Results 1 to 10 of 12
Replacement AR-15 buffer spring
This is a discussion on Replacement AR-15 buffer spring within the Firearms forums, part of the Hardware category; My AR seems to be short-stroking when I fire Wolf ammo. I am thinking that to help solve this problem ...
-
03-29-2008, 10:33 AM #1NES Member
- Join Date
- Apr 2007
- Location
- Central MA but I wish I was in Montana.
- Posts
- 7,199
Replacement AR-15 buffer spring
My AR seems to be short-stroking when I fire Wolf ammo. I am thinking that to help solve this problem I should replace the stock buffer spring with something a bit softer.
Is this even an option? I looked on line for buffer springs and the only ones I can find appear to be tighter than the one I have.
ThanksLast edited by Big_Red; 03-29-2008 at 10:51 AM.
“Laws that forbid the carrying of arms . . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes . . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man" -- Cesare Beccaria
-
03-29-2008, 10:48 AM #2Registered User
- Join Date
- Mar 2007
- Location
- Land of The Sheep - Home of The Grave
- Posts
- 13,541
I'm not sure it's your buffer spring...There's a thread on Wolf ammo over on M4Carbines.net and folks seem to have great success with it...
-
03-29-2008, 11:38 AM #3NES Member
- Join Date
- Mar 2006
- Posts
- 7,372
It sounds more like a gas related problem.
-
03-29-2008, 11:44 AM #4Registered User
- Join Date
- Mar 2007
- Location
- Land of The Sheep - Home of The Grave
- Posts
- 13,541
Amen brother...
Originally Posted by LoginName
-
03-29-2008, 11:59 AM #5Registered User
- Join Date
- Mar 2005
- Location
- South of Boston
- Posts
- 786
Make sure your carrier gas key is tight. Originally Posted by LoginName
Also make sure the bolt carrier group is properly lubed.
-
03-29-2008, 12:12 PM #6NES Member
- Join Date
- Mar 2006
- Posts
- 7,372
Make sure the gas rings are properly staggered. Originally Posted by swatmedic
(Note... I've read that problems arising from improperly staggered gas rings is a myth, but I've never verified this myself).
-
03-29-2008, 03:09 PM #7NES Member
- Join Date
- Apr 2007
- Location
- Central MA but I wish I was in Montana.
- Posts
- 7,199
I am not sure that it is a gas problem since I only have a problem with Wolf.
“Laws that forbid the carrying of arms . . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes . . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man" -- Cesare Beccaria
-
03-29-2008, 07:35 PM #8Registered User
- Join Date
- Jan 2008
- Location
- Connecticut River Valley
- Posts
- 86
There is plenty of reading on the wolf ammo issues. There are claims that the steel casings are a lighter load which could be causing the short stroke. Non scientific polls show complaints in the neighborhood of 20% of those shooting wolf, and others say it's great. Loose keys on the bolt carrier and too little headspace also mimic the the problem of too little gas, causing the bolt to short stroke.
-
03-29-2008, 08:12 PM #9NES Member
- Join Date
- Sep 2005
- Location
- Franklin, MA
- Posts
- 681
Is your gun new? The Wolf 55 gr is somewhat lightly loaded and will not overcome the inherent friction in a new rifle. One solution is to only load your magazines half full.
Use the good stuff for now. Once the gun loosens up a bit, I'll bet it will function OK with the Wolf.
-
03-30-2008, 12:55 PM #10Registered User
- Join Date
- Mar 2007
- Location
- Land of The Sheep - Home of The Grave
- Posts
- 13,541
I'm going to go out on a fairly safe limb and say that the chances of this being a buffer spring issue are very close to zero....Check chamber, extractor, bolt face, gas system.
Reply With Quote
