Disappointed, I looked to finish a lower I had laying around. I figured I should throw a PSA upper on it and be glad I had an FN barrel. Then I drove past Fleet Farm. I checked out the specs on Huldra's website and it had the usual 1:7 twist, CMV 4150 barrel and was 16". I also noticed 1 MOA being listed for accuracy. I decided I'd jump in with one since I've always wanted to try a piston upper. I'm glad I did.
Today I threw on a PWS TTO brake on the upper and went to Bill's to sight it in and test it out. I was shocked at how well I did with it. I'm not the world's best shot and this was only my 2nd time using an EOTech, but I definitely had good groupings. I had one 3/8" group at 25 yards and a 3/4" group at 50 with cheap Federal AE223. I had tried Wolf ammo on Saturday for the first time and MAN DID IT STINK. I told my wife I wasn't going to shoot it again. Well, I did today with the Huldra. I'm glad I did because I didn't get that smell and smiled watching the gasses go towards where I was shooting and not sitting around me.
After getting home I broke down the rifle and cleaned it. While there is still some crud that gets into the bcg, it's nothing like a DI AR. There was very little and I spent maybe 5 minutes wiping out the upper and bcg. So I expected a ton to be in the piston, nope not there either. I spent even less time wiping that off. I really am amazed how many people say bad things about piston ARs. I haven't noticed any down sides yet. Although I've only put 120 rounds through it so far. I will definitely be recommending Huldra / Adams Arms to anyone looking to try a piston AR.
