Re: piston driven AR???
I've talked to the guys at LWRC a couple times about their SABR. The scoop is that their first production keeps getting pushed back. I think the first shipment is supposed to go out in May now, about 60 days after first promised.
I liked the look and options of the SABR, but for what you're paying for a "precision" rifle from them, you're not going to get better than a 1" MOA. Since GAP or APA will both make a better shooting rifle, sans the piston system, you have to decide what's more important, accuracy or cleaning.
For me, I'd take a straight shooting gun that gets a little dirtier any day over a clean running but less accurate system. Cleaning weapons is a part of shooting them. Then again, I grew up in the Army on a 240B gun team, and that experience conditions a guy to be grateful to clean any weapon other than the pig.
On the topic of "posers", I really don't give a shit. I've been in too many pistol classes and seen long tabbers that can't get a 4" group with a pistol at 10 yards that I acknowledge one important truth: it doesn't matter what kind of uniform you wear, what kind of tab is on your shoulder, or what rank weighs down your collar, the only thing that matters is, can you shoot?
~ZL