RE South Korea Daiwoo:
“...That South Korea could produce a superior rifle should embarrass all Americans...”
Oh, I don’t know... there’s something about a fat little psychopath with a bad hairdo sitting across the border from you and threatening to invade and kill that sorta ... PROMPTS one to develop a really good battle rifle. I’d kind of expect them to come up with something decent.
“...What John Moses Browning would say about the AR series would be most interesting - probably obscene, but inlightening, none the less...”
It would be colorful, for sure...
Thing is, Gene Stoner MADE a piston drive prior to the AR - the M63 Stoner (Robinson Arms M96 is a descendent, unless I’m wrong.)
Never fired one, but people who have told me it’s a fine firearm.
“Stoner MADE a piston drive prior to the AR”
And when he got around to making the AR, he decided against using it - I trust he’d do so for good reason.