Anyone no where i can buy a new buffer for my fx-9

I found a stock buffer . Going with that for now until I can make my mind up on what root I am going to go.I talk to few guys at the ipsc pcc provincial. Need to do
a little bit more research.I'm still a little confused what the best option.
 
LONEWOLF said:
Looking to buy a new buffer for my fx-9.Anyone know who sell them in Canada.
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I’m also in the same boat.
The heavier aftermarket buffers I’ve heard tell of seem hard to find in Canada.
New to the platform so any insights much appreciated.
 
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morp said:
I’m also in the same boat. Looking for a heavy buffer or tungsten weights to add to OEM FX9 buffer to bring my buffer weight up.
The heavier aftermarket buffers I’ve heard tell of seem hard to find in Canada.
New to the platform so any insights much appreciated.
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First. You can order buffers from the US , a Google search will provide you ample sources. Most ship to Canada, a simple email will confirm whether the specific vender will or won't.
Check out vendors listed as sponsors of this site will answer the Cdn. sources.
Weigh your bolt and buffer. You need a total weight of 21-23 oz. total. It falls to how much you want to spend. From my experience to hydraulic buffer gave me the softest feeling recoil but is expensive. Lockhart offers an adjustable buffer system. I use it in my FX9. My Ravon9 wears the hydraulic buffer.
If I was younger and just entering PCC and had more demand on my disposable income then I do now I would be looking for an 8 to 10 oz used buffer that will get you to the recomended weight and spend any excess funds on practice. I am certain there are used buffers around as shooters search for the elusive perfect setup.
PM me if you want info on the latter suggestion.

Take Care
Bob
 
Canuck44 said:
First. You can order buffers from the US , a Google search will provide you ample sources. Most ship to Canada, a simple email will confirm whether the specific vender will or won't.
Check out vendors listed as sponsors of this site will answer the Cdn. sources.
Weigh your bolt and buffer. You need a total weight of 21-23 oz. total. It falls to how much you want to spend. From my experience to hydraulic buffer gave me the softest feeling recoil but is expensive. Lockhart offers an adjustable buffer system. I use it in my FX9. My Ravon9 wears the hydraulic buffer.
If I was younger and just entering PCC and had more demand on my disposable income then I do now I would be looking for an 8 to 10 oz used buffer that will get you to the recomended weight and spend any excess funds on practice. I am certain there are used buffers around as shooters search for the elusive perfect setup.
PM me if you want info on the latter suggestion.

Take Care
Bob
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This ^^^ is good advice.

I have a hydraulic buffer setup with added weights which takes my FX9 setup to 22 / 23 oz - as Canuck44 says that is the sweet spot. Makes for a soft shooting gun but it's not the cheapest route and I needed a longer JRC carbine buffer tube to get the extra length to fit the additional weights in. I am very happy with it and would do it again - definitely worth the cash IMO.

I dont think any of the roller delayed options are compatible with the FX9 (ie the Maxim or the Scheel) and even if they fit I would be very careful about some of these setups in an FX9 as I have seen pictures of pretty significant damage (broken lugs etc) as these parts may overstress the FX9.

One other good option for the FX9 is the MBX air buffer. It kinda makes the buffer tube into an air shock type setup and from what I am told works very well.

https://freedomventures.shop/index.php?route=product/product&path=270&product_id=1320
 
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Canuck44 said:
Check out vendors listed as sponsors of this site will answer the Cdn. sources.
Weigh your bolt and buffer. You need a total weight of 21-23 oz. total. It falls to how much you want to spend. From my experience to hydraulic buffer gave me the softest feeling recoil but is expensive. Lockhart offers an adjustable buffer system. I use it in my FX9. My Ravon9 wears the hydraulic buffer.
If I was younger and just entering PCC and had more demand on my disposable income then I do now I would be looking for an 8 to 10 oz used buffer that will get you to the recomended weight and spend any excess funds on practice. I am certain there are used buffers around as shooters search for the elusive perfect setup.
PM me if you want info on the latter suggestion.

Take Care
Bob
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Yes that’s basically my angle - looking for an 8-11oz new or used buffer that fits and works in the FX9.
Ideally not looking to spend a fortune, but expecting to pay a bit.

The Lockhart buffer is in my financial ballpark. Does it fit in the FX9 without interfering with the LRBHO? I thought it might be a little long. Any modifications/supplementary parts required?

I also saw this;

https://www.rdsc.ca/bravo-company-usa-mk2-buffer-mod-1-t4.html

Needs a different buffer tube and M16 spring, but all parts available at RDSC. Probably more expensive than the Lockhart, and maybe not as heavy.

Any feedback or other suggestions much appreciated. As I said I’m new to the platform so compatibility issues are what concern me. Most aftermarket buffers seem to be for the AR15 pattern with little info on their compatibility with the FX9.
 
AlphaCharlieDelta said:
Yup, the load with the comp, and the hydraulic buffer system changes it from a fun range toy to a very capable competition PCC (⚠️ warning: user error can and will diminish results... Especially when under the clock).
Madcow and a few others of us across the country have been doing research all year and trying to share it with anyone who wants to listen. PCC is NOT a crime!!View attachment 834436
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What is that handguard? So ###y.
 
morp said:
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Yes that’s basically my angle - looking for an 8-11oz new or used buffer that fits and works in the FX9.
Ideally not looking to spend a fortune, but expecting to pay a bit.

The Lockhart buffer is in my financial ballpark. Does it fit in the FX9 without interfering with the LRBHO? I thought it might be a little long. Any modifications/supplementary parts required?

I also saw this;

https://www.rdsc.ca/bravo-company-usa-mk2-buffer-mod-1-t4.html

Needs a different buffer tube and M16 spring, but all parts available at RDSC. Probably more expensive than the Lockhart, and maybe not as heavy.

Any feedback or other suggestions much appreciated. As I said I’m new to the platform so compatibility issues are what concern me. Most aftermarket buffers seem to be for the AR15 pattern with little info on their compatibility with the FX9.
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Hoping to find out if the Lockhart adjustable buffer would fit the FX9 tube as well, anyone tried this on a new FX9? Thank you
 
morp said:
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Yes that’s basically my angle - looking for an 8-11oz new or used buffer that fits and works in the FX9.
Ideally not looking to spend a fortune, but expecting to pay a bit.

The Lockhart buffer is in my financial ballpark. Does it fit in the FX9 without interfering with the LRBHO? I thought it might be a little long. Any modifications/supplementary parts required?

I also saw this;

https://www.rdsc.ca/bravo-company-usa-mk2-buffer-mod-1-t4.html

Needs a different buffer tube and M16 spring, but all parts available at RDSC. Probably more expensive than the Lockhart, and maybe not as heavy.

Any feedback or other suggestions much appreciated. As I said I’m new to the platform so compatibility issues are what concern me. Most aftermarket buffers seem to be for the AR15 pattern with little info on their compatibility with the FX9.
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Yes the Lockhart buffer will fit in the FX9. I have it installed in my FX9. My raven gets the Hydraulic Buffer. Weigh your bolt, bolt carrier. You need to get to 21 - 23 oz in total weight. The buffer you referred to weighs 7oz. which I think is to light. Let us know what you find what weight you need to get to the target combined wight you need to get.

Take Care

Bob
 
Blinky989 I run the Lockhart Adjustable on my FX9 it works just fine. The only reason I don't run the Hydraulic on my FX9 as I replaced the Adjustable on my Raven9 with a Hydraulic. The Hydraulic results in a slightly less felt recoil. My ego says I shoot better with the Hydraulic. My buddy Troy still beats me in PCC. I am now looking for a slightly faster trigger. ;) My wife says I need a younger body.

Take Care

Bob
 
Sniffer said:
Heavier buffer like the one mentioned above is one route.

From the research I have done the sweet spot for any straight blowback 9mm is combined weight of ~22 oz. From memory the FX9 bolt is 11 ounces (don't recall what the stock buffer is but it was on the light side for the 22 oz target I had)

In the end I went with a Kynshot hydraulic buffer and 2 weights (needed longer tube to fit it all in) and flatwire spring. This combo got me to exactly 22 oz.

I have ran ammo from 130PF to 175PF through it and the recoil is almost non existent.

The other route you could go is with a delayed blowback system of some kind. These don't need as much weight to run correctly as the locker mechanism does some of the work the weight would do and resists / holds the bolt from moving when the cartridge is first fired. I would love to try one of these as I suspect that if setup correctly would be the lightest recoiling / best feeling all round system on offer (this is what the MP5 uses and it is the gold standard all other guns are compared to).

From what I can tell the only downside with roller delayed is that it overcoming the locker mechanism will make pulling the charging handle heavier.
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I’m not sure about the scheel RDB system but I emailed freedom ordnance asking if the maxim defense AR9 RDB buffer would work in the FX-9 and they told me no. Couldn’t find anyone online that has tried anyway to see if it would work.
 
seamus said:
I’m not sure about the scheel RDB system but I emailed freedom ordnance asking if the maxim defense AR9 RDB buffer would work in the FX-9 and they told me no. Couldn’t find anyone online that has tried anyway to see if it would work.
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Yes the scheel works on the FX-9. It uses a proprietary buffer tube and has no captured rod. You do have to tune it with the different springs, but we had a top shooter using it in his FX-9 this season, worked well.
For sure the maxxim won't work, it's a captured rod system like the JP, Armaspec, etc. Those are all no no's with an FX-9.
 
ACD what you are saying, just to be clear, the scheel wont work in the FX9 in stock form. It requires a proprietary buffer tube. Right?

Take Care

Bob
 
Canuck44 said:
Yes the Lockhart buffer will fit in the FX9. I have it installed in my FX9. My raven gets the Hydraulic Buffer. Weigh your bolt, bolt carrier. You need to get to 21 - 23 oz in total weight. The buffer you referred to weighs 7oz. which I think is to light. Let us know what you find what weight you need to get to the target combined wight you need to get.

Take Care

Bob
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7oz is too little IMO, from memory the FX9 bolt is ~11oz (whereas the Raven bolt is ~16oz).

11oz bolt + 7oz buffer =18oz, like you said ~22oz seems to be the sweet spot for PCC.

There is a TON of info on Blowback9 with data from his extensive testing that supports 22oz being where you want to be for non locking buffers in a PCC.
 
seamus said:
I’m not sure about the scheel RDB system but I emailed freedom ordnance asking if the maxim defense AR9 RDB buffer would work in the FX-9 and they told me no. Couldn’t find anyone online that has tried anyway to see if it would work.
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Thats what I figured - thanks for the confirmation.

If the JP5 PCC with the adjustable delayed locker system were available in Canada I would buy one in a heartbeat. You can run pretty much any ammo and have it feel soft by adjusting the locker pieces. But King Turdhole.
 
Canuck44 said:
ACD what you are saying, just to be clear, the scheel wont work in the FX9 in stock form. It requires a proprietary buffer tube. Right?

Take Care

Bob
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Thats how I read it - guessing the Scheel comes in a kit with a proprietary buffer tube which must be used with the Scheel buffer?
 
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