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08-28-2012, 10:55 PM
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Direct impingement or gas piston?
So I'm stuck in the cross roads and want peoples ideas and opinions. What is better, a gas piston setup or direct impingement? I do a lot of range shooting and tactical lane shooting, but want something that I can jump out of the water with without it taking my face off. What do you guys think and what are thoughts?
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08-28-2012, 10:57 PM
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I have both. My piston is cleaner....but i trust my life to my dgi's
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08-28-2012, 10:57 PM
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Under those conditions..piston.
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08-28-2012, 11:03 PM
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With you gas piston, I know they are cleaner, but other than that what are the upsides to them? I don't mind cleaning my weapon. ( currently infantry in the US ARMY) I read that with the gas piston, you don't have to drain the barrel if coming out of water? Any truth to this?
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08-28-2012, 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted by tacticalfun
I have both. My piston is cleaner....but i trust my life to my dgi's
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What makes you not trust ur life to ur piston?
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08-28-2012, 11:05 PM
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Buy a DI, I did all the research, was buying a CQB MRP piston,I had decided the piston is what I needed, I ended up with the DI, why you ask? It just felt better, it does everything I have ever asked it to do, and I assure you it's waterproof.
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08-28-2012, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by rugerry
With you gas piston, I know they are cleaner, but other than that what are the upsides to them? I don't mind cleaning my weapon. ( currently infantry in the US ARMY) I read that with the gas piston, you don't have to drain the barrel if coming out of water? Any truth to this?
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I can tell you training with di includes a yank on the charging handle to break the seal so that the gun doesn't go kaboom.
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08-29-2012, 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by rugerry
With you gas piston, I know they are cleaner, but other than that what are the upsides to them? I don't mind cleaning my weapon. ( currently infantry in the US ARMY) I read that with the gas piston, you don't have to drain the barrel if coming out of water? Any truth to this?
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Nope. Still gotta break the seal and drain the water.
DI has fewer parts to break
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08-29-2012, 12:07 AM
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... I read that with the gas piston, you don't have to drain the barrel if coming out of water? Any truth to this?
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That's typical piston BS. Common sense tells you that you'd drain water from a barrel no matter what the cycling action. No doubt the gas tube is an extra issue but it drains too. Let's face it, any weapon that gets submerged needs a little attention and inspection before firing unless you have to get off a shot now.
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08-29-2012, 12:16 AM
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That's typical piston BS. Common sense tells you that you'd drain water from a barrel no matter what the cycling action. No doubt the gas tube is an extra issue but it drains too. Let's face it, any weapon that gets submerged needs a little attention and inspection before firing unless you have to get off a shot now.
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^^^ what he said...water doesn't know or care what kind of gas system you have and will fill the barrel if the gun is submerged.
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