integranator Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Been doing some reading about piston conversions for my AR, and it seems there are a lot of pros, and not much cons. What do the gun pros on here think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Why bother? Really? Are you collecting, or are you really having problems with a DI gun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangsn95gt Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Why bother? Really? Are you collecting, or are you really having problems with a DI gun? This, or if you need a piston gun for some reason sell your DI gun and buy one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Flyer1647545514 Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 I would say it all depends on the purpose of the gun. If this gun is sitting in your house for a SHTF scenario then the money on the Piston Kit is worth it. As said I'd sell a DI gun and do a new build. If it's going to be a range gun or target gun there is not much reason to go with the conversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fast5gp Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Alot of these conversion kits will cause problems in the long run. Like damages the buffer tubes, etc. I agree with just buying a Piston AR instead of converting. POF makes one hell of piston AR though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty2Hotty Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Every piston gun is different. It's not Kalashnikov simple, where you can cannibalize one together. If parts break, you'll have to go back to X manufacturer to get said parts. DI has yet to fail me while in some bad situations in Iraq, so I wouldn't bother. Word on the street also is the gas block. The piston actually strains the bolt during unlock as well. Someone tried to reinvent the wheel with the piston operation. It was a fix to a problem that never existed. Failure of the AR/M16 direct impingement has never been the gas system. In short, as one has already said, don't waste the money on the conversion, just buy an out of the box piston AR if you really want one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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