I would like to know what the FR gun community thinks about the piston driven AR rifles. Particularly in 5.56 and 7.62 platforms. I chose to hold off on buying on until they had been in use for 5 to 10 years so I could see how reliable they are long term. What has been your experience?
“...their designers?” How about designer, singular: Eugene Stoner.
Daniel Defense ARs are easily the equal of Noveske or any other manufacturer, and are well-designed and well-researched. Their 300 Blackout model with integral suppressor is a masterpiece.
And they are direct-impingement arms because of the noise produced by the piston-type actions.
***The AR-15 is arguably the most popular rifle platform ever.***
When it first went on the market, the AR-15 was denigrated, laughed at, condemned as inaccurate, Mattel Toy, too low power. They just were not a popular item except for people like me.
Then around 1976, Mel Tappan published his book on SURVIVAL GUNS, and wrote some SURVIVAL ARTICLES for GUNS AND AMMO magazine. Suddenly everyone wanted a .223 rifle.
Now the politicians have noticed and want to ban this common rifle.
Most popular platforms are:
AK 47 137,000,000
Remington Rolling Block 70,000,000