I did something dumb but hopefully nothing permanent and was looking for advice.
I have a Troy 102 (.308). With the factory carbine tube/spring/buffer it was not picking up the next round from the mag, but would eject the old brass no problem. I changed to an A2 style stock but not because of that issue but purely for aesthetics. I installed the rifle length tube, spring and buffer but still had the same problem.
I thought, hmm maybe I'll use the carbine buffer since it weighs less, and fired 4 rounds in succession which all worked normally with no problems picking up or feeding the next round and called it a day. Afterwards I was informed this is a no-no due to the BCG travelling too far rearward and possibly causing damage. I was not aware of this but clearly it makes sense and I now know better.
In the mean time, I no longer have the carbine length buffer spring or the rifle length buffer.
So at the moment I have the A2 stock with a rifle spring inside as per normal, but a carbine buffer.
My question is can I purchase/make a spacer to fit inside the back of the spring to take up the missing length of the short carbine buffer and have something for the buffer to recoil against? The carbine buffer seems to work fine weight wise for the action cycling, I just need to keep it from moving too far back inside the buffer tube during recoil.
I have a Troy 102 (.308). With the factory carbine tube/spring/buffer it was not picking up the next round from the mag, but would eject the old brass no problem. I changed to an A2 style stock but not because of that issue but purely for aesthetics. I installed the rifle length tube, spring and buffer but still had the same problem.
I thought, hmm maybe I'll use the carbine buffer since it weighs less, and fired 4 rounds in succession which all worked normally with no problems picking up or feeding the next round and called it a day. Afterwards I was informed this is a no-no due to the BCG travelling too far rearward and possibly causing damage. I was not aware of this but clearly it makes sense and I now know better.
In the mean time, I no longer have the carbine length buffer spring or the rifle length buffer.
So at the moment I have the A2 stock with a rifle spring inside as per normal, but a carbine buffer.
My question is can I purchase/make a spacer to fit inside the back of the spring to take up the missing length of the short carbine buffer and have something for the buffer to recoil against? The carbine buffer seems to work fine weight wise for the action cycling, I just need to keep it from moving too far back inside the buffer tube during recoil.
