Hey. I've got a colt 6920. No problems whatsoever. But I've been reading about the piston ARs and the benefits. Just wanted to get some opinions about converting it to a piston system. Thinking about the CMMG kit from Brownell's. Thanks everyone!!
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Hey. I've got a colt 6920. No problems whatsoever. But I've been reading about the piston ARs and the benefits. Just wanted to get some opinions about converting it to a piston system. Thinking about the CMMG kit from Brownell's. Thanks everyone!!
Runs dry, not as much fouling in the action, I know there is still fouling just not in the action, and I heard something about less wear and tear.
I'm just a novice I don't know a wealth of knowledge about this stuff. That's why I started the thread
Don't convert your 6920 to piston. DI works great and is very reliable. You would be wasting your time and money.
My advice is if you "want" a piston rifle, buy a piston rifle. Converting a DI AR to a piston is a waste of time and money IMHO.
There is nothing wrong with wanting a piston rifle, there is potentially a lot wrong with slapping any of the mostly crap conversion kits on an otherwise perfectly functioning rifle.
I own both, so I'm not saying there is anything wrong with "wanting" a piston rifle. I'm saying steer clear of the conversions and buy a rifle designed to operate with a piston.
What he said...
What are you looking for that a DI rifle doesn't provide? If you looking for it to run cleaner, buy quality ammo or load your own. As far as running dry...why would you not lubricate ANY weapon? I mean a DI gun will run with ANY Type of oil on it.
If I understand correctly, you want to run the gun dry so any dirt/sand that gets in the action will absolutely destroy a nice Colt.
If you insist on continuing down this path...trade it for an AK so you'll destroy a cheaper gun.
Do a search, there is a lot of info on this.
To your points above, you can't run it dry and there is actually more wear do to carrier tilt. Some additional disadvantages are you are adding additional weight, more parts to break and they are proprietary/non standard parts. Personally I would never do a conversion, if I wanted a piston gun I would buy it new.
Vicious is right, you have a wonderfully reliable AR. Your money could be much better spent in other areas.
Okay thanks. Like I said I don't know a whole lot about some of this stuff. Thanks