Originally Posted by
LOKNLOD
What do I win? I'll take that TR24 between the Kewpie doll and the stuffed bear! :D
To take this on a tangent, but a technical one, I can't help but wonder if our insistence on "free floating" AR barrels isn't actually a detriment to accuracy on the piston systems. Sure, it succeeds in isolating the barrel from outside forces via grips, slings, weight from accessories, bipods, etc. but it also leaves the barrel at the mercy of forces of the operating system.
I wonder if something like an LMT MRP piston system but with the gas block affixed in the end of the rail via some sort of "bushing" would have a further negative or positive effect on accuracy... Think of the monolithic rail forming a sort of superstructure to support the barrel, which could then perhaps be made a little lighter in weight.
Or I could be way off base with that. Might make an interesting experiment...