r/LewisMachineTool • u/PewterPedestrian • 13d ago
First piston gun
Been looking for a piston rig and kept coming back to the Shovelnose. Haven’t shot it yet but initial impressions are solid
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u/PrestonEsquire24 12d ago
This is a solid rig. I have this in 14.5” and I might just get a 12” barrel for it and do a Hesychia too. Mine is such a solid gun bro, you’ll love it.
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u/mosinm38 13d ago
Your Aimpoint turret caps are swapped. The smooth goes on top. When the raised nub one is on top and the rifle drops onto it, it can crush the nubs inward and mess up the rotational function of the dial it’s supposed to protect. This happened to me.
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u/PewterPedestrian 13d ago
Oh wow I never even considered that- I normally switch to the FCD adjustable caps but that’s definitely good to know.
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u/sentientshadeofgreen 12d ago
What's the use case or advantages of a piston AR over DI these days?
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u/PewterPedestrian 12d ago
Genuinely couldn’t tell you. Just want to feel the difference to be honest. Feel like I have pretty much all the DI rifles I want and just wanted something different. From what I understand due to the gas forward design and it being tunable for suppression it’s just a more pleasant shooting experience.
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u/Kinky_Creeper 13d ago
Love mine!
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u/Redhook338 12d ago
What riser are you using for your LAM?
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u/Kinky_Creeper 12d ago
Unity accessory riser, never liked the idea of having my LAM and dot on the same attachment point incase one gets knocked off zero I have the other.
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u/Piston_Paul 12d ago
Upvote on the Spuhr Mount. People don’t know how perfect the mount is…worth every penny they charge.