Quote Originally Posted by alamo5000 View Post
I am wondering why, in general, that people usually don't like blow back operated rifles? I am not stating that as a fact, but a whole lot of people online either say it or refer to it (not liking blow back).

Is it because of the recoil? As in all of the extra mass reciprocating?

What is your view on the in general dislike of blow back firearms?
I am in the crowd that doesn't like blow back 9mm carbines/sbr (no complaints on blowback rimfires). It's kind of one of those things that once you've shot an MP5 it's hard to go back. The reciprocating mass of blowback guns is usually huge and can make for an almost comical recoil impulse (i.e., the weapon recoiling forward as the bolt returns to battery). Also, it's simple and therefore should be cheap, as there is no difficult engineering required, so when I do see a blowback system I expect it to be cheap. Expensive blow-back guns are just a no-go for me. For more money, you get better engineering, like pistons or roller/radial delay to provide smoother recoil.