Does either rifle have adjustable gas?
I can get a cheap century piston driven AK for $350 bucks,I know ,I know,but the point is a PISTON shouldn't cost an additional 700-1500 to the cost of an what is basically an AR.
This is a classic example of how HK and other's cater to law enforcement /military contracts without giving hardly a sneer at us poor lowly civvies and will never get a dime of my money until they change their Bullshit policies.