Polypropylene Gun Buffers

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Ruthless4christ

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This actually applies to all firearms not just Rifles, but Im only shopping for rifles these days. Has anyone ever used buffers for their guns? I have purchased Polypropylene Gun Buffers from Buffertech in the past for handguns, and may or may not have noticed a significant decrease in recoil (it depended on the gun).

My question is, has anyone ever used these in there riffles? Do you feel it extends the life of the rifle? Does in increase accuracy/decrease recoil?
 
I had an AK come with a Buffer Tech buffer in it. Constant feeding and function problems with it installed. Once removed, never had another problem with the gun.

Unless it was part of the original design, and listed as a "part" in the specs, Id pass on it.
 
I've found them to cause more problems than they're worth. Since you'll likely never wear a rifle out, even if they didn't cause reliability issues their benefit would be of dubious value.
 
I have buffers in my AK's, but I made them myself out of laminated leather and rubber. They have lasted for years now and I have never had any problems. I think buffers do help in the recoil department and they do absorb impact from the bolt carrier that would normally hammer the receiver.
 
The only time Ive noticed the bolt contacting the receiver, was through the buffer itself, when the buffer was installed. Normally, the carrier does not impact the receiver. If you look at the point on the receiver where it "looks" like it should impact, I think youll find there is little, and more likely, no evidence of battering what so ever. If you do see evidence of "constant" battering, then you need to address something more important than the buffer, because something is wrong.

Another issue is, the buffers tend to get chewed up from the constant pounding, and come apart. Those pieces end up in the action, causing problems.
 
Its going to depend on the gun design a bit.
The AK-series is supposed to stop the bolt & carrier's rear travel by contacting the rear of the receiver. Because of this you're messing with the design & how it operates. By contrast the FAL's bolt & carrier should not contact the rear face, so you can add a buffer without problems.

With the FAL you can absolutely feel the difference as the slamming of the bolt & carrier is something that only happens when the gun is over-gassed for the load in use. If the buffer isn't used then you won't feel any difference at all.
 
The AK-series is supposed to stop the bolt & carrier's rear travel by contacting the rear of the receiver.
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I dont believe this is the case. My AK's show no evidence at all of the carrier impacting the rear of the receiver. If you have one that does, it probably needs a new recoil spring, or something is out of spec.
 
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