Cali_Ed Posted June 28, 2015 Report Posted June 28, 2015 1. Recoil was the same. 2. Had failure eject and double feeding.seemed like type 3 malfunctions. Not sure if my brass catcher was causing this but I've never had this problem. Seemed to be happening with my 178 grain amax with 39gr charge. It shot my 175bthp better. I think I wanna go out and test again at a better range and report back.
blue109 Posted June 28, 2015 Report Posted June 28, 2015 Maybe I missed it...did you swap out a normal buffer for the heavy? Is it a new build?
Cali_Ed Posted June 28, 2015 Author Report Posted June 28, 2015 Yeah I swapped out the buffer and spring from slash
blue109 Posted June 28, 2015 Report Posted June 28, 2015 Was there any issue with the standard buffer?
Cali_Ed Posted June 28, 2015 Author Report Posted June 28, 2015 No issues at all, just figured I try this one since I heard it would lessen the recoil
Dane Armory Posted June 28, 2015 Report Posted June 28, 2015 "If it ain't broke ,don't fix it !" WTF Ed.
Cali_Ed Posted June 28, 2015 Author Report Posted June 28, 2015 Like I said, I was just aiming for the lighter recoil. Guess it didn't work out lol there goes 150
jtallen83 Posted June 29, 2015 Report Posted June 29, 2015 (edited) Give you $75 for it? Edited June 29, 2015 by jtallen83
Cali_Ed Posted June 29, 2015 Author Report Posted June 29, 2015 Nah lol the thing is new minus like 15 rounds
EngrBob Posted June 29, 2015 Report Posted June 29, 2015 Interesting. Slash's buffer and spring were part of my initial build. I now have something over 100 rounds through it with no malfunctions of any kind. With the Miculek brake it has no more recoil than my AR-15, which has almost no recoil.
Robocop1051 Posted June 29, 2015 Report Posted June 29, 2015 I've been using a XH buffer since the birth of my .308 almost 3 years ago. Despite being told not to, I use a Tubb CS flat spring as well. 147gr to 175gr. My rifle eats them up and spits them out. My brass lands about 2' to 3' away, directly to my right. A small pile of brass, easy to pick up.
edgecrusher Posted June 29, 2015 Report Posted June 29, 2015 I use slash's buffers in all my rifles. All of them, no issues. I'll buy it if you decide it's not for you.
Cali_Ed Posted June 29, 2015 Author Report Posted June 29, 2015 I'll ha e to go test it again with out the brass catcher.
edgecrusher Posted June 29, 2015 Report Posted June 29, 2015 I'll ha e to go test it again with out the brass catcher. Those are known to cause malfunctions.
survivalshop Posted June 29, 2015 Report Posted June 29, 2015 Those are known to cause malfunctions. Yes they are , sometimes people look every where else, but the Brass catcher .
Cali_Ed Posted June 29, 2015 Author Report Posted June 29, 2015 Just don't like my brass hitting the cement floor getting dinged lol. Plus the range I was at was terrible.
sketch Posted June 30, 2015 Report Posted June 30, 2015 Ditch the catcher for sure! I put my range bag where my brass deflects! Slash HB in RRA!!
FaRKle! Posted June 30, 2015 Report Posted June 30, 2015 (edited) 2. Had failure eject and double feeding.seemed like type 3 malfunctions. Not sure if my brass catcher was causing this but I've never had this problem. Seemed to be happening with my 178 grain amax with 39gr charge. It shot my 175bthp better. I think I wanna go out and test again at a better range and report back. Double feeding isn't a buffer issue. Usually a sign of worn magazine feed lips. Just to be sure, you went from a 5.4oz LR308 pattern rifle buffer to the 10oz AR10R-XH buffer right? Edited June 30, 2015 by FaRKle!
Cali_Ed Posted June 30, 2015 Author Report Posted June 30, 2015 (edited) Yes I did, I'll try my other magazine aswell.how many rounds does it take to wear out the feed lips Edited June 30, 2015 by Cali_Ed
98Z5V Posted June 30, 2015 Report Posted June 30, 2015 Depends more on how you treat your magazines, than round count. Double-feeds are always magazine related.
Cali_Ed Posted June 30, 2015 Author Report Posted June 30, 2015 Well I'm sure I treat them right never drop them or anything. Never smacked them around saying bitch this chicken is cold or anything of that sort
98Z5V Posted June 30, 2015 Report Posted June 30, 2015 There's also the very strong possibility that you're using the term "double-feed," just because you have something stuck in the chamber - and it's not a true double-feed. You have two live rounds trying to enter the chamber at the same time, Eddie?...
survivalshop Posted June 30, 2015 Report Posted June 30, 2015 Odd that by just changing out the Buffer & its Spring would change the way the magazine feeds , maybe the BCG is not cycling back as far as the one it replaced . You would think that ,that would cause failure to feed . Replace the original Buffer & spring & test that Magazine to see if it malfunctions with that set up now . They can wear out prematurely , depending on who the manufacturer is . Is the spent case one of the double feeds & not two live rounds ?
edgecrusher Posted June 30, 2015 Report Posted June 30, 2015 I'm still putting some blame on the brass catcher
Cali_Ed Posted August 15, 2015 Author Report Posted August 15, 2015 I have a shooting trip planned out in sly park area potentially this coming up Saturday. I'll report in it again after that. Another Potential cause I'm thinking is maybe gas block misalignment? I was cleaning my rifle looked down the end of the barrel (upper of the rifle) and saw the gas tube was not in a straight line to the top of the reciever.... I blew down the end of the gas tube I could feel air coming out of the end of the barrel. I swear I lined it up correctly marking lines and such...
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