Mosin Bubba
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This is probably going to come across as bait, but this is just a question I've been thinking about.
Every aspect of the AR has been copied to death. Nowadays any vaguely military-ish gun you see is going to have the same mag release, same safety, probably a straight line stock, probably a break-open upper receiver, etc. You can even buy lever actions with the M4 collapsible stock. But as far as I know, the action of the AR is completely unique. The only other DI gun I can even name is the French MAS, and it's not the same as Stoner's system.
Now piston ARs vs DI can be fought until the mods want to lock the thread - and that's absolutely not the point here. The DI system has been proven to work, and it's very functional. I was just wondering how virtually all other elements of the AR have become the template for a combat rifle over the last half century, but every single one has avoided its gas system.
Every aspect of the AR has been copied to death. Nowadays any vaguely military-ish gun you see is going to have the same mag release, same safety, probably a straight line stock, probably a break-open upper receiver, etc. You can even buy lever actions with the M4 collapsible stock. But as far as I know, the action of the AR is completely unique. The only other DI gun I can even name is the French MAS, and it's not the same as Stoner's system.
Now piston ARs vs DI can be fought until the mods want to lock the thread - and that's absolutely not the point here. The DI system has been proven to work, and it's very functional. I was just wondering how virtually all other elements of the AR have become the template for a combat rifle over the last half century, but every single one has avoided its gas system.