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Old 02-04-2012, 10:00 AM   #1792 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by BlackZeda View Post
Cool, that is some great info. I think after I get back from my business trip I will go to Bowers Tactical and weight all my buffers since none of them have any markings on them (weird, I have seen the "H" stamp on others). After that I will probably buy a couple different weights and take this baby to the range. After that I will decide if I wanna flip for the Battle Comp depending on the performance...I have eyeballed those for sure.

Thanks again and I will let you know!
If the buffer isn't stamped, it's probably a carbine buffer. Replace for sure, IMHO, especially since it's likely that that lighter buffer is banging the end of the receiver extension and the BCG is taking more of a beating than it needs to. They're only about $20-$25. No need to do anything with the spring...carbine spring is fine. Some weaker ammo may not cycle an H2 buffer, but I shoot almost entirely PMC Bronze and have no problem. There are a lot of variations of gas port size, gas length, and BCG mass that all go into a mfgr's decision as to what buffer to include, and a carbine buffer is just easier because it's less likely that they'll get complaints back about short-stroking, not to mention that a carbine buffer is a lot cheaper.
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