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Get a paratrooper and suppress that. Problem solved!I carried a suppressed M-21 for many years, pretty slick but a bit long!
Still, I run a suppressed FAL these days, same issue, it's pretty long!
The M14's gas system bleeds off excess gas, well as much excess as it can. It was one of the improvements over the M1 Garand.Never had one back blast! Kind of a Myth, especially the FAL, if it's over gassed, it simply blows it out the adjuster behind the front sight! Don't remember a M-21 ever over gassing, I guess they could! They do need the gas system cleaned out a little more regularly though, especially the FAL, it tends to plug up the gas plug pretty good!
Supposedly the self adjusting gas system can compensate for the additional pressures, as long as it isn't above the systems threshold, they do get awfully sensitive with sub sonics, effectively turning it into a very fancy bolt action, but that can have benefits too!Get a paratrooper and suppress that. Problem solved!
The M14's gas system bleeds off excess gas, well as much excess as it can. It was one of the improvements over the M1 Garand.
Pretty much, which is why you most likely won't get gas face. DI ARs have gas face (unless tuned to not have it), my guess is AKs will, Tavors have em, AUGs don't, typically piston ARs don't.Supposedly the self adjusting gas system can compensate for the additional pressures, as long as it isn't above the systems threshold, they do get awfully sensitive with sub sonics, effectively turning it into a very fancy bolt action, but that can have benefits too!
Actually, it doesn't bleed it off, it cuts off the incoming gas. After the piston has moved a short distance it closes off the gas port. After the piston has gone its travel under the force of the trapped gas, then it vents the trapped gas.......The M14's gas system bleeds off excess gas, well as much excess as it can. It was one of the improvements over the M1 Garand.
Sounds like bleeding it to me. Whichever semantics work, excess not going back to receiver is still the end result.Actually, it doesn't bleed it off, it cuts off the incoming gas. After the piston has moved a short distance it closes off the gas port. After the piston has gone its travel under the force of the trapped gas, then it vents the trapped gas.
I carried a suppressed M-21 for many years, pretty slick but a bit long!
Still, I run a suppressed FAL these days, same issue, it's pretty long!
The purpose of Steyr using the short tube vs standard length was because gas would eventually leak through the threads of the standard length gas tube. Steyr solved this issue on the STG-58 by soldering on the gas tube to prevent gas from leaking. The original tube required to have some play as well to prevent the piston and spring from dragging. Shortening the gas tube eliminated potential drag.Kinda Sorta, on the FAL, after the Piston moves about 1/4 inch, there are ports in the cylinder to bleed off extra gas after the main gas pulse has driven the piston back, it's a sort of over pressure release system, and later FAL drive systems use a short piston cylinder to further bleed off gas!