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Posted: 3/8/2001 5:30:19 AM EDT
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Welcome to the [b]DARK SIDE[/b][;D] You will learn to love that sound. You could try a very very light coating of oil on the buffer spring but that sound is one of the idiosyncrasies(sp?) of the AR family of rifles.
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Posted: 3/8/2001 5:32:49 AM EDT
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It is the Music of the weapon...And no one can hear it but the shooter...
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Posted: 3/8/2001 5:34:21 AM EDT
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As Striker mentioned, a bit of oil on the spring is good. I use TW25 on the spring and lightly coat the tube. Try the spring first, if it still sounds funny try the tube last. Not much though.
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Posted: 3/8/2001 5:38:06 AM EDT
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It also enables you to tell when you've fired the last round in a magazine, because the spring sounds different when the bolt locks open.
-bob |
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Posted: 3/8/2001 5:46:03 AM EDT
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I've read you get rid of that sound by lubing the spring and plunger with a generous coating of grease. I did it and it works great.
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Posted: 3/8/2001 5:53:57 AM EDT
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Glockshooter,
Sheldon has it right. Lots of grease does the trick. I believe this is Derrick Martin's cure also. |
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Posted: 3/8/2001 12:54:51 PM EDT
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Doesn't lots of grease mean lots of dirt and crap gets stuck to the lots of grease?
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Posted: 3/8/2001 1:02:59 PM EDT
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One sure fire way to solve that problem is to lose the ear protection. Your ears will ring, but you wont here that spring - or much else [beer]
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Posted: 3/8/2001 10:37:18 PM EDT
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I don't mind the BOING, as long as the BANG keeps coming![8D]
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Posted: 3/9/2001 5:35:40 AM EDT
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sherm8404. I believe about all the gasses have vented out the ejection port by the time the bolt carrier is fully compressing the recoil spring and as such, the spring and plunger don't get much buildup of anything. If the 'Boooiiiiinnnggg' annoys you then the grease will eliminate it without any adverse effects, as far as I can see, having already done so.
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Posted: 3/9/2001 5:51:17 AM EDT
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Grease, or any other lube for that matter is not a good thing in cold weather, or in environments with a lot of dust, dirt and sand where the grease will attract every gritty litle particle in two counties. You will have to degrease the receiver extension and the buffer and buffer spring every time you shoot, then grease it up again. Failing to do this will result in premature and excessive wear on thise parts.
The "boing" sound that the rifle makes is normal and is one way the rifle tells you what's going on with it. If you are concentrating on what you are doing, shooting, then you shouldn't notice. If you do, and it bothers you, quit whining and get an AK or a FAL or an M1A or a Mini-14 or a 10/22. |
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Posted: 3/9/2001 5:54:44 AM EDT
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I use Break Free CLP. This apparently is not a "heavy" enough lubricant to stop the noise. I have read around here that Break Free "gums up" when coming in contact with some other lubricants. Any advise on what types of grease, etc., will not cause a bad reaction?
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Posted: 3/9/2001 6:19:52 AM EDT
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You have to use something heavy to [b]reduce[/b] the noise. You will never stop it. Also be prepared to have the grease squirt out the drain hole in the upper buttplate screw.
The sound isn't loud. It's a normal part of shooting the thing. If you can't handle it, try something else. |
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Posted: 3/9/2001 6:50:18 AM EDT
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"I didn't notice where you were from, but as someone noted, ONE, if you shoot in cold weather, a light lithium grease works best, though even that may slow your action to the point of an occasional jam, found that out the hard way here in Maine, and TWO, yes it will collect dirt and fouling, you "should' replace the grease after each extended shoot.
Personaly, I have removed the grease, and as someone else also stated, listen for the "short" boing of hte spring, I've had people look at me strange when I suddenly dropped the clip to replace it. "Howd you know it was empty???" hehe tell them it just FELT like the right time! :) |
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Posted: 3/9/2001 7:31:08 AM EDT
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At first it was kind of weird to here that boooiing sound. But after awhile you get used to it. It's your rifles barometer and thankfully absorbing the recoil for you. Although the .223 Remington doesn't have much of a recoil. It's part of the system, get used to it.
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Posted: 3/9/2001 8:01:24 AM EDT
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FYI
2 out of my 3 ARs DO NOT BOING, repeat, DO NOT BOING, at all. The one that does is brand new. Why does this one Boing and the other two DO NOT? I have no idea. DO ALL ARs BOING? NO. Is it "normal"? It is for the ones that Boing. BTW I can tell when the last round was fired by the slight change in recoil when the bolt locks open (don't you feel it?). The Boing sound serves no purpose but to annoy me. .02 adjusted for inflation |
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