06-07-2024, 08:33 PM
welcome Gene. I too am newbie to this forum from Texas. Not new to the AR realm at all.
I actually am the "head janitor" at South Texas Arms. Regarding the coils on your buffer spring, I've never had any desire to cut down the springs. The beauty behind the buffers, is that they're adjustable with weights. You can punch out the roll pin of a standard buffer and modify the series of weights. If that's too much, then you can do some modifications. It certainly can become problematic if that spring ever gets removed since it will be different in tension and geometry compared to the "standard"...
That said, I'm certain that the problem is in underpowered factory ammo in conjunction with a smaller than optimal gas port size on your barrel.
While I don't recommend it for general shooters, I would rather open up a gas port hole than try to cut the springs' coils. The beauty of a gas port is I can restrict the gas on it with a gas block adjustment key, but with a spring coil, I cannot go back and add a coil after it's cut. Food for thought for next time.
Just out of curiosity, was the spring a Flat Wire spring you picked up? or the standard coil spring? Any chance that you do not have a standard buffer and maybe an A5 buffer? Lots of questions come to mind if the "spring" felt too stiff. Maybe it's a rifle buffer spring instead of a carbine spring.
I actually am the "head janitor" at South Texas Arms. Regarding the coils on your buffer spring, I've never had any desire to cut down the springs. The beauty behind the buffers, is that they're adjustable with weights. You can punch out the roll pin of a standard buffer and modify the series of weights. If that's too much, then you can do some modifications. It certainly can become problematic if that spring ever gets removed since it will be different in tension and geometry compared to the "standard"...
That said, I'm certain that the problem is in underpowered factory ammo in conjunction with a smaller than optimal gas port size on your barrel.
While I don't recommend it for general shooters, I would rather open up a gas port hole than try to cut the springs' coils. The beauty of a gas port is I can restrict the gas on it with a gas block adjustment key, but with a spring coil, I cannot go back and add a coil after it's cut. Food for thought for next time.
Just out of curiosity, was the spring a Flat Wire spring you picked up? or the standard coil spring? Any chance that you do not have a standard buffer and maybe an A5 buffer? Lots of questions come to mind if the "spring" felt too stiff. Maybe it's a rifle buffer spring instead of a carbine spring.