Looking to buy a “non-ar15” 5.56 gun and I’m looking at the JAKL. Seems to have good reviews so far. Anyone have the 16”? I like the 13.7 but my Optimus doesnt work with Keymo. Might get a .300blk pistol.
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They look great and functionally you won’t be disappointed either. But if you haven’t held one yet, just know they are top/front heavy. The main draw for the JAKL is shooting suppressed, which only adds even more weight. Even with the adjustable gas piston, it doesn’t do anything for me that a quality DI can’t do, while being far more maneuverable.
It’s not that the JAKL is too heavy to use, just that’s it’s unnecessary to me to have something weigh that much while shooting 5.56, and still not even maximizing the potential of the round. A 20” DI 5.56 will still weigh less and offer more performance. But for me personally, if I’m going to lug around additional weight with me it will simply be in 308.
This is how I run mine. Sandman S can, vortex LPVO, running on a 14.5" barrel 5.56, all around duty set up that I can do anything with and hit reliable groups with. In all honesty, if you're not running a suppressor, your standard AR will be much lighter and perform everything the standard shooter will want. If you wanna run suppressed, this is less gassy, softer shooting, and a great host