Advantages of Bolt buffer in 10/22

[atto]

Are there any real benefits to a bolt buffer, or is it all just marketing hype? I figure for less than $10 I can prevent some wear and tear (or that's what the makers want me to believe), but in these times I have to watch my money carefully.

[afro]

I figure the bolt slamming in to a buffer is better than a metal pin. It also supposedly reduces noise a bit too.

[sevensix2x51]

imho (and my opinion only) most of those buffers are a scam. especially when it comes to rugers. they shorten travel of key components, and often times they cause the rifle to not cycle reliably. its like a rubber auto-shortstroke. i havent tried the 10/22 one, but if the weapon needed a buffer, i think it would have come with it. save your money. the rifle will work just fine, until you and i are ash and dust. as long as you keep it lubed.

[railroader]

imho (and my opinion only) most of those buffers are a scam. especially when it comes to rugers. they shorten travel of key components, and often times they cause the rifle to not cycle reliably. its like a rubber auto-shortstroke. i havent tried the 10/22 one, but if the weapon needed a buffer, i think it would have come with it. save your money. the rifle will work just fine, until you and i are ash and dust. as long as you keep it lubed.

Actually in a 10/22 the buffer just replaces a steel pin with one that is made out of a soft polymer. It doesn't cause short strokes or effect reliability. I have one in my 10/22 and I like it for the $5 I spent.


Atto you can get one here for $5.95 shipped if you want. http://www.hawktecharms.com/ruger/10-22.htm Now if you want to add something to your rifle that really makes a difference save up your money and get a volquartson target hammer. It will take a so so factory trigger pull and make it very good. A good trigger will really makes it easier for you to shoot your rifle well. Mark

[Scratch705]

its mostly gimmick. although it does quiet the 10/22 down.

if 10/22's have been around for this long, with no major issues connected with the metal pin.... why change it? there has been no reported issues with the metal pin causing early cracks in bolt or receiver.

and as for me, i rather like my 10/22 to be loud. its already got such a small report, if it is any quieter, it would feel i am not shooting at all.

[professorhard]

Worthless unless all you shoot is stingers or Aguila super maximums or want to quiet it down a bit.

[Sky_DiveR]

I thought the Poly-Buffer was created to eliminate the stress fractures caused by shooting a high round count of hyper-velocity ammo. I bought a 10/22 with stress cracks not long ago. Didn't know til after I got it out of jail and got it home to clean it, that I found out the receiver was toast... all I have now is parts.

I've done quite abit of mods to all my (and my friends') different 10/22's and the poly-buffer has always been one of the mods. Maybe I'm wrong... dunno.

[Scratch705]

if it helps with HV ammo, then i can see it working as advertised. but most do know to not shoot HV ammo out of the 10/22 or any semi-auto .22lr gun as it is known that they create a lot of stress on the gun.

[mds2004]

Its cheap, quiets it down, and acts as a buffer with the rubber. Plus all the materials could be found at an auto parts store near you.

To update I also made my own buffer. I did post this on RFC too, but figure some of you arent over there and could use all my information to work on your own trigger.

I had some 7/32 line around, and then found some 3/16" rivets. I stuffed one end of the rivets in the line and dremeled the ends off, making them fit perfect in the receiver width-wise. The line fits in perfectly. I fit it into the receiver and tested it out and it works great. For $3 after tax you could have easily made 10 or so with a foot of tubing and a pack of 10 rivets that costed $2.






$3 to make 10 of them

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showpost.php?p=3108210&postcount=3

[scootergmc]

[CmpsdNoMore]

I got mine for free, so I figured "why not? ". I also have an ear problem, so any reduction in noise is welcomed by me.
This is the first 10/22 I've owned, so I don't know if it's quieter than without the buffer.

[trob]

Theyre overpriced, but ive never worn one out and I think it makes the action sound smoother by eliminating the *ping* while firing.

its cheap in the long run and makes a little difference.

[qaz987]

Anyone want a stock steel pin? pm me.

[dg29]

I'm willing to bet that if Ruger had designed a buffer to replace the steel pin on the 10/22 magnums those rifles would still be in production. The steel pin buffer (or lack of being a buffer) in relation to the receiver was, and still is, a fatal combination by all reports.
Just my .02

[Gem1950]

10/22 buffer scam

Actually in a 10/22 the buffer just replaces a steel pin with one that is made out of a soft polymer. It doesn't cause short strokes or effect reliability. I have one in my 10/22 and I like it for the $5 I spent.


Atto you can get one here for $5.95 shipped if you want. http://www.hawktecharms.com/ruger/10-22.htm Now if you want to add something to your rifle that really makes a difference save up your money and get a volquartson target hammer. It will take a so so factory trigger pull and make it very good. A good trigger will really makes it easier for you to shoot your rifle well. Mark

imho (and my opinion only) most of those buffers are a scam. especially when it comes to rugers. they shorten travel of key components, and often times they cause the rifle to not cycle reliably. its like a rubber auto-shortstroke. i havent tried the 10/22 one, but if the weapon needed a buffer, i think it would have come with it. save your money. the rifle will work just fine, until you and i are ash and dust. as long as you keep it lubed.

1) If firearms were made to perfection there would be no need for improving them and no need for after market upgrade parts and accessories.

2) The only thing between the bolt and the back of the receiver (on the 10/22) is the bolt stop pin, which is steel.

3) Anything that can mitigate the slamming of metal against metal, and not interfere with normal functioning, is a plus in my book.

4) If the buffer pins did not work as promised, word would get around and they would not sell as well as they do.

5) A buffer pin, for under ten dollars, is cheap insurance policy against unnecessary wear and tear.