H3 buffer prices are ridiculous (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 9/26/2026 5:50:49 PM EDT
Now that FRT’s are gaining popularity some companies are charging $100+ for these things  Anyway if you’re looking for one I found them at Kaw Valley Precision for $49.95 |
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Originally Posted By 797hp: Now that FRT's are gaining popularity some companies are charging $100+ for these things Anyway if you're looking for one I found them at Kaw Valley Precision for $49.95 Tromix has a special steel design where the whole back end moves. They're $40 and work great on FRT's. |
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Originally Posted By 797hp: It looks like Slash has them for $60 Kaw Valley says their buffers have brass weights Quit being a cheapskate. Pry open that wallet and pay for the good ones. Or support companies like Tromix who is one of our own here making specialty and tunable ones. Or get fakes and get ripped off. It’s not about mass. It’s about the reciprocal mass TonyRumor nailed it. |
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Originally Posted By foxxnhound: I took some advice from here and bought a three pack of tungston weights off of Amazon and made my own because they are so damn expensive. What kind of Tungsten weights did you buy? How heave did you make it? Link? |
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Originally Posted By DS11M: What kind of Tungsten weights did you buy? How heave did you make it? Link? Originally Posted By DS11M: Originally Posted By foxxnhound: I took some advice from here and bought a three pack of tungston weights off of Amazon and made my own because they are so damn expensive. What kind of Tungsten weights did you buy? How heave did you make it? Link? https://a.co/d/0bY6d1Ee These are the ones I bought. I think they were cheaper in 2025 though. |
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Just get a tromix FRT buffer, this makes tungsten for heavy buffers obsolete. https://tromix.com/product/ar-15-h3-buffer-carbine/ https://datummachine.com/product/tromix-ar-15-h3-heavy/  |
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Originally Posted By lokifox: Do hydraulic buffers work?  Quattro 15 with FRT |
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KAK has a dead blow bolt carrier that allows you to use standard buffer. The BCG has a sliding weight acting like a dead blow hammer reducing bolt bounce. https://kakindustry.com/ar-15-parts/bolt-carrier-group/dbc-bcg/ |
| I'm glad I got all my buffers bought when they were cheaper. I only have one receiver left to assemble and it's getting an A5 setup that I ordered with a T3 buffer, that way it should run an FRT if I choose or I can swap the extra tungsten weight out and keep it for a spare. |
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Originally Posted By memsu: KAK has a dead blow bolt carrier that allows you to use standard buffer. The BCG has a sliding weight acting like a dead blow hammer reducing bolt bounce. https://kakindustry.com/ar-15-parts/bolt-carrier-group/dbc-bcg/ Or buy the steel insert and download and print the jig to drill it https://kakindustry.com/dbc-carrier-insert-steel-black-oxide/ I’d just end up buying the carrier. |
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Have we really come full circle from twenty years ago? Use a 9mm buffer to replicate an A1/2 buffer, with sliding weights in a Car tube. My FRT's work fine with my old 9mm buffers. |
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Originally Posted By Crimlon: AU has Colt H3's right now for $59, not bad really https://armsunlimited.com/colt-carbine-h3-buffer/ |
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Originally Posted By ChandlerKJ: Are you wearing these out? Are you mass producing rifles? How often are you buying a $60-$100 buffer? I guess I don’t understand. Just buy it and drive on? Am I missing something? https://media2.giphy.com/media/bi1k80j7xfGxYrnClD/200.webp?cid=8dc8958cwn4n4l97tb5mby5b61ytz9b9ukcl3gj1zij68ota&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=200.webp&ct=g Putting suppressors or FRTs on guns that don’t already have them probably. 
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Originally Posted By ChandlerKJ: Are you wearing these out? Are you mass producing rifles? How often are you buying a $60-$100 buffer? I guess I don’t understand. Just buy it and drive on? Am I missing something? https://media2.giphy.com/media/bi1k80j7xfGxYrnClD/200.webp?cid=8dc8958cwn4n4l97tb5mby5b61ytz9b9ukcl3gj1zij68ota&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=200.webp&ct=g It’s the PSA Daily Deal Crowd trying to clip Pennie’s. Just buy and move on or drop firearms as a hobby and be poor elsewhere. |
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Originally Posted By foxxnhound: https://a.co/d/0bY6d1Ee These are the ones I bought. I think they were cheaper in 2025 though. Originally Posted By foxxnhound: Originally Posted By DS11M: Originally Posted By foxxnhound: I took some advice from here and bought a three pack of tungston weights off of Amazon and made my own because they are so damn expensive. What kind of Tungsten weights did you buy? How heave did you make it? Link? https://a.co/d/0bY6d1Ee These are the ones I bought. I think they were cheaper in 2025 though. Yes, they were $30 then |
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Originally Posted By Sorad9: It’s the PSA Daily Deal Crowd trying to clip Pennie’s. Just buy and move on or drop firearms as a hobby and be poor elsewhere. Alas, the frugal know the difference between possessive and plural when it comes to pinching Penny's pennies. |
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Been using these for a few years. They work great, especially for suppressed rifles as they eliminate the spring noise. https://armaspec.com/stealthtm-recoil-spring-srstm-ar15.html |
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Originally Posted By 797hp: Now that FRT’s are gaining popularity some companies are charging $100+ for these things Anyway if you’re looking for one I found them at Kaw Valley Precision for $49.95 Order from Bevan ballistics. You can buy the weights 3 at a time. |
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