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Posted: 12/31/2007 11:48:05 AM EDT
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I crossposted this to a new thread as it is more suitable in this forum: I have a slight issue with my enidine buffer. It fail's to cycle every 1-2 shots, failing to bring the hammer back, or short stroking and the bolt would not get brought back far enough to get behind the next round and would jam and tear apart the next round. Needless to say the bolt would not lock back after a dry mag. Swapped the stock buffer back in and she cycles just fine. 16" rock river shooting winchester white box then black hills. Spoke with the gentleman who sold me the enidine buffer, and he suggested I use a wolff low power buffer spring. This is a series of events I've experienced before where I have to swap out another part to make another part function properly; a part that was allegedly standalone. Called up Enidine and they've never heard of this problem before. Anyone have any suggestions or comments as to what I should do about this? I'm not familiar with the reprocussions of using a lighter spring, and I'm apprehensive to change something like this if the cost of the benefit is unreliability. |
i had a similar problem with my M16. the gun was slightly over gassed, cycling really fast and sometimes to the point of bolt bounce, so I tossed in a MGI RRB to tame it. Then it became under gassed and wouldn't cycle with the can off.  Much trial and error found the perfect balance with the MGI RRB and barrel gas port size.If the enidine isn't being used to actually solve a problem, you would be better served with a regular buffer and spring. If you require the enidine for some purpose, it sounds to me like going up a number or two on your gas port would be a simple fix. That's what I ended up doing with mine. Up 2 number sizes. |
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Only a few questions, Is this a semi auto rig, or full auto? If full auto and you are using the buffer to slow down the cycle rate, then a weaker spring may be the ticked, that is as long as there is enough tension on the return stroke for the bolt to cleanly strip and load a round out of the mag. If this is a semi auto rig, then you are just pissing in the wind even attempting to make the Enidine work with a weaker spring. The only reason to go to a heaver buffer if in the first place is to control the stroke in regards to over function. And in regards to felt recoil on the rifle, the more mass in the buffer and the slower the buffer stroke, the more you are going to feel the rifle move around/have more felt recoil. |
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I am using the original buffer from rock river and a vltor collapsible stock. The enidine buffer is slightly heavier, but barely noticeable. Should I wait and see if this lower power wolff spring in the mail is going to work, or should I just cut my losses and try my hand at getting my money back? e: rifle is Semi-auto. My goal with the buffer was to reduce knocking the rifle around so I could re-acquire a bit faster. Doesn't look that is going to be the outcome of this, maybe I should just cancel my spring order to brownells asap. Anyone else have some advice? |
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