AR guys: Spike's heavy T2 buffer question

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I bought this hoping it would improve the rather sharp/abrupt recoil in my PSA mock dissy (psa lower, Cav arms C2 stock, Psa mock dissy upper). Standard A2 flash hider.

1. is it supposed to be shorter than the OEM buffer?
2. I assume it's supposed to improve felt recoil... but it actually got sharper. I was getting stung on my shoulder after installing the T2.

no malfunctions but I only tried 25 or so rounds.

Ideas? I assume a brake would have a greater impact on felt recoil and muzzle jump... (judging by my SCAR which has really smooth recoil), but I've read very positive reviews of the spike's and hoped it would make a noticeable improvement.
 
Sorry, I got nothin' :D. (my Spikes mid-length has the short buffer).
Just wanted to say that your sig-line cracked me up, I loved that old SNL skit!! ("It's Happy,It's Fun, it's Happy-Fun-Ball !!!" LOL !!)
Carry on.
 
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Ah, forgot to mention, ammo was Federal XM193BK

dunno what the BK stands for. but it's smoky. Maybe blackpowder. LOL
 
sorry man, but that is a "rifle-length" buffer that goes with the "rifle-length" stock.
your spikes heavy is a "carbine-length" buffer that goes with "carbine-length" stocks.

i'd put the original back in.
 
The spike's buffer is for a CARBINE receiver extension. Your lower has a RIFLE receiver extension (or whatever you would call the Cav Arms equivalent).

You have two incompatible parts.
 
read up on spike's tactical site and you guys are right, of course. Does anyone make a heavier rifle-length buffer? Or are they uneccessary?

Also how do I tell if an AR has a carbine-length tube?
 
Spikes dynacomp will help reduce recoil a lot. Check out all the vids on YouTube

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i got the impression his rifle was cycling fine, but that he was attempting to reduce the recoil.

If you want to reduce recoil, I would recommend

1. a brake or suppressor
2. reduce/delay the gas going back (adjustable gas block, mid- or rifle- length gas instead of fake dissy
3. shoot weaker ammo
4. add weight to the gun (heavier stock, etc, or you can get lead weights to go under handguard and in buttstock that are popular with high power crowd)
 
The rifle spec buffer is already roughly as heavy as a H3 buffer, so the T2 buffer actually decreased the buffer weight instead of increasing it.

I think Spikes T2 uses a powder inside, but I suppose you could disassemble a H3 buffer and replace some of the steel weights in the rifle buffer with the tungsten ones in a H3...

What length gas system does PSA run on their dissy? Mid or carbine length? Maybe the rifle is overgassed? Where does your spent brass land?
 
If you don't mind the noise, get a muzzle brake. Probably the cheapest, effective route. Look around at Ranier Arms. They have a pretty good selection.
 
I'm sorry but if your ar has to much recoil.... shakes head:
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I hear you, fat. My other ARs are fine and I can shoot them accurately, relatively quickly. But this one jumps around a bit more than I'd like. Sorry if you find that offensive. :D
 
68wj said:
Found this on bing. http://www.heavybuffers.com/ar15rifle.html :eek::uhoh:

The rifle buffer should be heavy enough for proper cycling. You are probably experiencing a more violent muzzle climb and blast due to the 16" barrel and surplus 5.56.
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A heavy rifle buffer from Slash is going to be the best solution. His stuff works in the real world.

The Spikes buffers use a tungsten powder instead of metal discs as weight in the buffers. The powder does not deal with the recoil inpluses as well as the disc do.

AR15 buffer weights

Rifle 5.2 oz
Carbine 3.0 oz -> 3 steel weights
H buffer 3.8 oz -> 1 tungsten weight
H2 buffer 4.6 oz -> 2 tungsten weights
H3 buffer 5.6 oz -> 3 tungsten weights
ST-T2= 4.3oz.
ST-T3= 5.4oz
Clint at heavybuffers.com can supply buffers up to 11 oz.

You might want to consider a adjustable gas tube from MGI. Some like the hydraulic buffers.
 
I can say that, without a doubt, the Spikes ST-T2 buffer works fantastic in my 16" carbine.
 
is it actually the recoil, or is the the concussion from the muzzle blast? if the former, get a 22; if the latter, lose the flash suppressor and get a levang linear compensator or something similar.
 
Check out the Battlecomp or if price is too high ST Dynacomp works very well also. That will make more difference than buffer or heavier M16 carrier will for recoil.
 
From what I can tell the A5 is just a rifle-length buffer tube that allows collapsable stocks... it isn't inherently more recoil-suppressing than a standard A2 tube, is it? Correct me if I'm wrong.
 
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