented. There is no big push from operational users in the U.S. military to ditch DI. I'm not saying piston sucks, just that its not better [I]enough[/I] in any measurable way to abandon a battle tested design. [/QUOTE]
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