[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Extractor spring insert

Posted: 12/27/2006 10:40:38 AM EDT

Did all ar-15 type rifles have these? I have never seen one in my pre ban h-bar.

Necessary or not???

I have NEVER had a failure to extract or eject in apprx 5,000 rnds.

Posted: 12/27/2006 10:44:13 AM EDT

[#1]

I gave you a link in the other thread, Cleatus!

Posted: 12/27/2006 10:54:44 AM EDT

[#2]

yup, old thread, I asked again to draw a few more responses.

Posted: 12/27/2006 10:59:11 AM EDT

[#3]

Cool! I'd order the brownells part. It couldn't hurt to update you spring after 5000 rounds!

Posted: 12/27/2006 11:18:36 AM EDT

[#4]

The extractor spring buffer was not introduced until about 1972. There would have been about 3 million AR type rifles in service by that time. So no, it is not necessary. The extractor spring used prior to the buffer was more stout though.

Posted: 12/27/2006 11:24:29 AM EDT

[#5]

Mine was built in the late 80's. It is an a2 h-bar. It was new in the box untill about two years ago. I can almost guarantee that there was no buffer in there on the first dissasembly. (could have been beer involved). I guess it cant hurt to put one in.

Going w/ the extra power wolf springs & 10 pack of buffers from brownells unless someone has a better suggestion.

Posted: 12/27/2006 11:34:28 AM EDT

[#6]

Don't know who makes springs for Les Baer, but I'm running his extractor springs w/o any buffer as he recommends. Stopped all my extraction problems and the springs are very,very stout.

SKIP

Posted: 12/27/2006 11:36:03 AM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Mine was built in the late 80's. It is an a2 h-bar. It was new in the box untill about two years ago. I can almost guarantee that there was no buffer in there on the first dissasembly. (could have been beer involved). I guess it cant hurt to put one in.

Going w/ the extra power wolf springs & 10 pack of buffers from brownells unless someone has a better suggestion.

If a Colt it would have had a blue one in it.

Posted: 12/27/2006 11:48:48 AM EDT

[#8]

it is a colt & the more I think about it I, i am sure it did not have one in it when i took it apart the first time & that was to clean the factory cosmo out before I shot it.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Extractor spring insert

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Extractor spring insert

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Extractor spring insert