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Posted: 7/3/2015 7:05:21 AM EDT
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Come on guys, 92 views and no one has a rifle length buffer tube they can measure for me. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Posted: 7/3/2015 7:10:45 AM EDT
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9 11/16" Inside back to end with threads
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Posted: 7/3/2015 7:15:19 AM EDT
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Can someone give me the actual length of a rifle buffer tube. I need it from the inside of the tube to the end. Thanks 9.625" |
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Posted: 7/3/2015 7:17:21 AM EDT
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9 11/16" Inside back to end with threads Guess I shouldn't have stopped for a cup of coffee before posting, lol. 
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Posted: 7/3/2015 7:29:15 AM EDT
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Thanks guys, greatly appreciated. The reason I asked is because I'm using a carbine buffer (spikes tactical ST-T2) and spring in a rifle buffer tube and needed to know how long of a spacer I need. I didn't get the rifle buffer tube yet, so I couldn't measure it myself. Since the rifle buffer tube is 9.625" and the carbine buffer tube is 7", that means I need to make a 2.625" spacer. Thanks again for the help, time to play on the lathe
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Posted: 7/5/2015 2:01:15 PM EDT
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why didn't you just buy the tube, rifle buffer and rifle spring all at the same time. The spring and buffer would have been like $10 more
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Posted: 7/5/2015 2:35:01 PM EDT
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I'd recommend getting a rifle length buffer and the appropriate length spring
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Posted: 7/5/2015 3:20:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'd recommend getting a rifle length buffer and the appropriate length spring This |
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Posted: 7/5/2015 3:40:22 PM EDT
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Why??
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Posted: 7/5/2015 6:13:27 PM EDT
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I'd recommend getting a rifle length buffer and the appropriate length spring Please explain why you feel this way |
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Posted: 7/6/2015 2:10:29 PM EDT
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Buying the right parts for the job would save you trouble of engineering a never been tested fix to adapt a carbine buffer and spring that's too short.
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Posted: 7/6/2015 2:12:11 PM EDT
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Please explain why you feel this way Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'd recommend getting a rifle length buffer and the appropriate length spring Please explain why you feel this way Because its the correct part? 
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Posted: 7/6/2015 2:45:04 PM EDT
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Buying the right parts for the job would save you trouble of engineering a never been tested fix to adapt a carbine buffer and spring that's too short. That statement is not true. http://www.brownells.com/rifle-parts/receiver-parts/buffer-tube-parts/buffer-tube-hardware/ar-15-m16-buffer-spacer-prod44889.aspx I've been going back and forth on two different threads about the same subject. Once you put a spacer in a rifle buffer tube, the tube becomes the same length as a carbine buffer tube and you use a carbine buffer and spring. Your rifle has no idea what stock you're using. I would suggest that people only do what they're comfortable with. Once again, there is nothing wrong with using a carbine buffer and spring in a rifle buffer tube as long as you use the correct size spacer. |
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Posted: 7/6/2015 3:54:58 PM EDT
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Thank you for showing me an example of the spacer. I learn something new here each day. I now understand what you're saying regarding interior capacity reduction. It's like plugging the magazine tube on a shotgun for hunting purposes. For some reason i was picturing a spacer added to the buffer itself.
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Posted: 7/6/2015 4:15:40 PM EDT
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Thank you for showing me an example of the spacer. I learn something new here each day. I now understand what you're saying regarding interior capacity reduction. It's like plugging the magazine tube on a shotgun for hunting purposes. For some reason i was picturing a spacer added to the buffer itself. No problem. I too learn something new here everyday as well and that is why I'm on here. I love finding out new things and passing it on if I can. |
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Posted: 7/6/2015 5:19:06 PM EDT
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Well, I learned something new!
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