EVERYTHING I WISH I KNEW about the AR-9 -- before I bought one!

The AR-9 is a really fun gun, but there's a bunch of stuff I wish I knew before I bought one. I wasted $1200 trying to get my gun to work reliably. Hopefully this video will save you from making the same mistakes I did.

More details and full build lists can be found here:
https://www.porctactical.com/2024/03/31/everything-i-wish-i-knew-about-the-ar-9/

I will discuss:
- Barrel feed issues
- Cycling issues
- Proper buffers and bolts
- Out of battery discharge / detonation / kabooms and how to avoid them
- WHY these problems exist on the AR-9 platform

Timestamps:
00:00 Start
00:57 Intro
01:39 What I wanted
02:02 Reality: Heavier than expected
02:31 Reality: Harder to charge
03:03 Reality: Feed issues
03:15 Reality: Prone to out of battery detonations / kaboom
03:31 Examples: Out of battery detonation / kabooms
05:01 HOW TO FIX: Feeding issues
08:24 HOW TO FIX: Avoid solid buffers
11:17 HOW TO FIX: Avoid flat-faced bolts
12:32 Reduce felt recoil
13:32 The ROOT problem with AR-9s
16:35 Recommendations

Additional build list:
https://blowback9.wordpress.com/2021/04/06/a-9mm-ar-build-parts-list/