I’ve only ever “owned” an m4 in the military, my ar is on order. I always hated how closed it is and how difficult it is to get into the chamber to clean. The question is:
If you could go back in time and replace the ar with any other platform to become America’s “fan boy” gun, which would it be?
I would probably choose the mini 14. It’s nice and open for cleaning and just as accurate. Piston driven is cleaner than direct impingement- I don’t like the idea of converting a di to piston. The forces on the bcg and chamber are just all wrong. I’d convert the mag to an ar mag and maybe add a removable cover to the operating bits, but I think it’s a better machine.
If you could go back in time and replace the ar with any other platform to become America’s “fan boy” gun, which would it be?
I would probably choose the mini 14. It’s nice and open for cleaning and just as accurate. Piston driven is cleaner than direct impingement- I don’t like the idea of converting a di to piston. The forces on the bcg and chamber are just all wrong. I’d convert the mag to an ar mag and maybe add a removable cover to the operating bits, but I think it’s a better machine.