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Thread: If I don't have an H buffer

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    Quote Originally Posted by skyugo View Post
    my BCM barreled middy runs min TAC (powder) load to max TAC load nicely with an H buffer. even feeds off of some bad mags more reliably this way..

    just my experience. test your stuff when you make any changes.
    Have you found any difference/effects using faster or slower burning powder?

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    The 5.56 is a small capacity case. There's not a whole lot of variance in the burn rates of suitable powders
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    Quote Originally Posted by bp7178 View Post
    You mean like an SR15e3?
    I don't know what that is...
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    The Knights Ammament SR-15E3? You've never heard of it?

    It has a reputation for being one of the softest shooting guns around, and does so with a carbine buffer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bp7178 View Post
    The Knights Ammament SR-15E3? You've never heard of it?

    It has a reputation for being one of the softest shooting guns around, and does so with a carbine buffer.
    I've heard of it, but know nothing about it.... So I can still say I've never seen a gun that shoots optimally with the carbine buffer.
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    Ha! It uses a .308 SR25 gas tube IIRC. This places the gas port about 11.2" (about) from the face of the receiver on a 16" barrel. So longer than mid-length.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shabazz View Post
    I have both carbine and midlength gas guns w/ regular buffers. Does that just mean they will have a little more recoil? Should I change them out for H buffers? Would H2 be even better?
    Who made your uppers? This will allow us to better understand any possible over gassing issues.



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    Quote Originally Posted by bp7178 View Post
    The Knights Ammament SR-15E3? You've never heard of it?

    It has a reputation for being one of the softest shooting guns around, and does so with a carbine buffer.
    Mine actually runs very reliably with an h buffer, even with quality low powered .223 ammo like pmc & centurion.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bp7178 View Post
    Have you found any difference/effects using faster or slower burning powder?
    i just did basic function testing.. i used tac only, so burn rate was the same throughout. basically i just loaded one round in a mag 20 times and made sure the bolt locked back. definitive function testing would probably require a high speed camera.

    one thing i did try several years ago in regard to fast powder was h4198 (i think) which is a very fast burning powder. my cmmg middy (old gun i don't have anymore) functioned fine on it, but the bolt speed was noticeably slower. I'd definitely stick to TAC or h335 or other powders in that range of burn speed when reloading for the ar15.

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