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11/18/2022 7:55:05 PM EDT
I took a minty Colt SP1 carbine in on trade.

The buffer looks like this....?



Factory Colt job from the 1970s or an enthusiastic first owner?

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11/18/2022 8:05:09 PM EDT
[Last Edit: akethan][Edited] [#1]
Nasty, full auto conversion?
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11/18/2022 9:16:31 PM EDT
[#2]
No SP1 carbine...

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11/18/2022 10:00:31 PM EDT
[#3]
It looks like the previous owner was trying to get rid of the "sproiiing" sound that you hear when firing an AR. The sound is most noticeable with rifle buffer tubes, but you can hear it with a carbine tube, just to a lesser extent.
11/18/2022 10:31:06 PM EDT
[#4]
LOL - he could have put cotton balls in there instead!

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" We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. " George Orwell
11/18/2022 11:19:24 PM EDT
[#5]
I like the sproiiing sound. I like the smell of ammonia from the burning gunpowder too. It reminds me of being 18 years old and in the best shape of my life in basic training.
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11/18/2022 11:29:00 PM EDT
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That receiver tube must be nasty.
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11/18/2022 11:30:24 PM EDT
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LOL Maybe he was trying to balance the weight by adding grease to the buffer tube?
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11/19/2022 12:01:35 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By Stahlgewehr762:
It looks like the previous owner was trying to get rid of the "sproiiing" sound that you hear when firing an AR. The sound is most noticeable with rifle buffer tubes, but you can hear it with a carbine tube, just to a lesser extent.
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I've seen and heard many people over the years say to heavily grease the recoil spring to get rid of that terrible sproing sound when shooting your AR15.

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