Disc brakes rule!If you are wanting to look good at the range- go for it! There are good reasons why the world's military rejects them.
-Drums-never buy for kids (at least not your own)
-are shitty brakes
-do not belong where reliable firepower is required
Before you go all commifornia and crying about “ mean ol’ Texan is making fun of me” read what he wrote. There are no 100 round drums that are reliable to the point of being adopted by the military. RIF woman.I knew I would get some blowhard that misses the point of this thread. I'm looking for a reliable drum, that is all.
Anything you need to drag a tube of graphite around to use aint reliable!I know almost nothing about them so I asked my son who has had several drum mags for both ARs and AKs. He recommends these 100 round drum mags as reliable for ARs: https://www.drummagazines.com/Beta-C-M16M4-C-MAG-Twin-Drum-100-Round-Magazine_p_438.html.
He also said to avoid any by KCI.
Quoted for truth!Anything you need to drag a tube of graphite around to use aint reliable!
My Colt IAR upper was designed for use with drums. Big heat sink on the barrel are not found on most standard AR’s. Colt LMG upper would be another likely candidate for the barrel. Truth be if you need more the 50 rounds at a time you need a M249. Some will say get a Shrike or what ever they are being currently called. My opinion of the Shrike aint very high!I think drum magazines are heavy and bulky, IMO removes much of what makes the AR such a great rifle.
Drums would probably be ideal for stationary shooting, or just fun at he range, But a magazine loaded with 100 rounds of ammo is going to add a significant amount of weight to the rifle.
Plus factor in barrel heat. i know just with a 30 round magazine, doing a fast and dirty mag dump, my AR barrels get smoking hot. I can just imagine how hot they would get dumping 100 rounds quickly. One might wonder about barrel warping from the heat generated.