New member, new Stag Arms 9mm

[AbitNutz]

High...just joined and thought it was a good idea since I recently bought a new Stag Arms 9L in 9mm topped with a Burris XTS-135 red dot sight. Oh man, I'm just ecstatic at having a left handed automatic! This is my first AR type firearm.

I am/was surprised at how nice a rifle this is. The quality is excellent.

I just love to tinker with my guns. This may be one of the reasons I'm a real 1911 fan, the infinite options and parts available.

I'm looking forward to modding the Stag a bit. Why? Just because I can...It's part of the fun, no? I'm not using it for home defense or anything serious. It's just going to be a fun plinker.

I have a JP trigger kit coming from Brownells. This looks like a really sweet pile of bits and pieces at a decent price., all trigger parts including the hammer. I also have a Maglula loader coming because Oh my god! You can't load one of those 32 round mags by hand and still have a thumb left. Wow, if any magazine ever needed a loader, it's this one.

I'm thinking about a new buffer. It has been recommended to me to change to an 8.5 oz 9mm-Q buffer with a Wolff XP spring from "Heavy Buffers". As I'm really new to AR's I'm pretty overwhelmed as to the myriad of choices available. Any others I should consider?

Anything else that might be a nice addition or modification?...within reason, although I've never needed a much of a reason before.

[U&A]

best advice from experience. relax on the mods, save you money for ammo. learn your gun before you go changing something you don't know needs changed yet.

put a sling on it and go shoot it.

save you money and buy ammo.

[U&A]

and relax in general... that will help you a lot

[AbitNutz]

Understand but this is part of my MO. I just love to tinker with my guns. Don't get me wrong. I shoot the crap out of what ever current project I'm on. I have enough 9mm to piss off most any liberal.

Is an 8.5 OZ buffer more or less correct for a 9mm?

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[U&A]

Not sure as i didn't change my 9mm buffer because it worked.

maybe someone else will help.

[AbitNutz]

Stag Arms did a quality job putting this together. It works and eats whatever I feed it. From what I'm told, you can reduce the recoil a bit more by using a heavier buffer.

Just something I'd be interested in trying.

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[usmcvet]

Welcome aboard. What buffer do you have in it now?

[U&A]

Understand but this is part of my MO. I just love to tinker with my guns. Don't get me wrong. I shoot the crap out of what ever current project I'm on. I have enough 9mm to piss off most any liberal.

Is an 8.5 OZ buffer more or less correct for a 9mm?

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Just something to think about. the buffer you chose could work fine but a heavier buffer will affect more than the felt recoil.

[AbitNutz]

That's exactly what I'm worried about. The cost of this particular buffer and spring is $75.00 so it's not a fortune but it's not free. If you drop it in and reduces felt recoil but at the expense of reliability, well, that's a problem.

[U&A]

That's exactly what I'm worried about. The cost of this particular buffer and spring is $75.00 so it's not a fortune but it's not free. If you drop it in and reduces felt recoil but at the expense of reliability, well, that's a problem.

well it seems like you already new the answer.

every gun runs a little different. if you want to try it...there's nothin to it but to do it.