Why are some recoil buffers so uber expensive?

[high_revs]

I figure $20-$25 is already at the high end. Then I see stuff like over $40 and even some over $100. (http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/cid=3...Recoil_Buffers)

Are they really that good and soften recoil that much? When something like JP Enterprises says "low mass" I though mass was the key to what you need and what differentiates standard vs. H vs. H2 buffers?

Anything uber effective about how the expensive buffers perform? Really that noticeable?

[Desert_AIP]

The H, H2, H3 buffers have 1, 2 or 3 tungsten weights inside instead of steel.
Tungsten is a lot more expensive.

JP caters to the space guns market so they are expensive.
MGI and Colt stuff is expensive too.
The hydraulic buffers have different construction than the sliding weights.

The DPMS "Counterweight Buffer" looks like a standard 9mm buffer in the picture.
I have no idea why that would be $61.

Stick with the standard construction (CAR, H, H2, Rifle, 9mm) buffers for 99.9% of the time.

[rabagley]

carbine -> H -> H2 -> H3

heavier and heavier. Each additional weight slows the cyclic rate. Not sure which conditions can be solved (too small of a gas port or too large or...).

For AR's in .458 SOCOM, an H2 buffer is helpful if you don't want your shoulder dislocated. Reduces the felt recoil substantially.

[high_revs]

I have the thread/picture of Randall's post on past "what is the right buffer" questions/threads. But that does that explain why some buffers are over $20? Like $40 and $100+? I figure with Randall's pics, it's only the standard buffer that has steel weights and heavier ones have tungsten. I just bought a H buffer ($15) and was surprised at other buffers way more than what I paid for (even in past purchases). That or H type buffers come in steel also?

Anyway, was just curious. Maybe they're trying to get some r&d back for marketed performance gains.