Hi Folks,
I am looking for the best chrome silicon spring out there for my ArmaLite AR-10A4 with 20" barrel and rifle-length receiver extension/A2 stock. I know the ArmaLite one is good, but it is made out of stainless steel and therefore can take a set and become unreliable after a few thousand rounds. I have been running a Tubbs chrome-silicon flat-wire buffer spring in this rifle for 7 years with excellent performance, but Tubbs doesn't make their springs from chrome silicon anymore, and I also have learned that flat-wire springs put a LOT more stress on the buffer detent when you remove the buffer and spring from the receiver extension than round-wire springs do, and I am hoping to move to a round-wire spring.
It seems that in the 8 years I have had my ArmaLite, everyone has gone to only caring about collapsible stock weapons, and while Springco makes a spring for .308 AR platforms, their RED spring is only for carbine receiver extensions, and I am not interested in "tweaking recipes." I only want a spring that is specifically designed for a .308 AR with a rifle length receiver extension, and well-made of chrome silicon. The only item I have found that may match this is this one: https://www.bangswitchparts.com/products/ar10/buffer-spring-lr-308-rifle-chrome-silicon/
However, the suspiciously-low price and fact that they don't list a manufacturer makes me a little wary of this one. Does anyone have experience with it?
I look forward to hearing what folks think are the best (if one does exist) options for a chrome silicon round-wire buffer spring for a properly-gassed 20" AR-10 with a rifle-length receiver extension.
Thanks in advance!
