2007-02-02 08:49:47 · 6 answers · asked by firestarter 5 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
If you plan on putting one in your springfield 45 don't.
They shorten the travel of the slide by the thickness of the shock
buff and can cause ejection problems. Also if you don't watch them and they fall apart inside when shooting they can lock up the gun and the slide stop will need to be cut off to get the gun apart.
put a new recoil spring in every 3000 rounds and you will not have to worry about the wear on the internal areas.
Standard weight for goverment (5" barrel) is 16 pounds.
I like to use a Wolff variable 17.5 pounds. It works well with a varitey of ammo 185 gr. to 230 gr. with no problems.
Oh yeah there is no noticeable difference in the felt recoil of the gun.
2007-02-02 20:19:33 · answer #1 · answered by Nancy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've got them in two Para P16's and I can't say that they help soak up any recoil. I shoot a lot as a competitor and think that the few cents investment is worth wild if the will help reduce the stress on the guns with all the rounds I shoot every year. I've found no disadvantage at all as the guns are just as reliable and accurate with them as they are without them
2007-02-04 13:48:26 · answer #2 · answered by Christopher H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had put one in a colt 1911 years ago. the only difference noticed was with ejecting live round out of the chamber, depending on over all length of the round it some times made it difficult to eject a live round. I was shooting IPSC at the time and this had to be done at the end of each shooting stage. Only other difference was with lite loads, you could feel a difference in the "bump" while firing, but it made no difference in speed (target transition)or accuracy. I have been told that if you use them they wear down the recoil spring quicker and the spring should be replaced after 5000 round rather than 7000 rounds. but thats only what I have been told and I have no equipment to test the springs to verify this.
2007-02-02 21:58:30 · answer #3 · answered by Jon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There should be absolutely no difference. If there is, the buffer is not installed correctly.
2007-02-02 10:28:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the one on my M14 has no effect on the way it shoots. it only acts as a shock absorber for internal parts.
2007-02-02 13:59:55 · answer #5 · answered by fudd 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It really doesn't help in felt recoil perception,just internal parts get buffed.
2007-02-02 11:53:08 · answer #6 · answered by johndeereman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋