Buffer Technologies for Rifles

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Skorzeny

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Does anyone have any experience with Buffer Technologies polymer buffers for rifles such as Ruger 10/22, Mini-14 and AK clones?

Are they actually effective in reducing frame battering?

Do they compromise reliability in any way?

Are they worth the price of $15-20 each?

Skorzeny

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For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the supreme excellence. Sun Tzu
 
As far as the 10/22 and the AR goes i would not waist my money. I would say 50/50 on the mini-14. Do you have one of these over priced mini's? The mini was made to go out and shoot a few shot's at a varmint and was not made for target shooting or plinking, and if you ever had the chance to shoot one you know what i mean. Better yet, sell the mini.

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I beg to differ on the 10/22 buffer, you can feel the difference immediately after installation. The bolt comes back and hits the soft polyurethane bolt stop pin, vs. the original steel pin. It's a quieter cycling action, and feels less abrupt, you see less hop as you're looking in your scope at your target. Now, the buffer I put in my AK-47 has been even better, like the difference between night and day. I no longer get the "trigger slap", and the perceived recoil is less, just a smoother gun all the way around. It ends the metal-to-metal contact of bolt and receiver, which is always a good thing to prolong the life of the rifle. For that purpose alone, $15.00 goes a long way to save a several hundred dollar rifle which may not be around to purchase legally down the road. I don't know how the Mini-14 buffer works, I assume it mounts between the oprod and forward end of the receiver. The M-14/M1A version does that, and allows the bolt to rebound inside the receiver, which is essential for that design for proper cycling.
 
FYI ... I was looking for one for my Sig and their reply was that they take a long time to develop and that they were currently developing a Garand model. I'll try that one when it comes out.
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Gewehr98:

Thanks for the response. So are you suggesting that they are worth the price? Do they, in any way, compromise reliability?

If they are so great, why isn't every rifle owner using it?

Lastly, how are its pistol versions? Do they work under the same principle as the rifle versions? How are they different than other buffer makers?

Papa Cap:

Telling me to sell my Mini-14 wasn't the answer I was looking for.

BTW, I was asking about an AK, not an AR.

Skorzeny

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For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the supreme excellence. Sun Tzu
 
I was just saying that for the price, it was a good investment on protecting a not-so-cheap gun. And, if you don't like how it feels or functions, you can always go back to the original setup, piece of cake.

Why isn't every rifle owner using one? I know that over on the 10/22 forums, their use is the rule, rather than the exception. For the full bore rifle folks, I think they're skeptical, and rightfully so, not wanting to invest in a small piece of polyurethane and putting it into their beloved autoloaders. I won't have an AK without one, now. I bought the Buffer Technologies parts after reading up on the stuff. Some of the other buffer designs are a bit weak, however. I noticed one manufacture states his buffers are only good for about 300 rounds. That's just 4 75-round drums through my AK, so I didn't buy his design. As for pistol buffers, the Shok-Buff folks have been selling their design for the 1911 for years, and it's a sacrificial design, needing to be changed (I believe) every 500 rounds.
 
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