According to dark storm, everything is an assault weapon… the only thing that isn’t an assault weapon is their fixed mag lowers…. If you know, you know
Man, the ignorant hate in the comments is stupid...one guy says, "Ill just grab a drill.." Yeah, you could grab a dril, but did you think of it first? There are lots of comments just to negatively comment. Grow up.
The double ejector? I get. The cryo gas rings, well I called cryo strings Bs for years, but there is something there for certain tasks, I don't know if it applies here though.
1/9 isn't inferior despite what "cool" people on IG say. Actual studies from DoD showed 1/9 was more accurate with M193 and M855. The intended use is a civilian fighting rifle. What do they most use? Both of those rounds. But wait, what about the shift towards 77gr OTM SMK (Mk262)? Well, I appreciate you asking. 1/9 will indeed stabilize that round, even at distances beyond 600 yards. Just ask Black Hills, or if you have Mk262, read the side of the box. But Bew Bew, isn't there give and take with everything? I'm glad you asked that as well. The short answer is, yep. The answer here is 1/9 won't stabilize 70gr TSX (brown tip), however, (if you like TSX in this application like I did), you can still use 62gr TSX and lower. You are always giving something up to gain something else. As for the carbine gas system, we once again look at the intended use. In a situation which is making the weapon dirty and you are not in a position to field strip, clean, and lube, the carbine length DI is going to be more reliable than mid length. The mid length won't feel "over gassed" (as some people refer to carbine length), and shoots softer, but once again, you can't escape the all powerful give and take. With the intended use of this specific weapon system, carbine length was the better choice. If the intended use was punching holes in paper for fun or competition shooting, carbine length would indeed be a bad choice. The industry has "learned" many things throughout the years. Like, piston was so superior to DI, in 10 years, no one would even be using them, and few would still be making them. Yet, here we are. I hope this helped you understand why they made those choices. You should always throughly understand why you are using a piece of kit or weapon system. If this particular one isn't right for you (even as a fighting rifle), you should at least understand why it isn't with objectively correct information, and understand why it would be for someone else, instead of just laughing with limited information.
@@bewbew0016 Still inferior bozo. The "takes" of 1/9 are worse than that of 1/7 and 1/8. Carbine gas on a 16" is dumb no matter how you look at it. If your mid gas 16" EVER has problems running due to fowling, it's a POS gun to begin with. Stupid argument. Sounds like you work for the company, using actually braindead reasoning for these mistakes. Heads up bozo, your rifle is going to flop because of these two specs. 🤣
@@bewbew0016Whoa! Like whoa. That is too much nuance as to why you should not trust the industry or tactifool trends... You sir shouldn't make people think. If you ever encounter me, sir, I owe you a bourbon.
@@bewbew0016 Well I drink at a bar by the river, in a midwestern town with three rivers. If you can find the right one at the right time, I'll have a shot of Knob Creek for you.
Ive never heard of anyone complaining about any modern AR having issues with handguard rigidity. So many companies think they are the second coming of Eugene Stoner by putting ambi controls and other gimmicks.
@@ARFCOMNews - The pricing was less than I expected based on the component cost and custom machining. I can only assume that they love designing their ultimate AR so much that they aren't charging for engineering. I can sympathize with that! I was more surprised to see the reasonable cost considering they're in New York, on Long Island. Nothing is cheap that close to New York City.
@@ARFCOMNews - I noticed on the Dark Storm website that they had a special section for those living behind enemy lines in commie states. I didn't click through, but they apparently offer special solutions tailored for each commie state. Just click on your state - Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, California, Illinois....
This AMBI bullshit has gotten out of hand. Real world 70% of us will never use it. Over the past 35 years I just run right handed guns left handed as needed with no issues. Out of all my guns 3 are AMBI and the AMBI levers cause more problems than they solve for right handers. The 2 biggest pain in the ass's are AR-15 and 1911 safety levers. They either pinch or interfere with the grip hand.
1/9 is more than adequate if you're not going super heavy! I own and have owned 3 ARs, 2 1/9 and one 1/7! Was always satisfied with the 1/9! My heaviest choice is Winchester 64gr PowerPoint! It's an amazing round.....
Dude, 1/9 are more accurate with typical fighting ammo, and you can still run Mk262 77gr OTM through it, no problem (just ask Black Hills). One of the few problems would be 70gr TSX, but you could just use 62gr TSX or lighter. Myths and fudd lore have vastly overstated the ammo you can't accurately shoot (and yes, I mean at distance, not just 100 yards. I mean 600 yards) through a 1/9. You don't have to run one, but there is nothing wrong with doing so. To act like you gain things and lose nothing with a 1/7 is a similar logic to getting a 12.5" because you get the velocity of a 14.5" and maneuverability of a 10.5". There is absolutely a reason to still produce 1/9. Just as there are 1/8 and 1/7. You aren't aware of them, but they exist. Again, if you don't want to run it, then don't.
Because 1/9 twist stabilizes both M193 and M855 just like he said right at the beginning of video. Were you even paying attention? Go watch it again and pay attention this time.
Exactly. Not only does it stabilize M193 and M855, but with those, 1/9 is more accurate. Furthermore, if you decide to run 77gr OTM SMK (Mk262), 1/9 will stabilize them as well, and is accurate out beyond 600 yards (for the people who say it will only stabilize to 100 yards). Just ask Black Hills, or if you have Mk262, read the side of the box. There is always give and take. With 1/9, you can not run 70gr TSX (brown tip), but you can still run 62gr TSX and lower. So, as you can plainly see, there are multiple points for making it 1/9 twist, and given the intended use, none of them are dumb. Like I said, you only think so because you are missing information. If you don't want to run a 1/9 twist, then don't, but you should truly understand why it is you are running a piece of kit or weapon system. A point I made earlier was don't fall into believing fudd lore, or the kind of illogical thinking of getting a 12.5" because you get the velocity of a 14.5" with the maneuverability of a 10.5". So, hopefully, that answers your question "1/9, why oh why?" and you're now better informed on the subject.
1/9 may stabilize 77 or it may not.. it is marginal depending on a variety of factors including: 1) Bullet velocity 2) Atmospheric conditions (altitude, temperature, etc) 3) The barrel’s true twist rate - is it exactly 1/9 or is it 1/9.25 1/9 is marginal for heavier for caliber bullets and there is no point. Accuracy advantages with mil-spec m193 or m855 will be negligible at best between 1/9 and 1/7 . Mil-spec ammo is not exactly match ammo… Fudd Lore is the myth that 1/7 “over stabilizes” 55 gr. Unless shooting an ultra-frangible varmit bullet at very high speed causing the bullet to shred itself apart, there is no issue with accuracy degradation of a 55gr in 1/7. If they did a 1/8 that would be fine. 1/9 is on the threshold of functionality with heavy for caliber bullets. Back in the early 2000’s when most commercial barrels were 1/9 and heavy OTM’s hit the scene, some barrels shot them fine, some didn’t. Match barrels are 1/8 for a reason. With over 20 years experience with the platform and as an avid handloader my perspective is based on experience not “Fudd Lore”. Are you going to swap your 1/7’s to 1/9 for the supposed advantage you espouse? I doubt it.
@user-mn5cv3lq7y I own 1/7,1/8,1/9,1/12 and 1/14 twist AR-15's and have been rocking the platform for 33 years. The argument that 1/9 twist has no purpose is short sighted and foolish. People say the same thing about 1/14 twist. That's because they don't know that 45gr Hollow Points and Ballistic Tips love 1/14 twist and are pushing 3,500 fps. It's all about the application. I don't have any problems with 1/9 twist. I treat it and use it just the same as 1/7 and 1/8 twist. I've never had stability issues from it with Black Hills MK262 or any other round. 20 years ago the barrel manufacturers didn't have the consistency that they have now. Manufacturing has improved a lot since then market wide. And on top of that the original report of 1/9 not stabilizing heavier rounds is ambiguous because of the unknown factors and that makes it unsubstantiated FUDD LORE. Bring forth the shooter,ammunition, rifle and video of the event for examination. Homeboy probably has a $400 Olympic Arms AR with 12,000 rounds of steel case down the bore looking like a sewer pipe from all the barrel erosion.
