Tigerclaw_x
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- Mar 2, 2007
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I already posted my review of two comblock weapons. Both were good, one was better than another but they BOTH WORKED. Which is more that I can say for the third rifle that I used. A Del Ton AR-15 with Adams Arms gas piston system.
1. Before purchasing I called Adam arms and asked if it works with Steel cased ammo. I was told that it does, in 5.56x45 NATO.
2. Purchased from Midway USA. Price was pretty high and it came WITHOUT gas block. (THis was back in September)
3. Called Adams arms. They asked for a serial number and shipped me a gas block. SUPERB customer service.
4. Assembly was easy. Rod was sliding in without ANY friction and bushing didn't give any problems. Assembled in end of December. Hand cycled it 100 times to make sure that action is smooth and nothing gets "caught up" on nothing.
5. Took it out Sunday. What a great Bolt Action rifle I now have. It is VERY accurate. At 25m, with unsupported position I was putting 10 shot groups in just over 2" circles. However:
a) At piston HALF open it doesn't work period. Turns into a straight pull bolt action. Very accurate though. Thanx to 20" HBAR and HK 417 iron sights.
b) At piston in FULLY open it also doesn't work. The bolt and trigger reset (most of the time, about 7 out of 10 shots). However there is a FTE. In only 6 shots out of 40 Tula Ammo fired the system worked as promised. My friend Chris also uses tula ammo. His DPMS direct impingement M4 worked without issues for 60 shots fired with Tula Ammo
6. What a HUGE disappointment. I will be sending it back to Adam Arms and returning to direct gas impingement. I want my money back. The whole idea of Gas Piston system was to use it with Steel Cased dirty ammo to reduce the amount of residue inside the receiver. The system does NOT do it's job. This on is a 360 dollars FAILURE. STAY AWAY FROM THIS PRODUCT. Bad experience, hopefully Adams Arms can make it work, I will keep it, if not - I WANT MY MONEY BACK. Sure, they are rumored to have great customer service, however if I pay $360 for an accessory, I expect it to work out of the box. I have pistols that are $300 and they work perfectly.
1. Before purchasing I called Adam arms and asked if it works with Steel cased ammo. I was told that it does, in 5.56x45 NATO.
2. Purchased from Midway USA. Price was pretty high and it came WITHOUT gas block. (THis was back in September)
3. Called Adams arms. They asked for a serial number and shipped me a gas block. SUPERB customer service.
4. Assembly was easy. Rod was sliding in without ANY friction and bushing didn't give any problems. Assembled in end of December. Hand cycled it 100 times to make sure that action is smooth and nothing gets "caught up" on nothing.
5. Took it out Sunday. What a great Bolt Action rifle I now have. It is VERY accurate. At 25m, with unsupported position I was putting 10 shot groups in just over 2" circles. However:
a) At piston HALF open it doesn't work period. Turns into a straight pull bolt action. Very accurate though. Thanx to 20" HBAR and HK 417 iron sights.
b) At piston in FULLY open it also doesn't work. The bolt and trigger reset (most of the time, about 7 out of 10 shots). However there is a FTE. In only 6 shots out of 40 Tula Ammo fired the system worked as promised. My friend Chris also uses tula ammo. His DPMS direct impingement M4 worked without issues for 60 shots fired with Tula Ammo
6. What a HUGE disappointment. I will be sending it back to Adam Arms and returning to direct gas impingement. I want my money back. The whole idea of Gas Piston system was to use it with Steel Cased dirty ammo to reduce the amount of residue inside the receiver. The system does NOT do it's job. This on is a 360 dollars FAILURE. STAY AWAY FROM THIS PRODUCT. Bad experience, hopefully Adams Arms can make it work, I will keep it, if not - I WANT MY MONEY BACK. Sure, they are rumored to have great customer service, however if I pay $360 for an accessory, I expect it to work out of the box. I have pistols that are $300 and they work perfectly.