In order to keep another thread from going off track, I've decided to ask this here.
Along the course of development for various AR-type rifles in 7.62, inevitably, reliability is a big concern. This seems to be almost counter-intuitive, as Stoner originally designed the rifle in 7.62mm, and as many astute gun-fanciers know, the "original" is oftentimes the most trouble free design, since it has not been adapted or modified in unintended ways.
This seems to beg the question, how reliable were the old AR-10 prototypes? I've seen videos of test firing, and while they're quite impressive, they are sales/marketing videos, and not impartial tests. I'm just curious if 7.62 ever really worked in the AR, or if only the modern iterations of it encounter decreased reliability when compared to the very thoroughly tested 5.56.
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