I actually made my own also, but I am unable to locate any other buffers. I have two REs but nothing else.
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I actually made my own also, but I am unable to locate any other buffers. I have two REs but nothing else.
Just some updates on some more A5 testing we did today.
20" FN Rifle upper with Vltor -3 and -4 buffers. Ran smooth as butter with M193, M855 and some markm .223 handloads.
16" Colt 6920 barrel with Vltor -3 and -4. Same ammo as above. Again all the ammo cycled and the gun was smooth with very little climb. This one also had the new(ish) BCM Mod 1 Comp.
We then switched it up and ran it with the same configuration and the LMT enhanced carrier. I was almost like shooting a 22 magnum.
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The -3 had three tungsten weights and the -4 has four, right? The -4 is the heaviest offered, correct?
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I had two SR15's with the different ports and I only tried them with standard buffers, if I remember correctly. The newer one ran fine with m855/193 and other decent ammo, but felt sluggish with some cheaper ammo. The older port size was ok, but just never felt solid. After they got pretty dirty, they just didn't feel as quick as they should, if that makes any sense.
I'd think the A5 with only one tungsten would be fine, especially with the newer port size. Unfortunately, I don't have anything certain to say on it. I ultimately went back to the factory KAC buffer on the older me and an H buffer on the newer one. The reason for the H is that KAC lower was shared with a carbine gas 14.5" at the time.
Quality ammo and it should be fine. It shot flat(ter) with the A5, noticeably.
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Finally zero'd and ran about 180 rounds of IMI M193 through my KAC 14.5" Carbine rifle setup with A5 RE, -3 buffer, SpringCo green rifle spring, LMT enhanced carrier and BCM Mod 1 Comp. I thought I was playing lasertag...No issues, good ejection, will continue to run the gun as is until I get a stoppage or failure or I hit 1000 rounds without cleaning or re-lubing.
E-man, if you do some polishing as noted in my thread a while back, you'll see some additional insurance against short stroking. I lightly polished the sides of the carrier key, the 'pads' on the carrier that constitute the carrier rails, and the bottom of the carrier where the hammer rides. You could use a felt dremel tip with no compound on low speed, or a shop rag, some jeweler's rouge, and some elbow grease. It really made a difference for me.
Still, as Jon noted, this setup is to be taken on a gun-by-gun basis as it clearly did not work for him.
Keep us updated?
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I forgot to mention polishing the bearing surfaces is SOP for me...
Will keep everyone in the loop, I think I'm pushing my luck with a -3 buffer based on ejected brass hitting the outer edge of the shell deflector but I want to see how far it will go.
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