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4/20/2026 5:57:33 PM EDT
With all the pistol type 308 out there I need to know how the recoil designs function. I have on old conversion and the carrier pretty much bottoms out when it fully compresses the recoil spring but has not reaches hitting the stock buffer as what it is. I see shortened carriers and recoil rods that collapse partial as they are compressed by the shortened carrier But do they still only stop rear travel by a fully collapsed recoil spring or some other type buffer sooner? I hate to spend  hundreds of dollars on other brand systems if all they do is stop on a fully compressed recoil spring and not some type buffer systems.

I see PTR carriers and recoil rod systems that collapse out there, but what actual stops the carrier when it travels back on those? The spring at full compression or a buffer system it hits on the stock?
4/20/2026 7:01:52 PM EDT
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Mine uses a collapsing recoil spring guide rod.

Sometimes they can be difficult to spot vs a regular G3.

Also, I think these were done (various manufacturers) a few different ways.

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