AR Piston Sytems

[Frost]

Having gotten used to cleaning and using AKs and Saiga 12s I find that I like a piston system.
Anyone converted their AR?
Care to share trial and tribulations?

 

[Schultz]

I've heard good and bad on them. I have shot one with a piston setup and there's no difference IMO. Also the next trip out it broke and I think he ended up converting it back to stock configuration.

 

[fordnut]

I met a guy at Twin Ponds range tha had a CMMG piston gun. He has fired 150 rounds thru it and had to take it back to the dealer...All it would do was jam.
He had just gotten it back from dealer. He fired it 6 times and it jambed...He was mad as Hell...

I had a mid-length CMMG with me. He wanted to shoot, so, I let him shoot mine, useung his ammo...

Had he been by hisself, he would have traded me guns...He wanted too, but his friend said..."You could buy 2 of those rifles for what you got in yours", so, guy changed his mind, and kept the one that wouldn't fire....

Oh Well....go figure...

I was not impressed...

But, I would have done the deal....LOL

Steve

 

[Clicker]

I shot with some guys at BH that run a piston upper on at least one gun. Swapped their uppers onto my RR and went to blasting, seemed to run OK to me.

You be the judge: http://s449.photobucket.com/albums/qq212/KAB12869/?action=view&current=BoggyHeadFullAuto_0001.mp4

I just don't remember which set up is the piston unit but it's in there somewhere.

ETA: I think he said it was an Ares piston conversion.

 

[DEO VINDICE]

I am the proud owner of POF 415. Never had a jam and groups like a beauty. A little pricey, but 100% worth it in my book due to all the features. http://www.pof-usa.com/p415/p415-16-11sx-223.htm