I bought into the CS action spring horse shit ONCE. Turned a good gun into a piece of shit. Standard Colt SS action springs for me from now on. I rotate them out every 5k or so.
If your gun won't run on an in spec spring, there's other problems.
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I bought into the CS action spring horse shit ONCE. Turned a good gun into a piece of shit. Standard Colt SS action springs for me from now on. I rotate them out every 5k or so.
If your gun won't run on an in spec spring, there's other problems.
Their buffer springs are excellent. I started using them after I killed a regular buffer spring in alittle under 3000 rounds. Im running 3 of their blue CS springs now with varying round counts and no problems so far. AFAIK they are good to go.
Not all CS springs are made equal...
Last edited by vicious_cb; 04-20-10 at 00:15.
Mike Pannone uses Sprinco springs. That's what Pat Rogers calls a clue.
They're what - $20? Try it and see how it works, and get some of their Machine Gunners Lube too.
I think the "Red" ones are more beneficial (carbine length gas systems). I'm not sure about the upside of the "Blue" ones. They do seem to smooth out the recoil impulse nicely.
Thank you all for your replies. I did some further research about Chrome Silicone vs milspec buffer spring. Sprinco told me:
"While the moly-plating does provides corrosion resistance in normal operating conditions, if CS springs are going to be exposed to salt water you should pre-treat them with Carwell's CP-90 Rust Inhibitor. Works like a champ. We are also currently working on a proprietary ceramic coating to address OTB operations."
CP-90 must be applied every 6-9 months and immediately after interaction with saltwater. Since saltwater is warned against in the Colt M16 maintenance manual, I'd say that you're going to be in trouble anyway.
Conclusion: Stay out of Saltwater. If you must enter, plan on breaking everything down, washing it down with regular water, cleaning, and lubing. Otherwise, sprinco is fairly resisilient to corrosion.
Last edited by Kilryth; 04-20-10 at 15:37. Reason: research
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