I have not cleaned mine yet. I did take it apart to have a look after a few thousand rounds, but it was still pretty clean.
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That's pretty impressive. Do you lube the piston at all? Is the heat dissapated enough so as not to cause any problems with the spring? Heat and springs don't generally mix too well.Quote:
I have not cleaned mine yet. I did take it apart to have a look after a few thousand rounds, but it was still pretty clean.
MASP7, The instructions on the VLTOR site look pretty straightforward. Snap it under the delta ring and tighten down the rail. Then snap in the lower section. Is it more involved than that?Quote:
Don't know, but I'm sure it's more often than what you would want to remove the Vltor CASV-EL rail!
I'm going to try a midwest industries rail when I get mine and see if I can get it to work.
For those who have the Ares kit, is it fully reversible to original DI configuration if desired?
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It's not a big deal for an assembly/disassembly, but there's more there than what I'd want to do just to clean my gas piston on a regular basis. There is also the issue of wear and tear on the disassembly, and removing your sights/optics and having to rezero. I have to admit, the Vltor rail is well made but it is bulky, and the raised rail complicates the sight and optics issue. It's heavy compared to others. It worked OK on the POF, but I think that if I were to do it on a GSR-35, it would be with an Omega (which weighs about 1/10 of a CAS-V) and comes off a whole lot easier, or a Troy FF rail.
_DR- The Ares kit is fully reversible.
I was wondering how heavy it was. It looked pretty stout. I do like the design, but not for a GSR. If I ever get one to play with I think it will just go on my beater Bushmaster with the standard forearm.
I don't know, but I know it's a whole lot more than a DD Omega Rail.
Here's a pic of the CAS-V on the POF Upper I did (Not mine, and I hate the trebuchet sights- They have since been replaced with Troys)
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I really like the looks of that forend. I've never liked grabbing a fist full of rails and have been looking at the PRI, VTAC, YHM models that allow you to put rails where you need them.
That piston system is beckoning to me. If Ares ever calls me back with their LEO discount info I'll try one on the Bushy.
Yeah, I get the impression I shouldn't be holding my breath. That makes me wonder how there their customer service is. :(
I had one, this happened to it after shooting a little full-auto:
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The gas tube roll pin walked on it and allowed the spigot to move rearward which then bent the op rod. ARES replaced the op rod, and spigot. I later traded it off to a friend and installed it on his upper (a 16" LMT upper). I did a 'shave' job on his FSB and threaded the gas tube roll pin hole for a 4-40 set screw. In had to open up the hole on the spigot a little to allow the screw to pass through it. I used Rocksett on the set screw to hold it together. He had another guy on this website 'modificate' ;) a 12" Troy rail to fit over the system. It's working fine for him now and he shoots it with a suppressor as well. The system was very controllable on full auto with an H buffer and a Primary Weapons DNTC comp/brake. So controllable that I could keep all the round on a IPSC/IDPA target size group at 150yds all the way through the magazine on auto.
I assume they returned your call? Or was there a separate customer service #?
Does anyone think putting a G35 kit on a lightweight barrel profile would be an issue?
I received my conversion today and am in the process of installing it right now. Had to remove a little carbon first. Mine came with a little spring that goes in before the spigot to take the shock off the roll pin.
Is it more likely that the performance of the system is due to the DNTC and H-buffer or the op system?
The LWRC carbines that I tried seemed to have a sharper initial recoil than DI guns of similar length (14.5/16"), whereas the 416 seemed to have a smoother recoil impulse.
A 30 round burst on an IPSC target at 150 is damn good, and I doubt that I could do the same with any .mil configured gun. I have put 28 on an E-silhouette at 100 yards in FA, but only after a few attempts, and I doubt that I could do it on demand. The DTNC seems to be an excellent FH/MB, and some pistons seems to smooth out the recoil impulse; so in your opinion what most contributed to the controllability of the system?
It's the combination of the DNTC, H-buffer and the slow cyclic rate of the ARES (this was a 11.5" barrel). I think it's so controllable mostly because of the DNTC which is really at home on a full auto gun. If the DNTC where anymore efficient it would cause the muzzle to dive in full-auto. We did get to compare this setup against a 10.5" full auto LMT upper (w/A2 flash hider) on the same registered auto lower and the LMT would walk right off the target and it's cyclic rate was noticeably faster.