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Posted: 1/19/2010 6:42:17 PM EDT
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While swapping the stock on my 10/22, I decided to install a bolt buffer. From what I read, they are a good thing. I should have read some installation instructions first, but I am not known for such things. I tapped out the stock steel pin with a punch and pushed in the new buffer by hand. Everything looked good until I was reading online that I should have removed the trigger assembly and installed the buffer from inside the receiver.
I guess my question is, did I screw things up or should everything be ok? It looks fine to me, but I just wanted to check with everyone here. I'll try my best to read the instructions next time :) Thanks |
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Your buffer was made, prepared, and shipped by an idiot, or you're reading the instructions wrong.
In 20 years of screwing around with 10/22s, I've NEVER heard of putting a buffer in from the inside. For starters, with some buffers, like the stock one , it's impossible. Second, with the bolt in place (reassembly requires the buffer out to R&R the bolt), there's not much room to work, even with a soft buffer. |
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I've seen these all over the place for $7 to $12...
I took a piece of .25" OD water supply with a .125" ID and cut it to length. (1.250" +/-). Then, I took a piece of drill rod (.125" old dull drill bit) and cut it to the same length (1.25") Had to reduce the OD water supply line down to about 1.246" to fit into the two holes... Schwalla! cost = about 10, 15 cents. Works just fine. BTW - I only did it because it mostly changes the sound of the cycling action. I believe that if it really made things last longer Ruger would probably stick an extruded buffer in there. But I coulld be wrong. |
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I knew I could find a better web site for a bolt buffer installation.
http://www.tufferbuffer.com/buffer_installation.htm Aloha, Mark |
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I've seen these all over the place for $7 to $12... I took a piece of .25" OD water supply with a .125" ID and cut it to length. (1.250" +/-). Then, I took a piece of drill rod (.125" old dull drill bit) and cut it to the same length (1.25") Had to reduce the OD water supply line down to about 1.246" to fit into the two holes... Schwalla! cost = about 10, 15 cents. Works just fine. BTW - I only did it because it mostly changes the sound of the cycling action. I believe that if it really made things last longer Ruger would probably stick an extruded buffer in there. But I coulld be wrong. Here's a quick pic of the home brewed buffer...I call this one the "GBuffer".... 
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