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Posted: 9/18/2011 5:15:10 PM EDT
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I have a A2 oly, that when I fire I hear the spring inside the rear stock, is this normal, I don't here anything on any of my car stocks and don't hear it on my LR308 with A2 stock,
how can I stop or get rid of the spring noise short of changing to a car stock? |
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I have a A2 oly, that when I fire I hear the spring inside the rear stock, is this normal, I don't here anything on any of my car stocks and don't hear it on my LR308 with A2 stock, how can I stop or get rid of the spring noise short of changing to a car stock? its normal, even with carbine RE's its there trust me |
| Try a little grease inside the tube and on the spring coils. It will help some but may not eliminate it entirely. Or try a different spring. Some springs tend to be noisier than others. Also make sure there are no burrs or obstructions in the tube or on the buffer that may be catching a coil. Other than that its normal to hear them more on a full buttstock than a shorter carbine type stock. Most of it is due to the fact that the full stock springs and tubes are longer than the collapsable stock/carbine springs and they have more tube and area to go "sproing". |
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I know is there on A2, wondering why I dont hear it on my car's will changing the spring help dampen the sound any. it real is annoying when fireing from bench position Changing to a 2X power spring will quieten it down and stick a heavier buffer in there and you'll never hear a sound out of it again. This set up will also slightly retard the bolt unlocking putting more gas out the barrel and make it shoot softer also. I run 2X poser springs and 5.5 to 8.5 oz buffers. Really smooths them out. |
Over the years I've learned to embrace the sproooooing! 
It is your rifles way of telling you that it's happy. Different variations of the sound mean different things: bolt locked back due to empty mag, malfunction etc. It's really trippy with electronic muffs. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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...and they're an overcomplicated solution to a non-existent problem (spring noise). They're also not as reliable as a standard spring and weighted buffer.
If you can't stand it, you could always get one of those hydralic buffers. I don't think they make any noise. |
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Quoted: Try a little grease inside the tube and on the spring coils. It will help some but may not eliminate it entirely. Or try a different spring. Some springs tend to be noisier than others. Also make sure there are no burrs or obstructions in the tube or on the buffer that may be catching a coil. Other than that its normal to hear them more on a full buttstock than a shorter carbine type stock. Most of it is due to the fact that the full stock springs and tubes are longer than the collapsable stock/carbine springs and they have more tube and area to go "sproing". This. I used some bearing grease and it reduced the twang |
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like he said, the spring noise helps you know if you run dry or not. Embrace it and love it! Over the years I've learned to embrace the sproooooing!
It is your rifles way of telling you that it's happy. Different variations of the sound mean different things: bolt locked back due to empty mag, malfunction etc. It's really trippy with electronic muffs. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile 
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| The A2 stock acts as a resonating echo chamber around the buffer tube (similar to the body of a guitar), the sound waves bounce back & forth in the hollow stock with little dampening; the collapsible stocks has just the hollow tube the spring rides in, all the "webbing" on the but stock and its loose fit around the tube; acts as a dampener for the sound vibrations; and you don't hear the "sproing" as noticeable as on a A2 stock....but it is still there. |
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The A2 stock acts as a resonating echo chamber around the buffer tube (similar to the body of a guitar), the sound waves bounce back & forth in the hollow stock with little dampening; the collapsible stocks has just the hollow tube the spring rides in, all the "webbing" on the but stock and its loose fit around the tube; acts as a dampener for the sound vibrations; and you don't hear the "sproing" as noticeable as on a A2 stock....but it is still there. Like a guitar...I wonder how a Fender A2 stock with a whammy bar would sound. Maybe a voice reverborator for good measure. Spring noise is fine. |
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If you can't stand it, you could always get one of those hydralic buffers. I don't think they make any noise. Stoner so thoughtfully added a built in magazine change indicator and you guys go through such motions to make it stop working... I love the sound of the spring, it's all part of the charm of the black rifle...
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. The ringing......WHAT......WHAT
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Greasing the spring will stop the sproing. I use Super Lube which is an odorless, food grade wheel bearing grease. It's easy to apply. Compress the spring on your finger, glob on a bunch of grease and work the entire spring. The grease will work it's way in the the fire control group so you have to wipe it out occasionally.
The other solution which I like better is the Tubb CS spring. It's a flat wire spring and does not sproing. |
| When I first shot an AR, I was like, "What the hell?....", but it doesn't bother me anymore. I too have learned to embrace the sound which at first made me feel that I was shooting a Nerf gun. Besides, if you're using ear-plugs at the range, you can't hear it anyway. |
| I noticed the sproing in my rifle was louder and checked the buffer system when I was done shooting. I found that the roll pin in the buffer had walked part way out and was scraping the buffer tube on each cycle. I've had to tap it back in several times now, so today I shot some solvent on it to strip the oil off and roughed up the roll pin with a file. Hopefully, that will keep it from walking out so often. |
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