Anyone running the Enidine Hyrdraulic Recoil Buffer

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blacksky

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This product is touted to reduce the cyclic rate and reduce recoil while keeping a light weight buffer.

This is praised as being the best buffer on the market today for AR style rifles! Reduce felt recoil, improve reliability, reduce bolt carrier speed, reduce wear on parts, reduce shock and vibration to optics, and suppress bolt bounce with this simple drop-in replacement. Designed for AR-15 rifles with a collapsible stock. This buffer has a piston that is hydraulically dampened to absorb the shock of impact from the bolt carriers rearward motion and to prevent bolt bounce as a new cartridge is chambered. You will feel less recoil and smoother operation with this buffer!

This is a proven system that has seen heavy use with civilian competition shooters, law enforcement personnel and the US Armed Forces. This buffer is designed to fit any AR-15 with a collapsible stock. This buffer was designed for 5.56mm / .223 cal. rifles. Also works with a variety of other AR-15 cartridges such as the 6.8 SPC, .300 AAC Blackout, large bore AR calibers and even 9mm carbines. The hydraulic dampening capability of the buffer can withstand much more powerful cartridges than .223.

See video review at the link below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-5f_TlEHU8

•Dampens Bolt Carrier travel for smoother function
•Dramatically reduces recoil
•Increases reliability
•Reduces wear on parts
•Reduces shock and vibration to optics
 
Makes sense for a AR-10 (308) but not needed for a AR-15 in my opinion but would be interesting to try it, what does it cost?

Jim

Ouch, $100.00, Nope.
 
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i have one

yes its true, i have one and even installed it in one of my AR's. didnt notice a differance between it and an H2 buffer.

i have to agree a solution to a non existant problem.
 
They forgot to mention it makes the weapon harder to charge.... The last half inch of pulling the charging handle back is under heavy pressure.
 
Charging...

I almost bought one of these several years ago and never thought about that fact it would affect the effort required to charge the gun. I'm very happy with Spikes H2s and will stick with them.
 
I did try one and other than making the weapon harder to charge, or lock the action open... I really didnt notice much difference on recoil. It probly comes closer to fullfilling its claims on a full auto gun.... On a semi auto
It has no real benefit.
 
I have one on my AR10 (full length version of the buffer in an A2 stock). Not seeing a significant change in recoil with it. I think a brake/comp would be more effective at doing that.
However, my shoulder does feel less sore, my brass isn't getting launched into the next county, and I am able to keep my scope on target better (but my AR10 still moves).
I hope it does keep the innards from wearing out faster.

So at least in my case it doesn't "dramatically reduce recoil."
 
The laws of physics cannot be dissolved by adding a hydraulic buffer. The amount of actual recoil remains the same, the perceived pressure is simply spread out over a slightly longer period and feels less.

On a properly gassed gun, like midlength and longer, the action cycles more smoothly, and the high wear and tear of carbine gassed full auto guns isn't a problem. Since the AR10 has almost double the recoil - due entirely to the full length full power cartridges - their buffers are different in weight and tuned to match that action. Those guns are also NOT generally used full auto for the same reason the M14 was dropped from that application - too light to control. Therefore, reducing the perceived recoil won't do anything to reduce wear on the action.

Most military guns are charged, once, before leaving the base, and with a bolt hold open, not likely to need charging again through an entire combat load. Even so,increasing the amount of presssure needed to fully retract the bolt more than is needed to chamber the first round is counterproductive in combat.

Like KNS anti rotation pins, quad rails, modular grips, and piston kits, this ranks right up there as a product designed to sell to gun owners who believe marketing more than understand how a gun works.

Same guys buy magnets for their fuel lines to increase mileage in their car. Funny how infomercials are taken as gospel and experienced users opinion is dismissed as some grumpy old codgers ignorant rant.
 
The one common complaint I have read about the hydraulic buffers is they well leak sooner or later. They are not well reviewed on the dedicated AR forums. The correct RE spring and buffer weight would serve you better IMHO.

If you want the best aids in tuning the buffer system check here.

http://heavybuffers.com/index.html
 
If you want the best aids in tuning the buffer system check here.

I'm going to use a BCM H2 to finish this build. ;)
 
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