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Are AK recoil buffers a good addition or gimmick?
6/28/2008 8:05:39 PM
Are AK recoil buffers a good addition or gimmick? Do they affect reliability at all?
6/29/2008 11:27:10 AM
From everything I've read (not personal experience) what they do for your rifle is minimal to nothing, and they frequently cause the rifle to operate less reliably.
7/2/2008 8:37:10 PM
| Originally Posted By TheWarhammer: From everything I've read (not personal experience) what they do for your rifle is minimal to nothing, and they frequently cause the rifle to operate less reliably. |
I completely disagree. I have one in all of my ak variants and the difference is definitely noticeable. The buffer doesn't take any of the "kick" out of the action as in your muzzle will climb just as much, but it makes the kick much more smoother and reduces the clash from metal on metal when the bolt carrier slams into the rear trunnion. In my opinion, having actually owned and used several of these, they make shooting an ak variant noticeably more comfortable. I like to equate it to the sometimes uncomfortable snap of some 9mm handgun vs the solid recoil of a 1911.
7/3/2008 3:11:16 PM
There was a HUGE thread on this very issue not too long ago.
Ultimately... it is your choice. It can hurt.
Remember, *felt* recoil does not change. Only the impact of the bolt carrier on the rear trunnion is softened. That in itself will let your rifle go to 50k rounds instead of 45k rounds.
Ultimately... it is your choice. It can hurt.
Remember, *felt* recoil does not change. Only the impact of the bolt carrier on the rear trunnion is softened. That in itself will let your rifle go to 50k rounds instead of 45k rounds.
7/3/2008 7:36:13 PM
Originally Posted By Gbuilder:
I completely disagree. I have one in all of my ak variants and the difference is definitely noticeable. The buffer doesn't take any of the "kick" out of the action as in your muzzle will climb just as much, but it makes the kick much more smoother and reduces the clash from metal on metal when the bolt carrier slams into the rear trunnion. In my opinion, having actually owned and used several of these, they make shooting an ak variant noticeably more comfortable. I like to equate it to the sometimes uncomfortable snap of some 9mm handgun vs the solid recoil of a 1911. |
As I said, I haven't tried one, that's just from the majority of the opinions that I have read on multiple forums. On the other hand, buffers ARE pretty cheap. I guess there's no harm in trying one out. If it causes your rifle to operate poorly, it's not like you invested very much in the attempt.
7/4/2008 11:52:31 AM
The only thing the recoil buffer is good for in my experience is prevent a carrier from jumping off the rails, as would happen with one AK I had (the notches in the rails were cut a bit too long, at the rearward position it could get hugn up).
In my expereience, reducing the the length of the recoil stroke with a buffer simply increases the felt recoil, as the crrie 'slams' into the rearmost poistion of the stroke a little faster.
In my expereience, reducing the the length of the recoil stroke with a buffer simply increases the felt recoil, as the crrie 'slams' into the rearmost poistion of the stroke a little faster.
7/4/2008 1:03:44 PM
Cannot hurt....
