Spikes Tactical or H3 heavy buffer?

[Mickael81]

Im thinking about upgrading my AR buffer springs and buffer. The springs are from Sprinco USA. As far as the buffer goes i was looking at the mil spec H3 for $36 or the Spikes Tactical heavy powder tungsten buffer for $30.

Any input from owners of either buffers would be great.

Both of my AR's have 16" barrels and Magpul collapsible stocks. One rifle is a POF Recon and the other is a mix match build w/ss barrel.

Thanks.

[dieselpower]

How does it run now? If you and I were to go to the range and kick off 500 rds, how many jams and misfeeds would you have? What ammo do you shoot?

You are not talking about an upgrade, you are talking about changing the entire timing of your rifle. Upgrading would be buying a Colt factory buffer system.

[PyroFox79]

I have a spikes buffer that came with my upper. I cant see any discernable difference between that and a stock buffer, other than the color. It works so I keep using it. Try not to over think this stuff.

[Mickael81]

Ic. My POF shoots fine but i have only fired about 300rds through it. My other build only 200rds through it. Barely enough to break in the barrel for a zero. I am taking one of those rifles to Burro Canyon for a Falcon Security Advanced rifle course and i didnt want to have malfunctions during the courses of fire.

On my build i have a 16" Rainer Arms SS barrel Mid length gas system with a Fail Zero BCG. What would be the ideal buffer for this system? I have not shot this rifle in stress induced drills.

[Mickael81]

I shoot the 55gr PMC or the Federal. 223 value pack from walmart.

[dieselpower]

I am not trying to be a jerk here...but I know I am going to come off as one....

Why do you think you should take this class?
Has it occurred to you, you have two untested, unknown weapons that BOTH could break down?
You should not even think about a rifle class until you have over 1K down the pipe and that is in one afternoon of shooting...not over the course of 6 months.

You need to bring both AR15s. cannibalize one to keep the other working. 55gr PMC doesn't need anything past the standard buffer and spring. If you were to install a heavy buffer and extra power spring you would probably see failures...but dont know because you would need to spend a full day firing to see what happens.

I hope the class goes smooth for you.

[Mickael81]

Thanks for the input. I know i come off as some amateur but i have been shooting AR's for some time. I am an amateur when it comes to building a rifle. I agree i have to fire at least 1k before taking the rifle on a 1400 rd. 1 day course. Falcon offers their in house rifles for the course but i wanted to take my own for obvious reasons. The POF runs great but it's heavy.

Long story short, since i am an amateur builder i wanted to know what would be the best buffer in order to test out a couple of hundred rounds through it before taking it to the course.

Apreciate the feed back. Know how to use it, but still learning how to build it well from the ground up outside of forging parts myself.

[dieselpower]

Thanks for the input. I know i come off as some amateur but i have been shooting AR's for some time. I am an amateur when it comes to building a rifle. I agree i have to fire at least 1k before taking the rifle on a 1400 rd. 1 day course. Falcon offers their in house rifles for the course but i wanted to take my own for obvious reasons. The POF runs great but it's heavy.

Long story short, since i am an amateur builder i wanted to know what would be the best buffer in order to test out a couple of hundred rounds through it before taking it to the course.

Apreciate the feed back. Know how to use it, but still learning how to build it well from the ground up outside of forging parts myself.

cool man you scared the ...you know what out of me...LOL

No way would I take a house rifle unless mine went down...train with your gear. Buy an H2 or H3 buffer with a Wolff extra power spring. Go off for the day with your ammo of choice for what the rifle is for. if you will always use 55gr .223 use that. If you are planning on using 5.56 62gr MK318 or whatever use that. You need to run the gun swapping the components till you can dump several mags without an issue. Make sure to isolate magazines that cause malfunctions from gear that causes malfunctions.