pardus
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Personally I think the Piston vs DI debate is a big non event and more based on creative marketing. Our 7.62 LMTs run quite cleanly even when suppressed and I've used them side by side with H&K 417's and would take the LMT and day of the week. If its a quality made rifle in the hands of a trained soldier, wether its DI or piston is largely irrelevant. By all accounts the 416 was at the back of the pack compared to the rest of the AR's at the trials.
Very interesting about the 416 & 417's, I was surprised to read that.
I just dont like hot, dirty gas fouling and heating my BCG. I'm also biased being brought up on the Steyr, and having owned SLR's for many years.
About the only real advantage of piston over DI is when using suppressors (can affect cycling and dumps a lot more gas in the BCG), IMO. However, I've countlessly seen DI gun shoot more accurate then Piston guns. I've had it explained a bunch a different ways, but however its explained, it seems to be a common factor, when judging accuracy.
Cleaning is obviously a plus in the piston department, but being my DI carbine hasn't been cleaned in about 4 years and several thousand rounds, and that it still runs like a raped date, I'm thinking the argument on cleaning is not so much a big issue.
My $.02
Yeah I've always heard DI guns are more accurate. But for for a rifle that isn't much good past 300m, how much does the minute amount of accuracy matter?
I prefer my gun to work everytime (i.e. be cleaner) and be as cool as is possible, hence my preference for a piston gun.
That said, DI guns are obviously fine.