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I've only ever made my centerfire ARs in .223 and none with extreme gas systems (unless you count a light weight bolt and buffer with all weights removed). I can create a stoppage by turning the gas all the way down, or by shooting a bunch of steel followed by a brass cartridge, and I can create short stroking with very heavy buffers. I have had to go out of my way to induce any of those conditions. In normal configuration, the reliability has been very good.
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The AR is by far the most wildly popular rifle of any type, at least in the US. There are lots of reasons for that, but it's ease of assembly and adaptability to different cartridges and parts also widens the probability to malfunctions to some degree. Keep in mind I'm
not saying it's inherently prone to malfunctions.