Gas Piston Ar

Spike's Tactical 5.45mm Russian AR Carbine/Rifle: The greatest training gun ...

The first concern frequently cited is the corrosive ammunition that makes the rifle so cost effective. I have found it to be only mildly corrosive and easily remedied by taking 10 minutes after a training session to clean it up. If I don’t plan on cleaning it in the immediate future or am going to be doing another session by the next day or so, I spray the BCG [Bolt Carrier Group], upper, trigger parts in lower, chamber and bore with Rem Oil [sometimes also written "RemOil"]. I like it because it is good quality light oil that is inexpensive and easy to find, and with it the rifle will be fine for a few weeks without detailed cleaning. The rifle’s ease of maintenance has been greatly aided by the internal Melonite and Nickel Boron coatings.

For detailed cleaning, I initially douse the rifle with Simple Green and scrub it down with a large GP type brush. I then rinse the bulk of the carbon fouling off with water from my hose and repeat the same step with Windex. The mild amount of ammonia present in Windex deactivates and removes the corrosive salts. I rinse the rifle again with water and either let it air dry (2-5 minutes in the Arizona sun) or take it inside and use a heat gun (hair dryer on steroids) to dry it off. Next, I treat the bore with Bore Tech Eliminator Bore Cleaner and run the usual final lightly oiled patch before it goes in the lock-up. I was prompted to try Eliminator Bore Cleaner by Nathan Roads of Next Generation Arms (NGA) and find it to be an incredible product and a must for all serious shooters. I shot the groups below with a bore that had been cleaned as such with the additional use of 15 patches of KG-2 Bore Polish followed by a rinse with Gun Scrubber , and then the abovementioned dry and final wet patches. Needless to say the bore was as clean as was humanly possible…at least possible by this human.

Magazines are another topic that comes up when shooters talk about odd calibers in a Stoner platform, and for good reason. The magazine is the single weakest link in any good quality magazine-fed rifle. For that reason, when a new design is fielded, it often brings some quirks along with it. That said, I still have and use every C-Products 5.45 magazine I have bought over the past 3 years…18 in all. Every single one works reliably and the only replacement has been springs on the original 12 magazines after 12 crates of ammunition were fired through them over a 3 year period. That is 25,920 rounds of Russian surplus mildly corrosive ammunition over a 3 year period, which equates to 2160 rounds fired per magazine. That’s loading and firing each magazine 72 times each. Need I say more? They work!

NEW!! Adams Arms Evolution Ultra Lite Gas Piston Upper | AR15NEWS ...

Adams Arms has just announced their long awaited Evolution Ultra Lite Gas Piston Upper.  By utilizing a lightweight low-pro gas block, Samson’s lightweight Evolution modular rail system and their very own .625 inch diameter barrel they were able to achieve an almost 20% weight reduction compared to most similar uppers available on the market.  Take the time to read the press release from Adams Arms below along with some pictures of their new upper. 

We’ve been teasing you all long enough.  The new Adams Arms Evolution Ultra Lite Uppers are now shipping to our preferred dealers!!!!!

A new Ultra Lite Gas piston upper using our proprietary .625 diameter barrels!!!!!!!!!

These uppers are set up for the active shooter to be able to move faster and shoot longer than with a standard AR15.

The proprietary .625 Pencil barrels are the lightest on the market.  They are Melonited inside and out for the highest corrosion resistance available.  The Melonite also allows for accuracy comparable to a stainless steel barrel and a true bore without having the inconsistencies and tolerance build up of hard chrome.  It is going to outlast any chrome lined barrel on the market.

Available in both mid length and carbine length gas systems, these upper utilize the patented Adams arms Piston system along with the new lighter low profile gas block.  The block’s design removes approximately 1 ounce of weight from the front of the AR to compliment the lighter barrel and Samson Evolution rail system.

The Adams Arms piston system in these uppers is the same proven product that goes out to all of our customers.  Each upper is complete with a one piece bolt carrier group, charging handle and Adams Arms Gas Piston System with the 3 position adjustable gas block installed and ready to go.

The new Samson Evolution rail series on these uppers is a completely modular design.  Using a tubular base and top picatinny rail, there are multiple options for attachments to the rail.  With options like picatinny rails in both 2” and 4” lengths to QD swivel mounts to even an additional 4” rail extension that will mount in front of the gas block you will have a fore end that you can truely make work for you the way you want it.

This is the first .625 Gas Piston upper and is the lightest gas piston upper on the market today.  Weighing approximately 4.2 lbs you save almost a pound to a comparable tactical product.  The lighter weight means faster movement and less work to carry it all day.

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