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Posted: 10/20/2013 6:35:14 PM EDT
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Currently I'm building a pistol in 5.56. The buffer I have is for a full length rifle.
So I'm considering taking that buffer, pushing the pin out, removing the contents and then shortening the thing down to carbine/pistol length. Redilling the pin ole and reassembling. I may have to drill the interior out a little. I'm not sure Some will say "Just go buy a short one". But...where's the fun in that if I have a lathe at my disposal. ;-) Anyone ever do this? If so, anything I need to be aware of to avoid? Or is this as easy as I think it is? Thanks |
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Quoted: My full length buffer is a garden variety buffer from a DMPS kit if I remember right. I'm betting steel weights. Honestly I've not even opened it up yet. Would the shortened buffer work if I continued using the steel weights in it? You can buy tungsten powder off of ebay. Get the pellets or granules. But when all is said and done, buying the buffers is both cheaper and easier. I buy used cheap H-buffers (i.e. <$8) for no other reason than to get the tungsten weight. |
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Currently I'm building a pistol in 5.56. The buffer I have is for a full length rifle. So I'm considering taking that buffer, pushing the pin out, removing the contents and then shortening the thing down to carbine/pistol length. Redilling the pin ole and reassembling. I may have to drill the interior out a little. I'm not sure Some will say "Just go buy a short one". But...where's the fun in that if I have a lathe at my disposal. ;-) Anyone ever do this? If so, anything I need to be aware of to avoid? Or is this as easy as I think it is? Thanks I did that to an AR-15 buffer I tried to use in an AR-10 (a Armalite AR-10, not a clone). Surprisingly the AR-10 uses a slightly shorter buffer. Worked fine. Best advice though is to trade for that H buffer as offered above. |
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is your rifle buffer new? if its new i will trade you for a brand new h buffer. im a dealer and i was going to order a rifle buffer for my brother but i have some extra H's Not new but in pretty decent condition. I'd \say there are no problems with it. I'd be open to trade if you want. |
| if you can email me a picture to [email protected] as long as the face isnt all beat to H E double hockey sticks i will trade ya for a brand new H buffer. |
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