What buffer weight for 10.5 carbine length

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - What buffer weight for 10.5 carbine length

Posted: 8/12/2016 7:38:44 AM EDT

So I'm piecing together parts and nearly finished for a pistol build, it's a faxon 10.5 with carbine length gas system. What buffer weight are most people finding to be the most reliable? I have a spikes t2 I can borrow from one rifle to play around with but are most people finding h1 or h2 buffer weights to be the best? I do plan on in the future suppressing it with a surefire 300 sps but for now it would be without a can unless I put on my silencer tech which is thread on only.

Posted: 8/12/2016 8:32:37 AM EDT

[#1]

I used a standard buffer spring and buffer. No issues. Ejects to 3 o'clock. I don't have a suppressor so I can't help there. I would say that when you are assembling use compressed air to check the gas tube/block alignment.

Posted: 8/12/2016 10:38:05 AM EDT

[#2]

on my DD M4V4 11.5" pistol with suppressor, i'm running an H3 with red SprinCo

Posted: 8/12/2016 11:08:24 AM EDT

[#3]

H2 or H3. Spikes ST2 works for me also, with and without can

Posted: 8/16/2016 12:44:00 PM EDT

[#4]

I ran a H buffer and H2 buffer on my DD mk18. Will probably try a H3 at some point.

Posted: 8/20/2016 10:08:38 AM EDT

[#5]

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I used a standard buffer spring and buffer. No issues. Ejects to 3 o'clock. I don't have a suppressor so I can't help there. I would say that when you are assembling use compressed air to check the gas tube/block alignment.

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Everyone knows that AR's do not work anymore without extra heavy buffers.

Posted: 8/20/2016 10:42:00 AM EDT

[#6]

I run H2'S on both of my 10.5's.

Posted: 8/21/2016 4:50:59 PM EDT

[#7]

Mine really likes the H2 and my 11.5" likes the H, it's really hard to say until you try to run assorted lots of ammo.

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