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Posted: 4/10/2006 10:52:55 AM EDT
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I have your same rifle with your same buffer. It's just a saving cost ploy.
 I've ordered a metal one from RRA. works great 
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Posted: 4/10/2006 10:57:54 AM EDT
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Yup! Ditch it! There's been pics of those things split and cracked on this site. Get a real buffer.
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Posted: 4/10/2006 10:59:20 AM EDT
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Colt makes two different levels of AR15s, or at least that is what you are told in the armorer course. The QC levels aren't the same, and not all of the parts are the same either.
Thankfully, the buffer is easy enough to swap out. |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 11:36:32 AM EDT
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(BOTH SHOULD BE BANNED FROM CIVILIAN USE!) |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 4:39:32 PM EDT
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And Colt Gold Cups have a plastic mainspring housing and plastic trigger, Yep it's a real Colt Quality Firearm.
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Posted: 4/10/2006 5:31:09 PM EDT
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Looking at my Colt Gold cup. Nope, has neither, OMG, neither does my new series 70, OMG twice, Nor do my WW1 reissues. Damn POS. |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 5:47:37 PM EDT
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The Gold Cups I've dealt with have had plastic MSH. I'm glad to hear its been changed, or that it wasn't always that way.
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Posted: 4/10/2006 6:52:06 PM EDT
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Plastic started with the series 80 guns.
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Posted: 4/10/2006 7:16:48 PM EDT
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I believe it was put on SOME series 80s. My series 80 SS NMGC has no plastic whatsoever on it. The 1991 has the MSH and trigger [or USED to], my Defender does also as does my SS commander. Had no problems with any of the plastic parts. Don't like them but they have been trouble free. Both plastic parts are easily changed if you want. I was going to change the Defenders trigger but it is nice enough not to bother with it. I personally dislike the SA trigger lock rinky dink thingy in the MSH more. |
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Posted: 4/11/2006 5:46:30 AM EDT
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The polymer MSH never really bothered me. I never even gave it much thought until now.
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Posted: 4/11/2006 3:11:25 PM EDT
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If you plan on shooting the gun, I would get a real buffer and ditch the plastic one.
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Posted: 4/11/2006 4:31:38 PM EDT
[#12]
Where online can I get a quality factory style buffer?
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Posted: 4/11/2006 7:15:17 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/12/2006 3:10:15 AM EDT
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Thanks for the info. I ordered one from RRA for $12.50. Isn't it interesting that for a Colt buffer assembly, the going price is typically over $30?
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Posted: 4/12/2006 3:24:38 AM EDT
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!Yikes! Junk!
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