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Posted: 7/12/2009 6:02:48 AM EDT
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I really wasn't interested in paying $15 for the Derlin buffer so I headed to Lowes. I had read on another forum where someone had used an 11/16 rubber faucet washer and just rammed it into the end of the cocking tube. I looked around for the same thing but was unsuccessful. I did however come across a rubber "WELL NUT". Here is my mod.
Well Nut at Lowes: $1.39 
You see the brass threads. They need to be removed. I just used my utility knife and cut where the piece stopped in the rubber piece. 
Once you get the threaded brass piece removed, you can insert the well nut into the charging tube. The diameter of the well nut is larger than the cocking tube so you will have to use a dremel, or in my case, I put the piece in the tube and turned my dewalt grinder upside down and ran it over the grinder until it was the same diameter as the tube. Be careful if you use the grinder method so that you dont grind on the cocking tube. 
I am not the best at writing directions so if these seem a bit vague just post your questions and I'll answer the best I can. |
| excellent job. Originally I also made my own cocking tube buffer, instead of using something to actually stick in the tube, I focussed on where the tube slapped into the front of the gun. I put about 1/2" of those soft nylon scuff guards that you put on the legs of tables and chairs into the front of the tube and viola, worked perfectly. |
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