Heavy buffer does it make a difference in recoil??

[GregG17]

I was wanting to know any here use or tried a heavy buffer in their carbine???

[JWP]

heavy buffer keeps bolt/barrel locked together after firing slightly longer than standard, this transmitts slightly more recoil as the impulse is longer - you would be hard pressed to feel the difference though

[Big Bird]

What JWP said...the whole purpose is to slow down the cyclic rate in carbines...improves reliability and feeding/extraction in the M4 short gas systems.

[NC22_Glockster]

RECOIL, RECOIL???
What recoil?
its a .223 for godsake, it has no recoil!
;f

[Carlitos]

- until you try shooting an AR really FAST. It adds up in a hurry.

[GregG17]

I finally made it to the range this morning. And I finally got to shoot my AR with the 9mm buffer, I could only tell when I was standing, other than that so fare not a big differnce...;c

[Daddy Freddy]

check out the endine buffers, they cost more than heavy but according to some posters on ar15.com, they are the heat

[GregG17]

Yeah I read about them on ARFCOM. but I'm noty going to spend $80 bucks on a buffer, it's not like the gun kicks like a mule or anything...

[Daddy Freddy]

10-roger, i hear ya but what was interesting in the chats was that the buffer really made a diff in muzzle climb- i recon similiar to barrel porting. the talk was how fast the 2nd shot was. a combo of slight recoil/muzzel climb reduction is everything a growing boy needs. one of the testers stated that he was amazed at how much of a diff it was to have the buffer installed? i dont know. these damn guns are like modifing a car, always something to add?

[c4igrant]

Originally posted by Daddy Freddy
check out the endine buffers, they cost more than heavy but according to some posters on ar15.com, they are the heat

It isn't about recoil! It is about bolt bounce and faster follow up shots (no muzzle flip).


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