rxer311
25 January 2014, 20:55
I have read a lot about buffer weights and their impact on cycling and how they affect how smooth the rifle shoots. The question for me is, what buffer do I use for MY rifle.
Here is the story. I have a Rainier Arms Select 14.5" middy barrel with a pinned FH that I was going to change up the hand guard on. I took the old hand guard off to inspect and I noticed that one of the screws in my gas block was stripped. Instead of fretting over it, I started thinking outside the box.
Long story short, the barrel was sent to ADCO to have the barrel cut to 13.7" and have a KX3 FH installed on it. Now this is not a really popular barrel length and I would guess that being a middy also makes is a bit different. In its old config I was using a Semi Auto chromed BCG with a standard carbine buffer which was working fine.
I am going to continue to use the SA BCG since I have about 700 rounds through the barrel and BCG. I also don't want to spend over $100 on different weight buffers to find the right one for this application.
So my final question is this. Which weight buffer would you use as a starting point using a 13.7" middy and a SA BCG and why? I know that things might need tweaked, but I am hoping to get it right the first time.
Here is the story. I have a Rainier Arms Select 14.5" middy barrel with a pinned FH that I was going to change up the hand guard on. I took the old hand guard off to inspect and I noticed that one of the screws in my gas block was stripped. Instead of fretting over it, I started thinking outside the box.
Long story short, the barrel was sent to ADCO to have the barrel cut to 13.7" and have a KX3 FH installed on it. Now this is not a really popular barrel length and I would guess that being a middy also makes is a bit different. In its old config I was using a Semi Auto chromed BCG with a standard carbine buffer which was working fine.
I am going to continue to use the SA BCG since I have about 700 rounds through the barrel and BCG. I also don't want to spend over $100 on different weight buffers to find the right one for this application.
So my final question is this. Which weight buffer would you use as a starting point using a 13.7" middy and a SA BCG and why? I know that things might need tweaked, but I am hoping to get it right the first time.