What I was getting at is a direct impingement system is far optimal to any piston system given this…
Lee michael
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If they use DI, the gun’s reliability is questioned, they use technology pushed by America. and the stock won’t be able to fold.

On top of that, they will have to move the design away from most design work they have and other nations have, to follow a design that mostly revolves around AR-10 offspring.