The Perfected Piston AR. So what?

[@BrassFacts]

Oh my god a 17min hop video That's why he hasn't been returning my phone calls recently. (right ? )

[@Hoplopfheil]

Pretty much

[@AndyCigars]

He also stole your gloves.

[@toddinfl]

Make new friends Brock... The writing is on the wall.

[@ThinLineDefenseCo]

This is almost double the minimum requirement!

[@HawaiiFoodAndFun]

Can't you just appreciate the breakfast in bed he made

[@LowQuatsSquats7529]

I give it 1 week before Midwest and Lancer discontinue their handguards... Hop's curse.

[@dukedynasty]

He better stop reviewing the side stuff

[@Spamsmoothie1701]

Midwest needs to make a longer handguard with a cutout for the gas system for both the 516 and 716.

[@francobuzzetti9424]

don't let @midwestgunworks see this!

[@AEtrane]

It's like asking your boomer relatives their advice, then doing the polar opposite: "oh, Hop likes it? It must be crap: DISCONTINUE"

[@cristianarreola7246]

My head cannon is that they stopped producing these things a long time ago, and Hop tragically influences his viewers to buy all remaining stock without anyone realizing that there is a limited supply, leaving us all without niche handguards.

[@michaell8269]

Man, I remember being on gun nerd forums circa mid-00s: “DI is dead, AK and piston uppers reign supreme!” Thanks for the reminder!

[@definitelynotthea.t.f.8813]

I was there, 3000 years ago… and I bought two LWRCs and still love them both. I cuddle with them every night when I get home and do mag change drills since it’s too cold to go outside in Utah in December.

[@ReverendMeat51]

Yep that's when I bought my XCR because all everybody was talking about was that mad ogre article. The XCR was a great gun though, wish I didn't sell it

[@Lexman00]

​@@ReverendMeat51 Just buy another one. I recently bought XCR-M over the B&T APC 308 I was thinking about first, and I'm glad I'm happy with the XCR, especially because it saved me money.

[@hedgeearthridge6807]

Gun forums were and continue to be cesspits of stupidity and sociopathy. They're so awful it's hilarious. “New gun come out? Solution looking for problem. Will never be successful.” “I'm more important than you because my AK is more expensive and obscure than yours.” “I'm against gun control but I hope you get your guns taken away from you.” “ **nonstop unnecessary sarcasm** ” “Are you pointing a loaded gun at the ground?! It could go off and hit someone in Australia you idiot! Learn gun safety!”

[@BarnDoor-won5ve]

Same. It was probably around 2012 or 13 when I got a pof p415. It's actually the only ar I really regret trading just because it was so cool. I have, though learned a lot since then and I'm content with my d.i.'s again🥰

[@diversifiedshenanigansinc.1402]

"At least they managed to Bungie a 7 in there" Truly a man of culture.

[@kmikzikrs]

that and "poop from a butt" truly, one of us.

[@ArmsForThought]

Thank you for some peace and quiet at 6:01 and 10:41. I am trying to eat my mocha first strike bar in peace.

[@hikeskool]

Any good?

[@VincitOmniaVeritas7]

Hop is the only creator that I listen to at 0.75x speed: not because he doesn’t speak clearly or too hastily, but because of the amount of info he can pack into a video without making it half hour long. His ability to synthesize subjects is staggering. His non-nonsense approach makes his videos invaluable for those trying to figure out what really works and what’s just marketing hype. I often watch his videos a second time (in normal or increased speed) just to make sure I didn’t lose any point made. His sarcastic humor is just a cherry on the top.

[@jackpleb2360]

True. I bought a bootleg bcg because of Hop and Brass Facts. It has helped my rifle immensely.

[@FortuneZer0]

? I use 2x for everything except music.

[@Yapperinos]

skill issue, 1.5x gang

[@THESLlCK]

Straight to the point. Love it.

[@VincitOmniaVeritas7]

@ likely: English is not my first language. I usually listen to content in English (politics/history/sports) at x2 but, when it comes to technical stuff that’s new to me, I prefer to take it slow.

[@Frank-bc8gg]

This channel is just hop holding a non-AR15 or Glock and saying 'this sucks' with increasing jadedness and I am here for it.

[@OrangeAmped]

Warms my heart to see Regular Guy Training getting a shoutout! Chris' testing is outstanding, he's a great teacher, and serious about what he does.

[@Genesis23OPB]

the perfect piston gun is like the perfect vodka: may taste perfect to some people but to me it still tastes like industrial ethanol watered down to a drinkable level.

[@comacoda]

This is accurate.

[@CiviTac]

this is fact

[@armedpanda1901]

I’m so ready for Hop to cover the ACR, back in elementary school when MW2 came out we all thought the 6.8 SPC ACR was the gun of the future. And it still could be, because I’m not sure any of them were actually made. Caliber conversion kits have to be the biggest snake oils of 21st century gun sales.

[@mysterioanonymous3206]

And then guys buy 4 caliber change AR's with barrels 1" of each other and buy a 556 and a 300blk barrel for each of them, with the change barrel also all the same length 🤡 Then they buy either eo techs or t2's with 3x and 5x magnifier because hey, wouldn't want to have to constantly swap them between their essentially identical AR's would we? 🤡 Also, after all that you can't afford that 6arc ammo anyways, even if it was available.

[@MedicAthlete24W]

I've got one of the first 1000 ACRs produced and it is an alright firearm. It's annoying that the barrel quick change system requires the gun to be re-zeroed, but besides that it's fun for what it is. Rem/Bush dropped the ball by making the price as high as it was for how little OEM replacement parts there were. We got promised caliber conversions, but only a few were made and then they got discontinued. I rarely shoot it anymore since finding parts for it is next to impossible. The few times I have brought it out to the range people have commented on it being a video game gun, so that's always hilarious.

[@ExpatriotSilencers]

High pressure gas venting from the piston gas block isn't theoretical. I tested a suppressed piston gun with Al Paulson and we couldn't get the thing to meter below 143 dB. Swap out the upper to DI, screw on the same can and suddenly we are into the mid 135's. Maybe ca. 8dB isn't important to some people but if you want a quiet suppressed AR, DI is the only way to fly.

[@Hoplopfheil]

Superb info

[@rustys.1070]

I had the opposite experience

[@ja0298]

Which is one reason why I don’t shoot my lwrc ic a5 anymore.

[@ExpatriotSilencers]

@@rustys.1070 Testing by ear or on the correct sound meter? We were testing to the MIL Std. Al Paulson being the Godfather of silencer testing, I'm fairly certain he knows how to correctly sound test a suppressed rifle.

[@ExpatriotSilencers]

@@ja0298 I don't own a piston AR and it was that experience that dissuaded me from ever wanting to own one.

[@lordhuck2689]

I thought the Marines switched to the 416 because it has “over the beach” capability. Direct impingement gas tubes can fill with water while submerged and run the risk of damaging/ destroying the gun if you fire it with water in the gas tube. Makes sense for the marines.

[@Ascendant7Justice]

Shh we're not allowed to point out here that small arms trials are about more than what guntubers are interested in this week.

[@tedundercarriage8183]

Can it?

[@lordhuck2689]

@@tedundercarriage8183 the 416 has no gas tube to fill with water as it is a piston.

[@Finn-gy6tu]

cassuliy spreding miss information

[@tedundercarriage8183]

I thought the piston uses a gas port like DI, but just sent the gas to a different place. Wouldn't that gas port still do the same thing with water in it? ​@@lordhuck2689

[@Instananners]

Ahhh yes, poop from a butt. Very familiar with that reference and it's very relatable

[@Yapperinos]

Glad I'm not the only one who got that reference

[@lordhuck2689]

60 seconds in. I wonder what Hop is going to say about an operating system he has professed to hate more than mosquitoes.

[@rustys.1070]

@@lordhuck2689 the poor people love this channel for a reason

[@theduck17]

Should get your hands on the Taiwanese T91 (Wolf A1) piston upper. Actually in widely adopted military use and has been revised a few times over, enjoy mine very much.

[@FirstLast-ff7qx]

I wanted one but im a lefty n its got no shell defelctor. I seen videos of guys gettin smacked in the cheek with spent brass. I think the lighter loads like 55g do it the worst.

[@whitejuan65]

​@@FirstLast-ff7qx I'm left-handed with one and honestly it's not been a problem, just gotta get it tuned with your buffer

[@FirstLast-ff7qx]

@@whitejuan65 thats good to know. I seen em goin for around 500 years ago. They still readily available?

[@jmh7977]

They don't have M4 feed ramps and rust quickly.... but regardless, I enjoy mine.

[@StovePipeYT]

Highly recommend the Wolf A1 upper. I have the 12.5” Upper, and have run it pretty hard. It just keeps on chugging. For not having an adjustable gas block, it suppresses very well too.

[@M81_WOODLAND]

0:18 Chuckles in Marine Reservists still rocking M16A4.

[@5jjt]

20" barrel is nothing to sneeze at.

[@gamingrex2930]

@@5jjt God and Stoner made it 20"

[@McOuroborosBurger]

I've heard from a reservist buddy they used 16A4s for boot camp but the actual issued rifles are M4s. Maybe it's a regional or company thing.

[@Nubs21]

POG Active Duty units still rock the M16A4 and M4's. It's mostly infantry using the 416 variant (the M27) now. We still also kept the PEQ-15's.

[@Danb2389]

You must be a POG

[@jlee7811]

Hop great video as always. If it’s not too much to ask, could we get another short video on some disgusting old handgun?

[@Hoplopfheil]

You certainly may

[@cristianarreola7246]

@@Hoplopfheil What about me? 🐈‍⬛(budget soco emote)

[@S0REN_]

My vote is for an Intratec CAT pistol, if he can find one. I own one in .45 ACP, and there's almost zero info about them online, especially in video form. Not impossible to find or expensive last I checked, but who knows now.

[@Regular_Guy_Training_LLC]

Glad you sent guys to me after indirectly (probably.... most likely directly) calling me a big dumb idiot for liking fat hand guards lol

[@Hoplopfheil]

More cushion for the pushin'

[@Regular_Guy_Training_LLC]

@Hoplopfheil Fun fact in the realm of things that shouldn't make sense but do. 416 9" quad rail is 1/3 of an ounce lighter than the 10" SMR rail

[@Hoplopfheil]

Brutal but nothing beats the look of the original SMR with the screw in panels.

[@Regular_Guy_Training_LLC]

@Hoplopfheil We'd argue a lot in real life lol

[@Omnomnomabom]

@@Regular_Guy_Training_LLC u guys should kiss about it

[@idontwanttoputmyname403]

“At least then managed to Bungie a 7 in there.” My man 🤝

[@alexisdetocqueville9964]

Imagine my surprise when I bought my first piston upper (BRN-180), excitedly slapped on my Resonator, switched to the suppressed gas setting, and began blasting with a smile on my face (because I read so much about how clean and pleasant they are suppressed) only to be choked out after 5 rounds. Yes, the internals were cleaner, but it did not RUN cleaner, if that makes sense... I also shoot like shit with it because I'm much more used to the 'ka-chunk' impulse of a mid-length DI gun (training issue mainly tbf).

[@equilibrium9272]

A man so unbothered with want, he only graces us with video to remind us all we dont know, own, or ever will touch this. Good seein ya again Hop.

[@SuspiciousGanymede]

3:10 a button up polo and a nice wristwatch? Hop is in his midlife crisis arc 🎉

[@adquinta]

Not bad. Would’ve liked to have seen a LWRC in there. People get so emotional about the DI vs Piston. Sometimes folks gotta chill. It’s a free country, you’re welcome to design what you want. I think the issue arose when folks began saying one was “better,” than the other. I see it similar to car engines. You got piston engines, rotary engines, flat boxer style engines, turbo engines. Man, different strokes for different folks. At the end of the day it sure is great to have options! And that’s what folks have to remember.

[@mathewwebb3202]

First strikes are in the normal mre’s hop. It’s just in the ones I don’t usually eat so it’s like a little treat for the people who get the bad ones

[@slightenigma]

With flow through suppression the piston benefits make DI guns look good.

[@dbmail545]

Springs and buffers weights can be had to tune the Stoner system for a conventional suppressor.

[@hackerbot809]

@@dbmail545 i think hes talking about how DI guns will jet gas back through the charging handle when supressed

[@ElTejon47901]

Conspiracy Hop is my fave Hop.

[@ryanwaddell6278]

That's cool for shouting out Chris at regular guy training I done seen that review of the brn 4. Chris shoots the hell out of them guns he don't baby them.

[@ChrispyWRX]

I have a PWS Mod 2M. Love the way it shoots Unsuppressed. Long stroke Gas system tho. Had the opportunity to buy a 516 last year and passed. Cool points sure but already had the PWS.

[@FocusTripp]

I think I ran my 516 with a Resonator K as well, not a great choice.

[@juanthelawnmowerthief1641]

Superlative Arms has piston kits while not tool less to adjust have the bleed off function to almost eliminate port pop. They are the lightest piston kit available and have the most adjustment options for a wide array of suppressors. Set it for your can and forget it.

[@кяуртіс]

Honestly, I think thats why I love the 416, the irregular higher upper/handguard, its hot.

[@garrettlee6859]

Just over 2.5 mins in and I’ve already enjoyed a Ferris quote and a Bender quote. I salute you.

[@rickt5705]

First Hop moment at 0:35? Godspeed, sir. You are a gentleman and a scholar.

[@memph1ston]

Hey! The "Off" setting isn't useless! It's for... uh... It's for... uh... RIFLE GRENADES! YEAH!

[@chipsterb4946]

If you want extra quiet, manual operation would be best. But then you should have brought a bolt action rifle anyway.

[@dylanwight5764]

Nah, it's for vacation. Turn off your gas before leaving the house, you know?

[@ViktoriousDead]

“So you’ve just spent $4200 to build a working ar, and now you’re asking, what did I do this for?”

[@jbloun911]

Because you could

[@BornagainBloodbath]

I like how adjustable gas block is a feature when you can buy adjustable gas blocks for any ar

[@CoreyFPiazza]

Well. I definitely learned a lot about short stroke pistons from this video. Consider me more educated! Also, Hop, I know you're not a big AK guy. Cats are the AKs of the domestic pet family. Don't have to clean them or maintain them as often. Got 9 lives, so they're very durable. Most people get them from a trash can... somehow that's gotta fit into the theme. Where as dogs are reliable, more dependable, need to be cleaned often, they poop where they eat and sleep, you toss a ball at them, they're very accurate (cat's just flick you off). Have a nice day!

[@williammitchell3417]

This makes me want to get a new upper now lol. Also, rad to see RGT get a shoutout. He puts out solid content while validating his opinion/pov. If you haven’t watched him, you’re missing out.

[@connorburnes7697]

Yeah I’d concur this is likely the best external piston system, very simple, user serviceable, and adequately adjustable.

[@superfamilyallosauridae6505]

USMC infantry units get about 90% M27, but everybody else has M4s (including in some said infantry units, there are M4s for team leaders etc) and then M16A4s are still around some places. I'm a Reservist and I get an M4 (not an infantryman, nor in an infy unit)

[@Burn_pits]

Hk 416 is the perfect rifle. I carried one for my time as soon as we got them. I didn’t switch weapons again. I did 10 plus years in the army

[@ElBandido_1]

2:07 it’s so choice. Nice reference borther

[@crowsbridge]

well I got a Wolf T91 so I've got external piston, no gas adjustment, and a proprietary handguard.

[@G--M-A-N-G]

Short Stroke AR platforms are goated with the lambsauce. The Patriot Ordinance Factory short stroke AR is very nice.

[@buncer]

You and my dad would get along.

[@JoshuaThomas_joshobean]

The POF P415 Edge would like a word... Enjoyed the video!

[@johnpush4585]

You did the best explanation of the lineage ever. Excellent vid. BTW. I bought up a load of the 516 10.3 and 14.7 uppers at 450.00. Every PD in NH bought the rest. I actually called Steiner and asked them about mounting my DBAL D2 to the gas block. They swear up and down its not an issue. I still wont do it. Thanks

[@SCOTTGANK]

Funny looking hound dog @the end, Hop.. must be a hybrid of sorts.

[@coppertone3293]

Perfect for women and spools

[@Hoplopfheil]

The inNIMitable sig 516

[@wonderloaf]

@@Hoplopfheilwe nimming up in here?

[@duck_iri]

the nimming spread to youtube, dark times are upon us

[@duck_iri]

[@xxjohnny_boy19xx61]

huh?

[@Cyberphobe1]

5:48 Actually that setting doesn’t sound useless at all. Sounds great for suppression. By turning the gas off, the bolt wont cycle meaning the most of the noise and gas should go through the suppressor instead of out the ejection port making it quieter. Similar to how quiet a suppressed bolt action is or the original MK23 with the slide lock feature engaged or a hush puppy.

[@EdibleRockingChair]

Long Hop videos make life better

[@Salvo_Your_Problems]

First strike bars are included in normal MREs, probably not in the off-brand ones you buy though

[@Rubeless]

Haven’t had one in 20 years. The lasagna still good?

[@Salvo_Your_Problems]

@@Rubeless Doesn't exist anymore unfortunately

[@TheSilliestGoose516]

As a long time 516 owner with a modified DD RIS II FSP I put on it, the HK kids are punching the air rn lol. The 516 lower is actually REALLY nice as well, ambi mag release with enhanced bolt catch/release. No ambi bolt controls, but for a 10 year old design it's pretty sweet Edit - I also picked up my whole rifle as an overrun for 900 beans, so I really can't complain regardless lol

[@texaslibertystrong4795]

And to add-on to what great information Hop just pointed out, the HK416 was merely a well placed marketing blitz done at the correct time and place it was never a superior rifle

[@TheTeeWorldsfreak]

I always love the haha lonk 16" barrel carbine handguard fixed gasblock combination

[@calholli]

Some years back.. before Gbrok3r started charging taxes.. I snagged a complete 516 upper and an extra/ complete Ospr3y carbine piston kit.. All for well under four hundred, shipped. Both have been great.. So I actually don't mind piston uppers when you find d3als like that; plus I already have the parts stored to convert them back to DI if needed.

[@Trooper1911]

Haha, didnt expect Hop of all people to go with the $120 gloves

[@dutch4260]

I run my Spear LT pretty hard and I have a conventional baffle can on it. I've shot it so much to the point that the gun is too hot to touch and yet I do not get gassed out. I don't really believe that the piston system does very little to prevent gas to the face. I've shot 4 mags in a row through it firing fairly fast and still feel fine. It has to do something, or maybe it's just the tight tolerances of the Spear LT. But if the ejection port makes up a bulk of the gas then it shouldn't matter. I dunno why, man. It just doesn't gas me out. I hate being that guy who's like "BUT MINE WORKS FINE", but I just haven't had this experience.

[@Hoplopfheil]

What can? I've shot two versions of the Spear LT suppressed with SIG's medium backpressure cans on them, and the gas was pretty noticeable.

[@dutch4260]

@Hoplopfheil It's a weird one, I use a Stealth Project Fusion. It's a 6.5in can, traditional baffles. It claims to be partly flow through but I think that's BS. My Spear is 16in and I have it set up with a relatively long LOP. I primarily shoot PMC X-Tac which is a pretty standard M193 loading. Not nearly as anemic as their .223 Bronze.

[@Hoplopfheil]

@@dutch4260 well that explains it

[@dutch4260]

@Hoplopfheil which part?

[@erroneous6947]

European gun manufacturers aren’t chrome lining barrels because of new EU environmental regs. Chrome lining is a nasty process, and the EU decided to stop. Try anywhere else. Turkey is still chrome lining.

[@Pr0essIonal3ater]

Europeans being gay as per usual

[@Asdf-wf6en]

Damn environmentalists, first the tenifer Glock finishes and now we can’t have chrome? At least Nitride is arguably better than chrome, but I still want my chrome!

[@Pr0essIonal3ater]

@@erroneous6947 Europeans being queers as per usual

[@joemo1033]

It kills polar bears.

[@Pr0essIonal3ater]

@@erroneous6947 Europeans being fruit cakes as per usual

[@davidrush8283]

Thank you for your time.

[@newpeupyoass]

There are only 4 videos on this site about this rifle, despite being out since 2018.

[@cowboycat9x197]

16:37 thought it was a baby cougar

[@Hoplopfheil]

He is a large man

[@gulkash1188]

Like for the like god! Comments for the comment throne! I love how the turns have tabled on the piston stuff. And LWRC pursuing legal action against Sig is the cherry on top

[@josh656]

Was issued a new 416D in 2007. My first love. Always wanted a 516.

[@BombDog5812]

“Mass adopted Peq 16” only the infantry. Same with the m27 only infantry all the rest of us still using m4s and m16s with Peq 15s and acogs

[@buncer]

I hated when they gave us PEQ-16s. The light was such trash. Getting the M27 was pretty sweet though for my last Afghan deployment, as I got out in 2013.

[@Rubeless]

Rest of us, meaning pogs that don’t use them except to qualify

[@BombDog5812]

@ no I definitely carried mine everyday as a mef dog handler

[@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz]

"Self-regulating" gas systems are a lot like the Blish-lock. They dont actually work (outside of one in a shotgun, but i would debate calling that self regulating since the length of the shell regulates the gas system, not the gas system itself)

[@Gruntguy55]

That railed gas block that sits flush with the handguard is mabe the coolest thing ive ever seen.

[@Rightygamer]

The 816 also has a really nice mil/LE discount. Brings the price of a complete upper down to roughly 850

[@haruthewhiteninja]

PWS's long stroke offering would be a bit lighter, less beefy, and still has AGB.

[@coppertone3293]

@@haruthewhiteninja and great for barbecuing your support hand after a course of fire

[@ghijkl]

I wish they would cl their barrels. I love my pws upper as a trainer with a flow suppressor to keep it clean

[@tvela595]

“Ouchie my hands” p u s s y

[@maxximus2012]

@@coppertone3293like any ar with an aluminum hand guard? Lol

[@georgewhitworth9742]

@@maxximus2012Two piece handguard supremacy

[@Heythere1923]

Aaaaannddd PWS inexplicably looked over yet again

[@reaperreaper5098]

PWS’ main offerings are LONG stroke piston ARs, not short strokes. Long strokes have barrel harmonics issues and higher recoil due to the recipricating mass. An entirely avoidable con in a platform that wasn’t built around that config to begin with.

[@dougreid2351]

"Rail estate?" 🤣 I get it! Thanks! DOUG out

[@LarsBars17]

The Venture Surplus ad read made me chuckle.

[@forestschultz5740]

Now I want to hear your opinion on PWS Uppers

[@Rubeless]

They are great. They are junk.

[@strikerE92]

Paul Leitner-Wise (the LW in LWRC before he left and sued them) worked with VKTR Industries to produce a "self regulating short stroke piston" AR called the VK-1 that is supposedly the smoothest shooting piston gun due to some changes with how it vents gas and how the bolt moves within the carrier. They also claim it doesn't need an adjustable gas block due to the self regulating gas block. It'd be interesting to see you test those claims.

[@DKsupreme69420]

Red pill 0:38

[@robbiekurtz1]

Knew Hop was a real one

[@CFChristian]

Uh, actually....Osama keeps respawning and all these KZbin operator goons are the ones that killed him, ok???

[@TheJbower76]

That caught me by surprise. And he is right. We have been gaslighted about 911 since it went down.

[@ElTejon47901]

Bought several 516 uppers for $500 a pop. UK Metro Cop guns. I have an early variant of 516 with 4 position piston. Chris Sorois and Herr Hirt did a great job with the 516.

[@wombraider7803]

Where did you find those uppers? Are you in England? Would love to buy some used guns from some firearms units, from units in the MET would be the best. Only foreign police service weapons I've seen here are German stuff from WW2/Cold war and an officers Smith and Wesson revolver from Hong Kong

[@ElTejon47901]

@@wombraider7803 47901 is Lafayette, Indiana USA. I got them from SIG in NH. I sent a money order SIG sent me uppers to my office.

[@jamesborek8125]

The off setting is fantastic with a cmmg .22lr kit. My 516 is so OG it actually came with plastic clamshell handguards, had to upgrade to that sweet chunk of a quad rail 🤙

[@UnexpectedInquisition]

**Whispers in PWS**

[@PavloJupiter]

Yessirrrrrrrr, talk to em 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@myusername3689]

LWRC also got mentioned earlier

[@griftinggamer]

*whispers in overpriced garbage

[@torranceparsons5216]

Def one of the best piston AR's

[@_hi_pwr]

What about lwrc?​@@myusername3689

[@theodoros1126]

It would have been nice to also talk about and compare the haenel MK556/CR223 in 14.5'' . Designed by the same people who did the 816 for Caracal and uses the same bolt ( almost the same ) as the 416

[@sealove79able]

a great very interesting video and rifles Mr. Hop. have a good one and merry christmas.

[@Mark-et8vh]

When the first AR15 piston kits hit the market, I used to say that they were a solution looking for a problem. Maybe that was an ill-informed and douche thing to say, but all these years (and rifles) later, I still just don’t see the draw.

[@arlissyoung8899]

I have a number of both. I like the external much better. They run so much cleaner and cooler in the BCG. Other than that there's not a lot of difference from the ones I have. IMO it personal preference.

[@craines588]

Do you remember that weird ass ospray kit?😂😂. Funny thing is that offset system was known to absolutely work.

[@Mark-et8vh]

@ Thanks for the memory jog, that’s exactly what I was talking about. For me, it came down to: “do I really need this, along with any necessary spare parts?”My answer was no.

[@khrisaaron]

It's Hop！We are saved!!

[@thewiezman]

i honestly love my sig 516, i use a spikes t2 buffer, surefire 3 prong and a rc2 and the gas adjustment works perfectly

[@duroisgawd]

except the accuracy out of my 816 tops so many top shelf ar's.

[@Sam-et3bv]

Thank you for another cool video and a Futurama reference.

[@Masterune178]

Hop have you tried the LMT piston?

[@scottie876]

You should do a review of Caracal’s weird pistol.

[@EeZ3-808]

Beefy quad rail retro? Yes… yes.. my POF P-415 from 2008 is a freaking tank. However… it is the most tight grouping AR I have. Great video Hop. Aloha 🤙🏽🤙🏽

[@JeffNeelzebub]

My understanding is that Sig consideres the 516 just an early version of the MCX/Spear. So, you could say that the 516 is still available for purchase.

[@AverageJoe4063]

There are two kinds of people in this world, DI lovers and cat lovers.

[@robertelmore3616]

I'm curious as to how you'd feel about the Colt 6940P, or the LMT piston guns.

[@jts0221]

Finally. This upper is my go to; runs like a champ. I have 3000 rounds on mine with no issues to report

[@Rubeless]

Translation, you have yet to buy one

[@jts0221]

@ wdym?

[@goawaybaizuo]

Just picked up the 11.5" 816. I really like it!

[@Pinetreemoto]

Short stroking is my specialty

[@Fightosaurus]

A Hop video is always a good day. Love ya, stinker.

[@rickdeppat4456]

"more rail estate" Thanks for that one, Hop 🤭

[@jbloun911]

Rail estate is expensive & heavy and not used properly

[@_Art.Vandelay]

I don’t think you understand how much people love adding weight to the front of their guns.

[@8RedBear5]

This gun is front heavy. Was that before or after you placed a Light, MAL, IR device, pressure switches, bipod, bottle opener, bayonet, cup holder, foregrip on the front?

[@jbloun911]

Most people are backyard larpers and have never actually fought in combat let alone carry their rifle all day and understand that weight kills you

[@stillmanfischer7978]

I LS swapped my BCM. Its a little front heavy but it does make over 400 hp so definitely worth it. ​@8RedBear5

[@ZombieFlanders4073]

Bonus points for using the Futurama reference that I say almost everyday

[@oskar6661]

Only piston AR's I've had were two of the earlier LWRC models. Nice guns, reliable, accurate as hell, heavy (particularly the original 16" medium-profile, quad-rail one). The recoil wasn't particularly snappy, but it was definitely different. There wasn't the semi-lethagic "twang" spring feel compared to my duty AR, etc. It didn't feel anything like an AK either. I'm curious how well LWRC is chugging along now? I don't think I've seen a guntuber with an LWRC product since the poorly received .45 SMG one....

[@Jiggaboots420]

I like my 12.7 REPR mk2

[@mrarchangel1]

Have to watch Ferris Buellers Day off now. 😂