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PWS “MODERN MUSKET” STORY & PHOTOS BY TODD BURGREEN 18 SADEFENSEJOURNAL.COM
DIRECT IMPINGEMENT AR It is no secret that the Eugene Stoner’s AR platform is the best selling rifle in the U.S. with many manufacturers jumping on the bandwagon in recent years by offering their versions. It seems the ARs adaptability attribute is also its most abused quality. Primary Weapons Systems (PWS) is seeking to counter balance this trend towards over accessorized ARs with their “Modern Musket” direct impingement AR. That is right, PWS, the standard bearer for the long stroke piston driven AR, has introduced a direct impingement AR platform. The Modern Musket joins PWS’s existing MK1 5.56mm, MK2 7.62x51mm long stroke ARs, T3 rimfire, and recently introduced MK3 Precision Bolt. PWS is known as a leader in the quest for improving the AR operating system and cultivates an almost cult following based on superior customer service, unique interaction style with consumers and, most importantly, coming through on their promise of a superior AR rifle. PWS did not hang their hat on going with the typical short stroke piston in lieu of Stoner’s original direct impingement (DI) AR design; they took the less traveled path by utilizing a long stroke operating piston. We will define long stroke as exemplified by the AK47 of having op rod connected to the bolt carrier whereas short stroke consists of a more complex arrangement of tapped gas imparting force to an op rod that impacts another part of the mechanism that acts on the bolt carrier. PWS did not stop with the long stroke piston in their tweaking of the AR; rather they insisted on top quality components as well modifying the buffer tube connection to the receiver as well as bolt carrier design. While PWS long stroke AR rifles are well-known and respected, their entry into the direct impingement AR market is presently still relatively unknown. In the world of modern marketing it is nice to discover a product in the catalogue you ABOVE: The direct impingement Modern Musket harkens back to our early nation’s history. BELOW: The PWS Modern Musket rifle was used from barricades and simulated cover while engaging multiple targets. SADEFENSEJOURNAL.COM 19
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