Some new member just posted a thread in which he asked whether he should get a DI or piston AR. Pretty standard. In about 5 or 6 posts, the thread was closed.
It no longer seems reasonable, at least to me, to allow ten of these threads to pop up every month and then close them immediately. I do not mean to criticize the administration in any way, I simply believe that such action restricts the original poster's, any guest's and really any member's access to respectable, informative and ultimately helpful responses from experienced professionals.
Personally, I believe M4C has been past due for a "Why you should NOT buy a piston AR" sticky for some time. I have created this thread in order to see if anyone else feels the same, and if so I'd like to hear some suggestions for information to be presented in this sticky. Off the bat the big one that comes to mind is naturally Defense Review's article on the subject:
http://www.defensereview.com/the-big...m4-unreliable/
I know there is plenty more compelling and respectable evidence available on the internet, and I'd like to hear what you have to offer. Perhaps if a decent enough compilation of evidence is assembled, we can take at least one good step towards ridding our lovely AR world of piston scum. I suggest refraining from just posting home videos on Youtube in which guys bury DI ARs in sand and blow through mags, as such unprofessional testing serves only to inspire pointless argument and drama.
I also understand that few people actually pay attention to the stickies. This is unfortunate, but at least if a DI vs. Piston thread is ever posted after the creation of this sticky, we can simply link to the sticky and close the thread. All problems solved. Questions answered, unprofessional drama avoided.
In addition, I understand that piston AR manufacturers advertise on this website. While it is perfectly understandable to not want to offend the people that keep this site running, I cannot understand denying such convincing evidence as has been stacked up against the piston AR's claim to superior reliability.
And feel free to tell me that I'm far too inexperienced to suggest such a permanent change to the site, I simply feel it's a good idea. Thought I'd throw it out there.
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but i also have nothing against DI's either. My next buy will be an oooooh so sweet DD MK18 sbr. I think the biggest benefit to a DI gun is the fact that you can ALWAYS find parts for them.


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