not worried about recoil at all, just proper cycling which i will find out once everything is assembled.
Yea, my bad. Your op didn't really sink in. Since you were asking about heavier buffers, I just assumed you were looking for recoil reduction.
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not worried about recoil at all, just proper cycling which i will find out once everything is assembled.
Yea, my bad. Your op didn't really sink in. Since you were asking about heavier buffers, I just assumed you were looking for recoil reduction.
Here's your simple guideline:
1) Rifle does not reliably chamber the next round or even fails to extract the previous round -> lower the buffer weight
2) Rifle does reliably chamber round -> try next higher buffer weight
The main reason to change a buffer to a heavier one on a rifle that does currently chamber the next round is to reduce the felt recoil and make follow up shots smoother.
Not locking back (bolt open) on an empty mag can sometimes be related to a buffer that is too light, but the gun would still reliably chamber the next round everytime.
Whatever you do, test it with multiple types of ammo. As in any kind you would normally buy. Just because it works nice with AE XM193 doesn't mean it will necessarily work with Tulammo 55gr. I like my rifles to run any ammo so I make sure I don't go too heavy.
We've seen plenty of oversized gas ports here on NES, so it doesn't hurt to spend a couple bucks and see if it makes a big difference.
I've personally shot someone else's rifle that had an oversized gas port and a standard buffer. The sound and feel of the BCG/buffer slamming backwards was horrendous.
JFC.And on the other end I have shots gun with buffer that were too heavy, causing the gun to dip when the bcg slammed home. Its all about tuning the gun. One of my rifles has a .6oz buffer
Great info in this thread. Thank you. Here's a question, my wifes AR, 20" rifle length with rifle buffer shoots and cycles fine but every case hits the shell deflector so hard it dents them substantially just below the neck. Will trying a heavier buffer slow the bolt down enough to not damage the brass?
Great info in this thread. Thank you. Here's a question, my wifes AR, 20" rifle length with rifle buffer shoots and cycles fine but every case hits the shell deflector so hard it dents them substantially just below the neck. Will trying a heavier buffer slow the bolt down enough to not damage the brass?
What rifle do you have? Most modern 16" black rifles use a carbine length tube. The rifle length tube is almost exclusively used on 18 & 20" rifles.
I would start with the buffer, I seriously doubt you need to change the tube or use a spacer.
EDIT: Just re-read the op & you contradict yourself. Either it's carbine or rifle but not both.
We've seen plenty of oversized gas ports here on NES, so it doesn't hurt to spend a couple bucks and see if it makes a big difference.
I've personally shot someone else's rifle that had an oversized gas port and a standard buffer. The sound and feel of the BCG/buffer slamming backwards was horrendous.
It might, but frankly the dents don't matter even for reloading. The case will fire form out.
Thanks, that was my concern.
Also running an a2 rifle buffer&tube on a 16" though mine is mid length gas. So far so good, though I haven't done the 500 rounds dirty test yet.I built my lower, it's a spikes tactical 16" carbine upper. I put a full a2 rifle stock on for MA AWB compliance.
Also running an a2 rifle buffer&tube on a 16" though mine is mid length gas. So far so good, though I haven't done the 500 rounds dirty test yet.