Asides from the obvious name... "Retainer" what does the buffer retainer physically do? Also, How long is the retainer spring for it. I ask this because my buffer retainer when pops out of it's hole when i go to chamber a round. the Buffer retainer then goes into the trigger/hammer housing and the spring will get caught up in the bolt carrier, where if forced will bend the spring. It seems to me that the spring is entirely way too long, I do have a shorter spring (one which was broken when I originally took my buttstock off) which allows the retainer to stick up just so it fits in the grove on the back end of the bolt carrier. the retainer will then not move when i pull the bolt back, but it also looks like the retainer isn't really doing anything... I figured it just keeps the buffer from pushing further onto the bolt, so if it is sticking up a bit and not getting into the way of the bolt carrier and stopping the buffer, it should be fine... right?
So to recap.
1. what does the retainer physically do
2. how big should the spring be
3. if the bigger spring is the correct one, what is the problem with mine?
4. Has anyone else ever had this problem?
Thanks!


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