(Sep. 05, 2008 5:16 AM)Spinster Wrote: A fully metal track might actually weaken the overall structure of the thing, considering how the parts lock together... I could see it stripping the thread on the Face.
I don't think ARs had that much of a problem with wear like that when used with an HMC (assuming what you mean by thread being what makes the parts lock together possible via twisting the face slightly like HMS bit protectors or plastic ARs). I would think it would be kind of the same thing.