Bushmaster and Adams Piston kit

[Ash]

Got a quick question. I've been kicking around moding my Bushmaster XM15-E2S with an adams arms piston kit:

http://www.adamsarms.net/details.asp?sku=CPS-D-ADA

My question is that in looking at my AR, it seems like everything is "welded" to the barrel. It may be the paint/coating, but before I look too much more into this I was wondering if anyone has applied one of these kits to their carbine or not? The other option is to cough up $300 more and get a whole new upper which would I'd prefer not to have to do.

Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.

Thanks.

-Ash




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[RJ Shooter]

Your "IZZY" muzzle device is "blind pinned" to your 14.5" barrel - thus making it a legal 16"+ in length. In order to replace your front sight base with the Adams system, that blind pin will need to be ground just a little bit, then popped as the brake is turned off.

After all your equipment is put in place, a new 1.5"+ flash hider (Vortex, etc.) will need to be pinned back in place. After all the costs involved, it's almost cheaper to be a new barrel and install it yourself!!! ツ

Or, you could go with an Ares or other type of gas system that doesn't require the existing front sight base to come off...

[Moebrown20]

http://www.gunsnet.net/showthread.php?364-Advantages-Disadvantages-of-the-Gas-Piston-Operated-Carbine&highlight=adams+arms