>>64004975
I wouldn't say that reliability is a concern even after fine tuning. I would say that true duty/military/2A purpose grade longevity is a concern, even after you get it properly tuned and set up and running.
My first Atrius Dev Selektor didn't work out of the box, probably because I tried to shoehorn it into an fucked up 80% lower, and so the tolerance stacking of various parts resulted in a bent/broken lever that wouldn't force reset. Atrius sent me a fresh brand new lever, I put that into ONE and ONE setup only, mil spec shit across the board basically, and it has been flawless now for 800 rounds. It is showing some wear though that I don't like, so like I said, LONG term longevity isn't determined yet, and is my main concern.
>what does it look like when one has a malfunction or fails
Lots of variety here man. They can malfunction like a typical machine gun, light primer strike from bolt bounce etc, stovepipes and failures to eject perhaps if the timing is off.
They can also break in ways that a real MG can't because they use parts that real MGs don't. But real MGs can break in ways that an FRT can't, because real MGs use parts that FRT systems don't have.
See what I'm getting at?
Anyway, they're at the point now where they basically work, like I said, about as good as a budget basic shitty bear creek or anderson AR15, or a PSA AK, meaning you absolutely ought to get one at the very least for the fun of it, and to help the tech develop and proliferate so as to get ahead of grabber bans in the future etc.
>>64005066
Got a Spikes T2 buffer. Gonna try that with a mil spec carbine spring. Local gun shop didn't have a silent captured buffer unfortunately.
