Having done a few reviews in my time, I’m used to companies putting conditions on my ability to test their guns. “You can have it, but it needs to be back in three weeks.” “Use only brass ammo, and don’t feed it after midnight.” “Use only the provided lube.” And when I reached out to the guys at Adams Arms about testing out one of their piston-powered AR-15 rifles, they added a caveat of their own. But it wasn’t something I was expecting. Direct quote from the email:
Would you be willing to beat the crap out of our stuff and do your best to break it under real world application? If so were in.
I had never heard a firearms manufacturer say those words before and it was music to my ears. So, what’s the most adverse conditions possible for a rifle’s operating system? Short barreled rifle, suppressed, running the full gas setting, and using Tula ammunition. Now, 300 rounds later… Well, you’ll need to read the review for that. Stay tuned.
Beautiful article.
By the way, I managed to convince a customer (who stated that guns terrify her) that it doesn’t take an “expert marksman” to hit a bad guy at fifteen feet, that doing so is much more certain than hitting a wastebasket with a wadded up MDA pamphlet at the same distance, and that as a single woman in a questionable neighborhood it would behoove her to get a gun, get trained and get her CCW.
This she is now doing, having believed me about police response times and that her (quite comprehensive) alarm system has a primary function of yelling “Grab your gat!”
‘Nother one comes on board. Yay!
Tooo looonggg didn’t read ;( #pedantic #gunsense #toomanywordsnofair:(
Doubt he was wearing a helmet or holding a riot shield, so still no cause for alarm. The one shown above does look a lot like a janitor’s uniform though. Never seen one like that.
” Should we not be every bit as committed — in the name of patriotism — to preventing that?”
In the name of patriotism? Oh, hell no. These people are the least patriotic assholes I have ever heard of.
Swat uniform or not–the whole thing was insulting. Let’s stop the military from leaving base in uniform too, because Pussified America might think the War of the Worlds is here. Our children are being taught to fear everything and everyone. They’ll grow up to be helpless.
Would adding a suppressor be a feature that could tame the hard to control 93R?
I’m guessing, that the barrel with machined exhaust slots would need to be changed.
Slap a solid barrel and an Osprey suppressor on this and you might have something.
Pfft-pfft-pfft, pfft-pfft-pfft. That might be a lovely sound to hear, plus greater control.
What if? Anybody?
NICS does suck, but how do we stop the dangerous types from getting guns? I know what I just asked caused aneurisms in the “Never Compromise” crowd, but guess what? We live in a society where nutjobs kill people and we have to stop them somehow, and I do not agree with any mental health database nonsense.
NICS delays me every time I buy a gun, which is obnoxious to say the least considering I live somewhere where I’m LICENSED and have been checked numerous times already.
What do we do about those who will ruin guns for the rest of us? On that note, why are people so fucking dumb? Who shoots themselves when cleaning their gun? I clean my guns all the time and would never not know it wasn’t loaded. Even then I’d act as if it was and not pull the trigger!
Springfield announced a fix this afternoon. Plans are to start replacing parts next week.
I’ve never been a fan of Springfield Armory. I put them right up there with Taurus, Kel-tec, Bryco Arms/Jennings, Hi-point, etc. My partner bought an XDm .40 for his wife and it was junk. The barrel didnt even lock-up tight when the slide was in battery.
Maybe casting Alec Baldwin in the third remake of Red Dawn wasn’t such a great idea after all…
Sounds like this man needs to have a personality inventory. He sounds a bit on the paranoid side, if not some PTSD. By all means keep him away from a gun.
If PA keeps going the way it’s going, I’ll be looking for a new southern home. TX, AL, TN, and GA are all in the running.
Piston for the AR is great if you don’t mind the loss of accuracy, carrier tilt issues, heavier, and a super hot hand grip due to the gas venting from that area.
Also they have a much higher felt recoil to deal with.
I’ll keep my DI ARs even when I’m running a can. It’s not worth the trade offs.
Adams Arms P1 AR Platform Build, the “How” and the “Why”
Build Design Decision: AR 15 5.56 PLATFORM military or gov. barrel
Why? My 16 was my constant companion and bodyguard in Vietnam. On occasion, I had to sleep with it very close by. When I separated from active duty I turned my trustworthy companion into the armory gun cage. Almost immediately, I came down with post-partum blues. (PTSD)?
Build goal: Build an enhanced, upgraded version of my constant long gone companion of 9 months and 11 days.
Reason for build: Self Damn Defense, in a word but more than likely a very pretty looking “Cabinet Queen” (it is easier for me to fall in love with pretty than not.)
Style: H&k 416 MR556 clone, replica, or a close as a possible look alike.
Why?: the price of admission for a real MR4556 off the planet as far as my budget was concerned. Secondly, I fell in love with the H&k 416 style but not the price tag.
BUILD vs BUY: Build is my choice
Why?: See all of the above
Upper Assembly: An Adams Arms P1 was the enhanced, improved assembly “equal to or greater than” my Gov. issued “Sweetipie” 16.
Why? See the above. and see below *
Lower Assembly C/O research-based selected parts
RA 140 trigger, etc.
Furniture:
H&k Butt Stock
Handguard (Midwest Industries H&k look alike)
Selection of Upper: Acquisition
The acquisition proved to be problematic. Out of stock, unavailable in many of my go-to places. One off the planet supplier refused to ship their available P1 to New York state.
At the end of the day, my long sought after Adams P1 was available and would / be more than happy to LEGALLY ship it to me in Upstate New York. I guess in the Midwestern way of the USA Where cleaner air and clearer minds save the day, and my P1 is on the WAY.
TTFN & GB Adams Arms and MidwayUSA!