Rifle gas system with carbine stock

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Posted: 4/23/2014 4:14:49 AM EDT

I'm thinking about replacing my current upper (16" barrel with a carbine length gas system) with a 20" barrel and a rifle-length gas system. I currently have a carbine buffer tube and buffer (not H# or otherwise heavy weight buffer).

Do I need to be concerned about using the carbine buffer, buffer tube, and spring with a rifle-length gas system?

Posted: 4/23/2014 4:32:07 AM EDT

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I just built an 18" rifle length upper and it runs fine with a carbine buffer and spring. I am contemplating a VLTOR A5 to make it a little smoother, but it functions fine with a standard carbine buffer.

Posted: 4/23/2014 4:50:15 AM EDT

[#2]

HH/H2.

Posted: 4/23/2014 5:12:45 AM EDT

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I'm thinking about replacing my current upper (16" barrel with a carbine length gas system) with a 20" barrel and a rifle-length gas system. I currently have a carbine buffer tube and buffer (not H# or otherwise heavy weight buffer).

Do I need to be concerned about using the carbine buffer, buffer tube, and spring with a rifle-length gas system?

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MK12
Some M16A4s

My wife's dissipator

Should be fine.

Posted: 4/23/2014 5:17:39 AM EDT

[#4]

My ugly stick is running that combination. Works fine, but it keeps it from functioning within any "gun free zones" that it happens to get near.

Posted: 4/23/2014 5:48:17 AM EDT

[#5]

I am also running a 20" barrel and rifle length gas tube with a carbine buffer. seems fine on mine.

Posted: 4/23/2014 5:55:23 AM EDT

[#6]

Fed and Fired about 500 rounds through my 20 inch with carbine buffer and spring, no issues so far.

Posted about a year ago with this exact same question and all the responses were it should work perfectly fine.

Posted: 4/23/2014 6:37:10 AM EDT

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I am also running a 20" barrel and rifle length gas tube with a carbine buffer. seems fine on mine.

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Same here. AR#1 has a 20" rifle upper and a CavArms MKII lower. CavArms lowers are carbine length.
Uses a stock spring and a 9MM buffer. Been running it this was for many years and thousands of rounds with no issues.

Posted: 4/23/2014 6:56:57 AM EDT

[#8]

You mean like the standard Canadian service rifle?

Yes it'll be fine.

Posted: 4/23/2014 12:27:53 PM EDT

[#9]

I am running a 20” barrel with a heavy spring and a H3 buffer.
It shoots AE 223 REM ok.

Posted: 4/23/2014 9:57:11 PM EDT

[#10]

I'm running a 20" rifle with a Wolff x-tra Power action spring and an H3 buffer that I picked up from BCM and it works great. I switched it up from a standard spring and an H2 buffer.

Posted: 4/24/2014 5:00:38 AM EDT

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I just did it and didn't even think about it. I'm running an 18" Stag 3GH upper with rifle length gas system and a carbine buffer tube/spring/buffer. With things being so modular, I guess there's always risk of mismatching things.

I must confess, I really don't understand the myriad of buffer tube/spring/buffer options and what they're for.

Posted: 4/24/2014 7:28:57 AM EDT

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I'm thinking about replacing my current upper (16" barrel with a carbine length gas system) with a 20" barrel and a rifle-length gas system. I currently have a carbine buffer tube and buffer (not H# or otherwise heavy weight buffer).

Do I need to be concerned about using the carbine buffer, buffer tube, and spring with a rifle-length gas system?

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It is not a problem running that configuration.

Keep in mind that for the most part, the buffer/spring and tube are dictated by the stock, not the gas system. There are a few odd ball stocks that don't follow this convention but, If you run a fixed stock you need a rifle tube, buffer and spring. If you opt for a collapsible stock, you would use the carbine tube, buffer and spring.

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