10 Ten Criteria For Your Perfect Carbine...
If you could build it, what would you want.
1. AR-18 / 180 short stroke gas piston.
2. AR-15 magazine / Pmags
3. Sheet metal stampings replaced by polymers with metal stiffeners.
4. Heavy duty polymer furniture.
5. Extended top mounted rail for BUIS and optics.
6. Adjustable gas system for suppressor use.
7. Hybrid AK bolt head / AR-18 bolt carrier.
8. QD barrel or uppers in 10", 14.5", 16" and 20" lengths.
9. 5.56 NATO 1/7 twist.
10. 1.5 MOA or better.
I know I pretty much described a lot of what the Magpul Masada was supposed to be and what the ACR wasn't. But I think correctly made a basic 5.56 carbine can be produced that weights less than 8 lbs. I'm actually still a fan of my XCR even though it is an unproven concept rifle, I wonder what could be done if the design was thoroughly tested, evaluated and improved.
Until then I guess I just have to keep going back and forth between my Colts and SIGs. God knows HK never got their XM-8 / G36 idea into the "no compromise" zone.
It's hard to be a ACLU hating, philosophically Libertarian, socially liberal, fiscally conservative, scientifically grounded, agnostic, porn admiring gun owner who believes in self determination.
Chuck, we miss ya man.
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