The Alternate History Anderson A4 Dissipator
In this episode of TFBTV, Hop checks out Anderson’s new retro A4 style Dissipator rifle. The word Dissipator means different things to different people, but the Anderson take has a “proper” rifle-length gas system on a carbine-length barrel, mated to an M16 style lower. The end result is something unlike you’ve probably ever shot before.
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Originally the point was to have the longest iron sight radius possible. Dwell timing for the gas port location had to be finessed to work correctly - Colt did a lot of the early engineering, and then others chimed in with their versions. The most common now is midlength gas on a 16" with the FSB just behind the flash hider acting as sights only.
There are flattop versions marketed with just a pic rail gas block mounted - and a working one under the hand guard. The result is a rifle handguard with little barrel exposed, instead of a hot length of barrel that could burn you when firing extensively.
It has a retro look in this day and age of CNC masculinity, making it easier to carry in cold weather instead of an extruded free float that rings like a bell in brush and sucks the heat out of bare hands.
In an alternate history, this disaster and blasphemy we call the Dissipator would have never happened. The Army's new standard rifle in the 1960s is the AR in 308 along side 20 inch rifles in 5.56 and 10 inch 300 blackout shorties (for close quarters).