Buffer spring replacement

[ChonchAR]

[MistWolf]

If your DD is overgassed, no amount of buffer/spring trading will fix it. Start by determining what your gas drive is, gas port diameter, gas system length & barrel length.

[kcheung2]

Not sure what you mean by "clean" but for the "smooth" part I'd start with an adjustable gas block.

[ChonchAR]

If your DD is overgassed, no amount of buffer/spring trading will fix it. Start by determining what your gas drive is, gas port diameter, gas system length & barrel length.

Whoa, let me start by looking up what all this means, still in the learning phase

[ZombieLivesMatter]

Dunno if this is what you're looking for but one of my ARs I installed a adjustable gas block and JP silent capture buffer/spring and after tuning it fired smoooooth and was still reliable.

[ChonchAR]

Dunno if this is what you're looking for but one of my ARs I installed a adjustable gas block and JP silent capture buffer/spring and after tuning it fired smoooooth and was still reliable.

So I haven’t fully removed everything from my DD, I’m assuming to put an adjustable gas block on I’d have to remove the rails and install the gas block, then how do I test the gas setting? Take it to a range and shoot it without the rail?
Also is it the JP scs gen2 standard?

[MistWolf]

Whoa, let me start by looking up what all this means, still in the learning phase

Let me help by cleaning up my punctuation-

If your DD is overgassed, no amount of buffer/spring trading will fix it. Start by determining what your gas drive is; gas port diameter, gas system length & barrel length.

The semi-colan makes a difference.

Gas drive is made up of gas port diameter, gas system length (carbine, middy or rifle being the three most common) and barrel length. The combination of the three determines how fast the expansion chamber inside the carrier fills, how hard the carrier accelerates and when the bolt unlocks (timing).

If you have too much gas drive, recoil will likely be excessive and feel sharp. Adding a heavier buffer and/or stiffer spring may help soften the recoil, but it will still be excessive. In the short term, it seems easier and will be better than running a biffer or spring that's too light. But if you want to tune your AR correctly, you have to start by getting the gas drive right.

There's not much you can do about gas system length or barrel length without changing barrels. But there are fixes for over sized gas ports. The easiest to use is an adjustable gas block. It will allow you to experiment to see how changes in gas flow, buffer weight and spring rate affects function and recoil.

[Paloma_lone]

https://www.jprifles.com/document_pdfs/JPGS5rn_743.pdf
And this: https://www.jprifles.com/document_pd...0Guide_758.pdf

(If the pdf links are blurry, hit your refresh button after opening)

[ChonchAR]

https://www.jprifles.com/document_pdfs/JPGS5rn_743.pdf
And this: https://www.jprifles.com/document_pd...0Guide_758.pdf

(If the pdf links are blurry, hit your refresh button after opening)

By standard I mean this https://www.riflegear.com/p-6141-jp-...-standard.aspx

[Paloma_lone]

JP has 2 versions of the scs for AR-15: standard and heavy.

If you read the pdf link and follow the diagram, it will explain the differences and which is better suited to your rifle.

[ChonchAR]

Thanks

[kcheung2]

That's a nice link to Riflegear, but the question still remains - what do YOU mean by "standard"?

The JPE springs come in a number of weights, and standard weight is comparable to carbine-weight buffers. So what weight buffer do you have now?

But really, everyone has pointed out that to get what you want, focus on tuning the gas flow via an adjustable gas block.

[ChonchAR]

I have an H1 buffer and I also saw a heavy jp scs, but after doing some reading I know it’s the one I have in the link to riflegear

[hermosabeach]

If you want a fighting rifle, skip the adjustable block

There are flat springs that run nicer.

Some smiths also polish the outer edge of the spring so their is less friction and noise as the gun cycles

Flat spring

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1003402417/tubb-speedlock-systems-flat-wire-buffer-spring-ar-15-rifle-stainless-steel

[hermosabeach]

Not sure why any AR15 would beat up your shoulder