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Posted: 8/20/2014 6:58:11 PM EDT
| Going on a 10.5 223 wylde,spikes t2 buffer,and taran tactical buffer spring. I'm leaning towards adjustable and which one should I look at? |
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I toyed with the idea of an adjustable for my MK18 "clone" and have since decided against it. Here are the relevant specs of my setup:
DD Government Prof 10.3" barrel (known for having a larger gas port than others) YHM low pro GB Spikes ST-T2 Buffer Wolff XP buffer spring Silencerco Specwar 556 Unsuppressed, this setup tosses M855 brass in a neat pile directly at 3 o'clock, Wolf Gold right around 4 o'clock, and more underpowered stuff like Tula .223 at 5. Runs like a sewing machine. Suppressed it is a bit more gassy but no issues whatsoever. Theres just no need to complicate things with something adjustable in my opinion. If the gun is put together correctly with the right stuff, it will run. |
| I went back and forth for a couple weeks on this same question when building my 7.5 because people always said 7.5's never run right. I can tell you it runs 100% with a carbine buffer and a YHM 9384 and a Voodoo innovations barrel. My suggestion is to invest in a decent barrel and you probably won't need the adjustable gas block unless you plan on running a suppressor frequently. |
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