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Posted: 12/12/2007 3:46:57 PM EDT
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i tried installing a chrome silicone buffer spring for my CTR...i find it too stout<?> what do you think? should i wait for it to set?...or....should i stick to the original power buffer spring? ..is this a big advantage? .......im thinking of using this also on a 6.8 project. please help. thanks |
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I use one on my rifle it feels a little stiff but I have no way of testing. All I know is that I have never had a problem, Cycles better, and it doesn't make the spring noise of the original. Chrome silicone will not set like other material so I wouldn't wait for that and because they are supposed to last 500,000 cycles its the last one you'll buy I recommend them as one of the cheaper upgrades everyone should make. |
I used one a couple years ago when at the time I only had two AR's, and the CS spring caused both of them to short cycle. The BCG wouldnt go back far enough to strip a round off the mag. I switched back to standard carbine springs and hadnt had a problem since. The CS spring now has been sitting in my zip lock bag of springs for a while...
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From what I understand they develope surface rust quite easily and quickly. I had a pack of magazine springs from Brownells and they developed surface rust just sitting in the bag. On the otherhand, my CS buffer spring has not shown any rust yet, even after a couple years and 2K rounds down range. YMMV |
I echo everything that Echo6gulf says. My match rifle has a CS buffer spring and the sproing sound is gone and I have never had a single problem. It is a little more powerful but since I shoot hot loads, I do not mind that at all. I also have Brownell magazines all with CS springs and I have replaced as many springs as I can with CS springs. I like them a lot and they stay "springy" a ver long time. I am totally sold on chrome silicon springs. |
| I had problems with short cycling using a Tubbs CS spring with an MGI buffer. They worked fine with a 9mm or standard buffer. However, they were still too stiff as it was hard to charge the rifle with the palm of my Left hand. I have since removed them and have yet to find a good role for them. |
| I have been using CS buffer springs from Brownell's for over a year now with no issues shooting either Wolf MC or XM193 through my 11.5" SBR both suppressed and unsuppressed. I haven't noticed any overly stiff action or any reliability issues with either the H1 or RRA 9MM buffer. |
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