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Hi, has anyone here had any experience with the 1911 gas piston assembly uppers? It seems like an interesting idea but I havent heard much about them! thanks!

Most of the range reports I have read have been far less than satisfactory..

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Isn't Guy Hogue doing someting along those lines? I just read that somewhere in the last month or so-

I saw the Hogue unit at SHOT-- very impressive looking! But big and boxy. I would guess if it can be done, that these guys can do it. How much advantage there is to be had, I dunno.... it would take some convincing, honestly, but this thing looked so interesting that I'd sure be open minded about it.

Last I heard the hogue avenger project was killed.

http://www.getgrip.com/main/whatsnew/avenger.html

Bryan

I gave them a call today and was told around $1200 and first of next year availability. But I was welcome to place my order today!!! I think Ill hold off and get a bit more info!

http://www.ncggasgun.com/

These guys are selling a gas upper conversion.

The Hogue unit is not gas operated. The NCGGasgun is.

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I read all the info I could find on the gas guns when they were trying to get them going.

I liked the idea:

- fixed barrel
- sights/optic regulated to the fixed barrel (no deviation for mechnical fit of parts)
- lower reciprocating mass of the slide

Think Marvel .22 caliber top end.

In my purely layman's opinion, I believe that the slide speed was outrunning the magazines. Seems like some kind of delay for the recoil might be in order.

For non-1911's...

Fred Craig might have got something figured out in one of his guns.

Of course, HK made it work. And, Steyr's GB.

Could be. I have an HK P7 and I think the slide cycles fast. Really fast. I've heard others ay they didn't notice, but it has always seemed that way me.
Not that P7s and these "gas guns" are the same thing at all, but if they share that trait, I could see that it might cause problems.

A bullseye smith by the name of Ed Masaki is said to have a gas gun in the works. I would think you can find info in the archives on the Bullseye-L Forum. IIRC there was a link or post with pics and or video.