Matt.Cross

She's long legged for sure. I need to get a folding stock adapter....

I'm not sure yet. I know the Slash heavy buffers are 10 oz. so anything heavier than that will be fine. I'm hoping that the finished profile is at least 15 oz. and I can remove as much metal as is necessary to make it function correctly.

There's probably more of them in a heavy buffer. That aluminium spacer would allow a couple more to fit, and the housing itself weighs almost nothing. A stainless housing would be much more substantial weight.

So today I decided to do my research and see what my current buffer weighs and what it consists of component wise. There's the complete buffer on the scale.... So the standard buffer is a meager 5.14 ounces? That's surprising! Now, the disassembly.... Also somewhat surprising! It consists of an aluminum housing, 5 tungsten weights, 5 rubber spacers, an aluminum spacer, and the plastic endcap and roll pin. Next up, making a blueprint of the existing buffer, from which to fabricate my heavy buffer.

Admittedly, the heavy buffer is only an intermediate solution. It won't solve the problem of too much gas at the chamber area, that's what the gas block will serve to remedy. However, until such time as I can decide which gas block will be the most practical for me, it's the most effective way I can think of to solve the problem of my BCG traveling too fast. It's also a solution I can implement quickly, cheaply, and with a minimum of effort and a maximum of enjoyment.

Out here we have a few pretty proficient local colleges who have training programs for HVAC and Machining and the like. However, they aren't quite as effective as apprenticeships were back in the day. I learned my trade by pestering local machine shops until they would let me come in and shadow the old timers that know their stuff, and by reading old manuals and other machining publications. The college certificate is just to placate the HR departments, the real value is in what I learned from the experience of the tradesmen themselves, and I can assure you it comes at a PREMIUM to companies that need those specialized skills.

Actually, it's a flame rather than induction, but it's very neatly done.

It's like a Friday morning when noone has dumped a mag yet.....

I don't recall. Judging by the Slash buffers, it isn't too complex.

I definitely like the price point of that one vs the SLR.

So with the buffer material shipping today, I've turned to researching adjustable gas blocks and found this offering from Rainier Arms; https://www.rainierarms.com/superlative-arms-adjustable-gas-block-bleed-off-clamp-on Does anyone have one? (I know, I know, the rule... Shut up.)

I will confess, I'm way too gassy... .... in my AR I mean.... When I originally built my AR, I was simply trying to get it together and with my suppressor months away from arriving, I put a straightforward (non-adjustable) Fulton Armory clamp-on gas block on my build. When the suppressor finally arrived, it was incorporated into the build without any additional modifications made to the gas system. The rifle actually continued to function properly though far more dirty than usual in the vicinity of the BCG and chamber, and I ran it that way for a substantial amount of time. Fast forward to the recent desert shootfest, and my trusty rifle exhibited ghastly feeding behavior, converting me involuntarily from a gas operated weapon to a veritable modified bolt gun. Think mortaring and lots of tap-rack-bang... So I talk it over with Tom and we came up with a strategy to keep me operational and iron out the functional shortcomings at the same time: a heavy buffer added first to mitigate the feeding problems, and an adjustable gas block later to mitigate the overgassing/fouling @ the chamber. This thread is to document the implementation of the first strategy, the creation of my own heavy buffer. Being a Machinist by trade, I have access to all the cool toys needed to manufacture my own heavy buffer, and it theoretically should be easy to duplicate the buffer. Time will tell. I've ordered a 1 ft length of 1" diameter 416 stainless from McMaster-Carr (~$22) and it will ship Monday. I will document the creation of the new & improved buffer and post here for your enjoyment. It's gonna be awesome!!!

Welcome from North Carolina, glad to have you. We'll be overjoyed to help you with anything that the search bar didn't help you with, or just ask anyways and one of the resident curmudgeons will grouchily dig up some archaic info for you.

Thanks brother! I got to shoot out to ~660 with Tom and Dirk, and the Vortex made it child's play. We didn't get around to shooting any farther than that at the time but I was shooting that distance at 6-8 power magnification. I felt like stretching it out to 1k wouldn't have been at all difficult with so much more magnification available.

I love the EBR-1, the MOA is becoming a bit dated for ranging but the math is easier for me personally, so that's what I use. The sun shade actually comes with the scope, but it's easy enough to acquire and add spares too if you need them. Sunshade doesn't affect FOV at all. I'll be finding some Butler Creek flip up covers next for it. Concerning the can, there's no discernable POI change between mounted and unmounted, at least concerning windage. You lose some velocity without the can, so at distance your elevation is subject to shift, but I haven't shot at significant distance enough to make a comparison.

I have sent Tom the details of a homebrew case annealer, he'll probably be building one and posting it here one of these days...

Rifle is built on a (now discontinued) Mega MA-TEN MTS-4400 monolithic rifle length receiver. Ops Inc 12th Model .30 cal suppressor and accompanying brake @ the muzzle, Fulton Armory mid-weight 18.5" stainless barrel and matched bolt, Magpul furniture, Chrome Silicone flat wound operating spring, DPMS LR308 buffer, PACT (ATC) SR Gold trigger, and SI Defense 416 SS serrated BCG w/ Nickel Boron plating. SWFA one piece 30mm scope mount topped off with a Vortex Viper PST 6-24x50 FFP optic w/ EBR-1 reticle. It's a very sweet rifle, surprising performer at distance. Tom and Mike and Dirk have watched consistent hits with a very hot barrel at intermediate long distances (~650 yds). The most awesome aspect for me is how quiet it is suppressed, even with supersonic ammo. Edit: I forgot about my awesome BAD-ASS safety selector from Roger. I put it on in AZ, and it really lives up to its name.

Viper PST 6-24x50 FFP w/ EBR-1 (MOA) reticle.

"Daddy, can we go play in the snow in my new clothes?" Yep, baby is finally wearing optics worthy of her purpose, so we ventured out into the snow to show her off. Before: After: I love my new setup, thanks again Tom!!!!

Ooooooohhhhhhhh shiney!!!!!

PM me the modified version of what you want it to be and I'll copy/paste over your OP. Edit permissions are restricted because historically some dickheads would erase/edit their posts and claim to be victims of the Mods and Admins. Didn do nuffin' types.

Roger that. Just wanted to share with you that the folks here aren't your run of the mill variety shade tree gun plumbers, but very smart articulate fellas with a vast and varied experience with both the platform and the material sciences associated therewith. You would have to have an otherworldly amount of force exerted on both your handguard AND barrel in order to see interference from more than 1/8" of barrel whip, at which point you'd probably have bigger concerns than POI shift.

How are you going to induce enough flex into the handguard to achieve any kind of interference? Bear in mind that a good many of us are career mechanics and machinists, as well as folks familiar with Proof Research and it's outstanding products. If you are concerned because you've seen footage of AR barrel whip during the recoil impulse, it's a moot point once the bullet has departed the muzzle. Forgive my asking, but what was your MOS when said testing was being done?

Rifle length is .093" not sure on mid or carbine length systems.