Lol. The ar has been around for over 60 years. There are no "secrets", and no one is some far out guru.
Tell you what, if you don't bother spacing your gas rings, and you get a malfunction because of said gas rings not being spaced, I'll eat crow and admit I'm wrong. Hell I'll even start a new thread about it.
But i wont have to, you know why? The gas rings will move whichever way they please when they cycle. Hell they will move around when you first insert them
No you won't, I've read far too many of your posts for you to ever admit you don't know everything.
On this particular disagreement I have no opinion because I'm that guy that never reads the manual unless something breaks.