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Posted: 10/2/2011 9:36:15 PM EDT
| Hello all. Let me start out by saying my rifle runs fine, and I know that the direction your shells fly isn't a problem as long as your weapon performs and they aren't flying in your face. That being said, if I can affect the direction they go, I would like to do so. My AR has a 16" barrel and collapsable stock. I'm running it with a CS flat wire buffer spring with standard buffer, and CS ejector&extractor springs. My shells are flying towards the 1:00-1:30 position. I prefer my shells to fly towards the 3:00 position. I was running an Enidine hydraulic buffer for a while and my shells were at 3:00. I had to stop using it because it was causing my bolt to fail to lock back after emptying a magazine, even after several hundred rounds. The hydraulic buffer is a little heavier than the standard one. Would a heavier buffer like an H1 or H2 do the trick? I don't have an adjustable gas block, so that isn't an option. I have seen some people talking about trimming down the ejector and/or extractor springs, but I'm looking for a less drastic solution. It seems like this could cause extraction problems if not done just right. Also, could my ammo be a factor? I've been shooting 62gr 5.56 lately because I bought a thousand of them. Would 55gr .223s significantly effect anything? Does anyone know of a solution? If not, I'll just live with it. |
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Trying to mess with it will probably turn your functioning rifle into a non-functioning one.
Your ammo should not have any appreciable effect unless you switch from Russian .223 to NATO or hotter loads. In that case it would probably just fly farther and not really change the direction. Clipping springs is also not recommended. They're the length they are for a reason and chances are they won't do their job. |
| I decided to go ahead an get an H3 buffer. I found that you can easily remove the weights from the buffer by knocking out the pin. By using weights from my standard buffer, I should be able to create an H1, H2 or H3 buffer. I'm going to experiment with the different weights the next time I'm at the range. I'm also gonna try some 55 gr .223 ammo and see if that changes anything. I will post my results. |
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i went down this same road,and got tunnel visioned on buffers.
i had a AHA moment and asked myself why am i messing with buffers, when i haven't tended to the basics? a new ejector spring cured my problems (and the ejection area) the people beside me at the range rejoice. |
| My Ruger 556E was ejecting the brass to the 1:00 position in both the 1 and 2 position of the gas regulator. I removed the buffer and cleaned the bore, lightly lubed the bore, the spring, and the buffer itself and reassembled. The brass is now ejecting at 4 o'clock position in the number 1 regulator position. |
| I'm new to AR's and have only had mine for about a month, it's a Mega forged upper with a standard power buffer spring, an ST-T2 buffer and an RRA chrome BCG assembly. For some reason the riffle keeps sending brass so far back (maybe 5 o'clock) that it has chipped the paint off of the deflector and is denting every case that I fire. I can tolerate the chipping but I plan to reload and don't want to use the dented brass. Any suggestions to get it ejecting at 3 o'clock? |
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