Roadwild17
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I read in a lot of gun rags that guns like the XCR, SCAR, Masada, Sig 556, etc, etc are the next gen assault rifles (not making an issue of the selector switch).
But what makes these rifle the next generation?
Is it because they are using a gas pistion that the AK has been running on for over 60 years? How ling has the sks run this system? Not to mention the FAL has been running this system forever also. If so, what about pistion ARs, just a way to catch an older rifle up to the times?
Now I dont want this to turn into a "hate the ar gas system", but really, it seams like there taking the lessons learned with the AR (light, accurate, modular, rails) and going back to something that has been around a bit longer like the gas pistion.
Just my thoughts and observations, worth every penny you paid for them
But what makes these rifle the next generation?
Is it because they are using a gas pistion that the AK has been running on for over 60 years? How ling has the sks run this system? Not to mention the FAL has been running this system forever also. If so, what about pistion ARs, just a way to catch an older rifle up to the times?
Now I dont want this to turn into a "hate the ar gas system", but really, it seams like there taking the lessons learned with the AR (light, accurate, modular, rails) and going back to something that has been around a bit longer like the gas pistion.
Just my thoughts and observations, worth every penny you paid for them