The LWRCI M6-AK upper is an M6A2 style upper chambered in the
5.45x39mm cartridge. It features a 14.7” barrel with permanently
attached A2 flash hider. It has the LWRCI Mark 1 ARM-R rail system and
utilizes LWRCI’s patented short-stroke gas-piston operating system.
The
5.45x39mm cartridge was developed as the Soviet’s answer to the
American and NATO countries 5.56x45mm cartridge. It was chambered in
their AK-74 rifles and its ballistics closely mirror those of our 5.56
round.
There are currently large quantities of this ammo
available to American shooters at incredible prices. Most of the surplus
ammo is mildly corrosive, so careful cleaning of the rifle is required
after every session. One great advantage of shooting this ammo out of a
piston gun as compared to a direct impingement gun, is that all of the
dirty / corrosive propellant gases are vented at the gas block instead
of being blasted back into the receiver where they can foul not only the
upper but the lower as well. The cleaner operating characteristics of
piston guns make sense with any ammo but when shooting corrosive ammo it
becomes a no brainer.
Why the 5.45 upper?
The
reason we built these uppers is to take advantage of this cheap supply
of ammo. Owners of our rifles typically shoot a lot. If you figure that
an average upper has a minimum lifespan of 15,000 rounds and that most
of those rounds will be spent training, shooting paper targets and the
like. Why would you spend an extra $3600 to accomplish that?
Caliber Cost per round Number of Rounds Cost
5.56 NATO 0.35 15,000 $5250
5.45x39mm 0.11 15,000 $1650
Savings $3600
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