09-11-2017, 11:27 PM
Kswhitetails Wrote:That's disappointing, Klem. You're absolutely right, the piston system becoming DI-like dirty makes me wonder why piston a gun indeed. HOWEVER - the one saving grace for my piston hold-out hopes, is Larue's Tranquillo system reduction of back pressures and chamber gas levels. "LGE"?
I can't wait to take the 556 barrel cartridge, put my mid length AA kit on it, and mount the Tranquillo. Maybe a year from now I'll be ready to tackle that test with gusto... A correctly suppressed piston system AR with little or actually NO face-gas sounds delightfully enjoyable. Especially when training my offhand abilities.
If I may, I am Absolutely impressed with the AA piston carrier. This thing makes standard AR carriers look like Chinese vs Snap-on. The machining and finish are both incredible, and the nitriding is top notch. I almost thought it was blued at first. A little extra oil never hurt a carrier anyway.
Absolutely you may...and I agree, the AA piston is utterly reliable, never skipped a beat; both suppressed and unsupressed. The cases eject further forward when supressed and the receiver and spent cases get filthy, but it all works as it should.
I'm thinking the only reason to spend $360 on an 'P' series piston is to keep the receiver cooler during high volume fire. That said, the fad that is piston uppers has been and gone as people realise that DI is also reliable, and always was.