Im in process of building yet another ar, trying to pick up the remaining pieces, ( white oak 20" 1-7, young m16 NM cbcg, mega recievers, magpul prs, timney trigger so far )I saw the spikes t2 heavy buffer , was wondering if there is an advantage to this. also to run the carbine buffer you have to run a spacer in the rifle length tube, as this slows the extraction cycle will it increase accuracy?, no real recoil on an ar so that isnt an issue. trying to build this one right and have a good shooter out of the gate.
spikes tactical heavy buffer
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Re: spikes tactical heavy buffer
While I am a big proponent of the ST-T2 Buffer, I do NOT recommend that you use one on a rifle/A2 buffer tube with a spacer! Use the proper buffer with the proper tube and don't compromise reliability, etc. by monkeying with spacers and other gimmicky BS!
Just run the basic A2 rifle buffer and if your rifle is overgassed, cycles too quickly or otherwise has reliability issues, consider upgrading to an adjustable gas block or to one of Slash's Heavy Buffers which I run in my suppressed rifles/carbines. See here for more details:
http://www.heavybuffers.com/
Good luck with your build!
While I am a big proponent of the ST-T2 Buffer, I do NOT recommend that you use one on a rifle/A2 buffer tube with a spacer! Use the proper buffer with the proper tube and don't compromise reliability, etc. by monkeying with spacers and other gimmicky BS!
Just run the basic A2 rifle buffer and if your rifle is overgassed, cycles too quickly or otherwise has reliability issues, consider upgrading to an adjustable gas block or to one of Slash's Heavy Buffers which I run in my suppressed rifles/carbines. See here for more details:
http://www.heavybuffers.com/
Good luck with your build!
Re: spikes tactical heavy buffer
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tray</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Im in process of building yet another ar, trying to pick up the remaining pieces, ( white oak 20" 1-7, young m16 NM cbcg, mega recievers, magpul prs, timney trigger so far )I saw the spikes t2 heavy buffer , was wondering if there is an advantage to this. also to run the carbine buffer you have to run a spacer in the rifle length tube, as this slows the extraction cycle will it increase accuracy?, no real recoil on an ar so that isnt an issue. trying to build this one right and have a good shooter out of the gate. </div></div>
The Spikes T-2 is a price point buffer. It uses granulated tungsten instead of tungsten slugs. It is not a true heavy buffer. If you are building a rifle, I would recommend using a rifle buffer. There is no advantage to using a using a carbine buffer in a rifle that requires the use of an additional part (spacer) to get the rifle to function properly.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tray</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Im in process of building yet another ar, trying to pick up the remaining pieces, ( white oak 20" 1-7, young m16 NM cbcg, mega recievers, magpul prs, timney trigger so far )I saw the spikes t2 heavy buffer , was wondering if there is an advantage to this. also to run the carbine buffer you have to run a spacer in the rifle length tube, as this slows the extraction cycle will it increase accuracy?, no real recoil on an ar so that isnt an issue. trying to build this one right and have a good shooter out of the gate. </div></div>
The Spikes T-2 is a price point buffer. It uses granulated tungsten instead of tungsten slugs. It is not a true heavy buffer. If you are building a rifle, I would recommend using a rifle buffer. There is no advantage to using a using a carbine buffer in a rifle that requires the use of an additional part (spacer) to get the rifle to function properly.
Re: spikes tactical heavy buffer
I went through this same thing a while back.
Seems the prevailing wisdom is to just use a rifle buffer.
So +3 to the previous 2 posts.
Did it, works fine.
I went through this same thing a while back.
Seems the prevailing wisdom is to just use a rifle buffer.
So +3 to the previous 2 posts.
Did it, works fine.
Re: spikes tactical heavy buffer
I agree with the previous comments. Do not use a carbine buffer with a spacer in a rifle buffer tube.
Another option, although more expensive, would be to get VLTOR's A5 system. Very nice compromise between carbine and rifle length. It retains the reliability of rifle length and compactness of carbine length.
I agree with the previous comments. Do not use a carbine buffer with a spacer in a rifle buffer tube.
Another option, although more expensive, would be to get VLTOR's A5 system. Very nice compromise between carbine and rifle length. It retains the reliability of rifle length and compactness of carbine length.
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