shibiwan Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 (edited) Had some time to kill today so started to make my own heavy buffer out of some SS bars I had lying around..... ....completed machining. Finally stuck in some tungsten carbide blanks off my shop floor and it all came to 12oz. Put it in the 308 and looks like it fits properly, and everything works just from hand cycling. Can't wait to take it to the range for a test. I'll definitely post a test report. Edited September 11, 2013 by shibiwan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shibiwan Posted September 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Dang... forgot about Obama's schpiel while I was making the buffer. Did I miss anything? -S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue109 Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 That's pretty heavy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shibiwan Posted September 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 That's pretty heavy!! Yep... gonna try with several weights to see what works best in my MK3. -S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas30cal Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 What are the heaviest buffers in use? What would "too heavy" do/cause? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 That's very damn cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shibiwan Posted September 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 (edited) What are the heaviest buffers in use? What would "too heavy" do/cause? I think the heaviest commercially available ones are 10oz (from heavybuffers). If it's too heavy, the bolt carrier may not cycle backwards fully and may lead to a FTE/FTF or the bolt catch won't catch properly (i.e. on the bolt face). Next project - Muzzle brake. (Feds won't allow me to make a suppressor until I can get the SOT stamp...) -S Edited September 11, 2013 by shibiwan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Cool brother. ^-^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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