[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Edgewater Buffer Spring

Posted: 9/11/2015 10:44:31 PM EDT

Did the Edgewater spring guide/buffer have it's own special spring, or will any standard M16 spring work?

Posted: 9/12/2015 1:56:44 AM EDT

[#1]

Standard rifle spring

Posted: 9/12/2015 6:55:50 AM EDT

[#2]

Are these ok to shoot with this set up, or should the Edgewater buffer be replaced with a newer buffer for range time?

Posted: 9/12/2015 8:22:42 AM EDT

[#3]

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The Edgewater buffer itself was replaced because of issues during full auto fire. I've never had any problems on semi.

Posted: 9/12/2015 9:48:34 AM EDT

[#4]

I shot with mine once just to say I did but if I fire my 1964 SP1 now I pull it out and replace it with a regular buffer.

They have gotten to expensive to risk damaging them.

Posted: 9/12/2015 10:42:32 AM EDT

[#5]

I shoot my 602 with the edgewater in it.

Posted: 9/12/2015 10:50:26 AM EDT

[#6]

The Edgewaters were made to be shot. They had a couple of hick-ups in a FEW full auto firing instances, so the military went to a cheaper, and even more reliable buffer. There are Edgewaters out there that have had literally tens of thousands of rounds fired with them. Mine have always worked flawlessly, and I have never heard of anyone having had a problem with theirs. Has ANYONE on here heard of someone having a problem with THEIRS? If so, what happened?

Posted: 9/12/2015 11:45:42 AM EDT

[#7]

Any rifle I have that should have an Edgewater in it gets shot that way.
I may have replaced the one in my 01 a couple times for full-auto play, but that was more for experimentation than out of any concern. Even on full-auto, I generally run the Edgewater. (Admittedly, though, I don't shoot full auto a lot.)

Posted: 9/12/2015 4:31:10 PM EDT

[#8]

Thanks everyone. Just bought a '69 and wasnt sure.

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