Posted: 7/3/2011 5:08:50 PM EDT
| Some people love/swear by them, even come standard on some 1911's. Some people think they are right up there with pig-tail butt plugs. What would JMB do? Saw them in Brownells, just wondering. |
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The hive will tell you they are a possible source of malfunction and unnecessary.
Personally I like them. With a standard slide stop they will limit the rearward travel of the slide making the 'sling-shot' release impossible. I have never experienced a malfunction that could be attributed to the buffer in any of my 1911's. |
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I use them on my pin gun. I have not had any issues with slingshot releases or with the slightly reduced slide over run in terms of either feeding or in terms of locking the slide back.
They do get chewed up fairly quickly, wearing a groove all the way through on the sides and bottom, but not near the top, so I always get a "hanging chad" effect rather than a loose piece if I let them go too long between changes. I would not use them on an SD pistol. |
| I have all ways heard they can cause malfunctions, particularly in guns smaller than 5in. I do how ever run one in my Wilson CQB, but only because one came in it. I figure they know what works in their guns better than I do, so I leave it alone. I have not had a issue with it. I also do not run them in any of my other guns. |
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The hive will tell you they are a possible source of malfunction and unnecessary. Personally I like them. With a standard slide stop they will limit the rearward travel of the slide making the 'sling-shot' release impossible. I have never experienced a malfunction that could be attributed to the buffer in any of my 1911's. good answer +1 |
| As others have noted, they are generally pooed on here. I use them and like them. So long as I can still use the "slingshot" method of reloading with the buffer in I'm happy. Some of my guns won't allow me to do this, so I remove them. I generally use the slidestop when reloading, but I figure if I can't slingshot it it might mean that there isn't enough travel of the slide and that could cause issues. Just my 2 cents. |
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That's amazing. What do you shoot through it?
Over 5K rounds and the original buffer that has been in since round #1, plus sling shots are fine, never a problem and never a failure what so ever. I must have the best luck in the gun world! 
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc272/cozmacozmy/071.jpg I get 200-500 rounds per buffer depending on how hot the loads are. Pin loads wear a groove al the way through them in about 200 rounds. |
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Everything, ...Blazer brass, WWB, PMC, Magtech, you name it, including a 2 gun match that I used Ranger +P in as that is all the ammo I had at the time and a perfect way to see if the gun will run with my carry ammo. What a way to burn through 300 rounds of expensive ammo! That was when OMBexpress.com was selling Ranger+P to the public, now they won't and I proved it will run it so what I have left of the case is for hording. That is also with all the original springs too. |
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Quoted: I'm fairly conversant with the 1911 type pistol. None of mine have them. What ill am I trying to address with using the buffer?   I robbed those pics from another thread... http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=5&f=49&t=111158 If your runs fine, then don't use them... |
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The way it was explained to me:
Buffers are a cheap way to avoid peening when your springs begin to wear. FWIW if you change your springs regularly, measure them against unfired springs, and keep up on maintenance, recoil buffers are certainly not necessary. However, if you are unwilling or unable to do those three things, Recoil Buffers are very cheap insurance. I do a lot of target shooting, I reload, and compete locally. I like the absence of metal to metal contact, and that peace of mind is the main reason I use buffers. 
YMMV. |