
Originally Posted by
BGREID
Has anyone had a gun malfunction from a heavy buffer? I am running H3 buffers in my middy's and they run great even with Wolf and Silver bear ammo. One of my middy rifles I am running an A2 stock and buffer, all are 16" barrels.
This happens so seldom for me, the only time in recent memory was when a buddy's CMMG 16" carbine-gas piston upper (that ended up going back to CMMG to have the entire gas piston system replaced) malf'd with anything but an H-buffer. But that gun also needed a BCM extractor spring to run 100%, so I consider it an oddity.
I seldom come across a non-SBR gun that won't lock back with an H3 using a stock Colt or BCM spring and a quality mag.
As for "why f*ck with it?" Because it's a cheap upgrade that enhances your margin for reliable function AND smooths the recoil impulse for under $40. No other upgrade can do all that. The better question is" "why not experiment with it? It's an easily reversible alteration."
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