Adams Arms is at TriggerCon 2017 with their all new P-Series AR lineup. The “P” stands for piston and Adams does it better than anybody else. I got to shoot the P3 in .223 today at Media Range Day. It is pretty amazing.
This is not just another AR. Some magical combination of Jet Comp muzzle break and buffer makes this gun shoot flat with little felt recoil. The experience was exactly like shooting a .22 caliber dedicated upper. Shooting standing off hand at a 200 yard target, the sights did not move of the target in recoil. It was amazing.
The P-Series comes in three versions, each in both .308 and 5.56. The P1 is a base model, the P2 has some up graded features and the P3 is a full on competition gun with advanced accessories,
Adams Arms has been selling the P Series Micro Gas Block piston systems for AR rifles and pistols for awhile. These kits are designed to replace the direct impingement system of the AR platform with a short stroke piston. Now they have put them on their own unique rifles.
HOW DOES AN AR-15 WORK?
In the 1957 Eugene Stoner developed the AR15/M16 rifle that shoots the .223 Remington/5.56 NATO caliber rounds. The design of this rifle utilizes the gases that push the bullet down the barrel to cycle the action of the semi-automatic and full-automatic AR15/M16 rifle.
These gases are vented into a gas tube through a hole on the barrel (the gas port). The gases travel back toward the receiver of the firearm and use its pressure to push the bolt carrier backwards toward the stock of the rifle.
This rearward movement of the bolt carrier rotates the bolt out of chamber (by utilizing the cam pin and cam pin channel) which will eject the empty casing of the fired round. The bolt carrier travels against a buffer and spring in the buffer extension tube (located inside the stock) just behind the receiver.
This compresses the buffer spring that will push the bolt carrier forward toward the magazine and barrel. The bolt carrier and bolt then strips a new round from the top of the magazine feeding it into the barrels chamber and rotates the bolt to lock into place. This utilization of gases to cycle a firearm’s action is known as Direct Impingement.
It is the biggest flaw and concern with the AR15/M16. Because these gases are released into the receiver, a layer of carbon and burnt gases coat all the moving part of the firearm. This also leaves a lot of heat inside the receiver causing undue stress and wear on many critical parts. All of these issues give the AR15/M16 a reputation for being unreliable and having issue like failure to feed and failure to eject. In a combat situation this could be the difference between life and death.
The P Series Micro Block works by siphoning gas from the barrel. The block direct gasses toward the drive rod which in turns operates the patented one piece bolt carrier.
All parts have a LifeCoat finish that is corrosive resistant and are backed by a lifetime warranty. 100% Made in the United States.
To learn more about the P Series Rifles and Micro Block Piston Kits, please visit www.adamsarms.net
About Adams Arms in their own words:
“The Adams Arms team is committed to providing cutting edge technology that meets the real needs of the modern warrior, starting with the industry’s first and only patented retrofit kit for the AR 15 Platform that makes it a relevant firearm of the future. We will continue to develop products that improve performance and minimize maintenance at the highest level of quality from full rifles to all relative configurations.
We believe that the Adams Arms Piston System will provide superior performance and have lower maintenance costs than anything available on the market today.”
