C-grunt
Member
The bad reliability reports are not because of the DI system. Once the bolt unlocks and extracts the casing, much more carbon comes into the action via the open chamber than the DI system.
Reliablity problems are attributed to a few things.
1. Improper care of the weapon by soldiers/marines. A weapon that is scraped meticulously clean, to include removing finish, to be accepted by the armorer is being abused. Then being stored without any oil is also not good for the weapon.
2. Lack of lubrication. Lots of soldiers/marines dont put much lube in the weapon because it makes it dirtier giving them more work to do to get it back into the arms room.
3. Bad magazines. Standard GI aluminum mags suck. Newer models like the Pmag are much much batter.
If you want to get a 6.8 then go for it. It is a good round. Better than the 5.56?????? No.
Reliablity problems are attributed to a few things.
1. Improper care of the weapon by soldiers/marines. A weapon that is scraped meticulously clean, to include removing finish, to be accepted by the armorer is being abused. Then being stored without any oil is also not good for the weapon.
2. Lack of lubrication. Lots of soldiers/marines dont put much lube in the weapon because it makes it dirtier giving them more work to do to get it back into the arms room.
3. Bad magazines. Standard GI aluminum mags suck. Newer models like the Pmag are much much batter.
If you want to get a 6.8 then go for it. It is a good round. Better than the 5.56?????? No.