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Posted: 9/20/2013 8:40:17 AM EDT
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My rig:
Barrel - 16" - LW Profile - 1/8 Twist - Melonite - M4 Feed Ramps - Wylde Chamger - A2 Flash Hider - Mid Length Gas System Lower - Spikes - CMMG LPK - DSG Carbine Buffer - Daniel Defense Buffer Tube / Spring I have ~250 rounds through my rifle. There has not been a single issue between .223 or 5.56 all cheap 55 grain stuff. I want to keep it that way. My goal is to have a rifle that eats anything. To accomplish this goal I went with the mid-gas and the carbine buffer. Now that the gun has been broken in a bit I was going to move to an H1 buffer. My assumption is that it will shoot softer and still eat everything. Is this a correct assumption? Should I stick with a carbine buffer to meet my goal? Thank you everyone for your time/help/criticism! |
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Okay, I can accept that. Is this typically the process? Throw in a carbine buffer then move to heavier until you get problems? Also what would an out of the box AR-15 generally come with assuming my setup (mid gas, 16" barrel, etc)?
Again thank you for the responses. I wanted to go into this leveraging others' experience. |
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rgr. Exactly the sentence I wanted to see and from a great source.
Thank you for taking the time to answer my question... earning yourself a sale... http://www.spikestactical.com/new/ss/lower-parts-spikes-stt1-heavy-buffer-p-707.html Edit: Figures it is out of stock... going to search for another retailer of your ST-T1 Edit: Changed my mind and I think I will go ST-T2 and if I have issues drop to a ST-T1 or H1 buffer. But, the ST-T2 is OOS as well... sigh. |
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rgr. Exactly the sentence I wanted to see and from a great source. Thank you for taking the time to answer my question... earning yourself a sale... http://www.spikestactical.com/new/ss/lower-parts-spikes-stt1-heavy-buffer-p-707.html Edit: Figures it is out of stock... going to search for another retailer of your ST-T1 Edit: Changed my mind and I think I will go ST-T2 and if I have issues drop to a ST-T1 or H1 buffer. But, the ST-T2 is OOS as well... sigh. Don't get the T1, it's no heavier than a Carbine buffer, it's just constructed differently. |
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From my understanding PMC Bronze .223 is as soft/cold/less powder (whatever the correct term for less energy is) as it gets. I bought 3 boxes today and have another 3 or 4 coming from PSA.
Is there steel case out there that is guaranteed to not be steel core? I am shooting at an indoor range at 20 yards until I get my groups down to 1 inch on irons. The range doesn't allow steel core and they passed a magnet over the bullets of my Tula and said it wasn't good to go. |
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Received my ST-T2 and installed it. Going to run it either Thursday or this weekend and I have some PMC Bronze in hand to try out. Given the reputation of the ST-T2 and Spikes in general I am sure I will be coming back to say what we can already assume: it works and felt recoil is softer.
Just a thought and I would like to preface this comment with the fact that I had zero problems with the DSG Arms Carbine Buffer but... the weight is loose inside of the buffer. The ST-T2 was solid. Spikes advertises their buffer as being 'quieter' so I think this is how they achieve that. With a little research it seems most buffers have a loose weight and are designed to work that way. Just something to keep in mind if you are coming across this thread. Spikes: http://www.spikestactical.com/new/ss/stt2-heavy-buffer-p-201.html DSG Arms: http://dsgarms.com/ProductInfo/SPKSTCARDSG.aspx |
| STT2 worked flawlessly even with my junk .223. I was shooting offhand for the first time so I couldn't do a great comparison... That was until I switched back to right handed. It was the first time I felt comfortable making rapid shots (I am a new rifle shooter). Great product Spikes thanks for the advice as well. |
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