TAPCO USA Gas Pistons

Mad Dog 7.62 · August 15, 2002, 15:51

Just recieved the two TAPCO US made gas pistons I've had on order from TAPCO, they were back-ordered for a while. I have always used DSA's before, decided to try the TAPCO ones. They look like they are going to be very nice.....I mic'ed them at .430, which is good!!! Any bigger and they may hang up in a fresh gas tube, but the DSA ones I have got before were all .429, and let a little more gas leak past the piston than I would like. They work, but I've had to close the port down a little more to make up for the size. These should be "just right"!!

Finish on them looks nice, and they are clearly marked "TAPCO.COM USA" so there is not doubt they are US made parts. Another really nice product from TAPCO at a good price!!!

SLoV · August 15, 2002, 19:21

how would they stack up against the FSE gas pistons?

Mad Dog 7.62 · August 16, 2002, 19:58

I don't know, I haven't seen FSE's, but everything else I have seen from FSE has been very nice. I have used thier HTS sets, fake flash hiders, folding charging handles, they have all been well made and they stand behind them. Probably another good choice. I would be curious as to the size on the FSE's, I have always wondered why the DSA were a little small, I have never pulled an original out that was that small. On a gas piston, .001 seems to make a difference sometimes.

Adventurer_96 · August 17, 2002, 00:03

If all goes well, I'll be test-firing my L1A1 tomorrow with the TAPCO piston I bought a few months back. It too was about .430, and I actually had to smooth out the inside of the gas tube to keep it from binding. I don't have any other US pistons to compare it with, but I won't hesitate to buy another in the future for my other projects.

August 15, 2002, 15:51	#1
Mad Dog 7.62 Registered FALaholic #: 4815 Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Idaho Posts: 3,182	TAPCO USA Gas Pistons Just recieved the two TAPCO US made gas pistons I've had on order from TAPCO, they were back-ordered for a while. I have always used DSA's before, decided to try the TAPCO ones. They look like they are going to be very nice.....I mic'ed them at .430, which is good!!! Any bigger and they may hang up in a fresh gas tube, but the DSA ones I have got before were all .429, and let a little more gas leak past the piston than I would like. They work, but I've had to close the port down a little more to make up for the size. These should be "just right"!! Finish on them looks nice, and they are clearly marked "TAPCO.COM USA" so there is not doubt they are US made parts. Another really nice product from TAPCO at a good price!!! __________________ _____________________________ "We don't talk Yakkity Yak. We talk lead." Earl Swagger, Hot Springs

August 16, 2002, 19:58	#3
Mad Dog 7.62 Registered FALaholic #: 4815 Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Idaho Posts: 3,182	I don't know, I haven't seen FSE's, but everything else I have seen from FSE has been very nice. I have used thier HTS sets, fake flash hiders, folding charging handles, they have all been well made and they stand behind them. Probably another good choice. I would be curious as to the size on the FSE's, I have always wondered why the DSA were a little small, I have never pulled an original out that was that small. On a gas piston, .001 seems to make a difference sometimes. __________________ _____________________________ "We don't talk Yakkity Yak. We talk lead." Earl Swagger, Hot Springs

August 17, 2002, 00:03	#4
Adventurer_96 Registered FALaholic #: 5417 Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,281	If all goes well, I'll be test-firing my L1A1 tomorrow with the TAPCO piston I bought a few months back. It too was about .430, and I actually had to smooth out the inside of the gas tube to keep it from binding. I don't have any other US pistons to compare it with, but I won't hesitate to buy another in the future for my other projects. __________________ Check Six.

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August 15, 2002, 19:21	#2
SLoV Registered FALaholic #: 6281 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 623	how would they stack up against the FSE gas pistons?