I have a couple on my ADCOR builds. They are the "Tactical springs" from the us. IE Tacticalsprings . com . Silicon wirestock. Supposed to be more consistent and better quality. I had access to them so I went with it. In reality it probably won't make much to any difference. For a high end project though why not, especially since they are no exportable. IE unobtanium. I bought mine in Canada and you can't get bring them in from the States. It was one of those, they were available and it's a nice touch for a high end rifle. For a regular rifle, probably not worth the extra money. But there is always the appeal of unobtanium!!!
AR Chrome Silicone buffer spring's
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I have a Tubbs Flatwire Chrome Silicon spring. It does offer something over the normal spring but it's hard to explain.
If you guys are talking about the flatwire springs like mine, the idea is that they don't wear out.
A standard spring will wear out, it's response or weight or whatever will diminish over time and it will need to be replaced. Supposedly they can be the cause of malfunction in old guns, but it's however overlooked by some people in diagnosis.
The Flatwire CS doesn't wear out the same, it will maintain the same weight and response over the entirety of it's life span, however, unlike a standard spring it will physically snap and break when it's worn out.
So it's a trade off, you can have a spring that will change and glitch out but never break, or a spring that will never change but randomly snap and break.
Supposedly the CS spring will last thousands more cycles before they actually wear out, so they offer a longer over all service life.
The other thing the Flatwire springs offer, is a more consistent resistance over their length of travel.
Where a normal springs weight will increase as it get more compressed, and the normal spring will accelerate in velocity as it expands, the flat wire CS spring is suppose to maintain a consistent resistance weight as it compresses, and a consistent rate of expansion without acceleration. If you understand physics, you can see how this would be a good think. The bolt slams home with the same force, but slower. As far as tuning your rifle, it's another option in the tool kit, along with buffer weights.
This is just what I've read on them. Feeling out the charging handle on my AR, I can kind of feel it. Indeed the spring seem more consistent as I pull further back.
I use my CS spring is a LMOS system. A 20" Rifle barrel with an adjustable gas block, semi BCG with a standard light 3oz buffer. Thing cycles smoooooth, when you get it dialed in right.
As far as spring noise, it seem about the same but different. The gun did have an apparent "BAZING" before. The spring doesn't seem quieter, just sounds different.
If you guys are talking about the flatwire springs like mine, the idea is that they don't wear out.
A standard spring will wear out, it's response or weight or whatever will diminish over time and it will need to be replaced. Supposedly they can be the cause of malfunction in old guns, but it's however overlooked by some people in diagnosis.
The Flatwire CS doesn't wear out the same, it will maintain the same weight and response over the entirety of it's life span, however, unlike a standard spring it will physically snap and break when it's worn out.
So it's a trade off, you can have a spring that will change and glitch out but never break, or a spring that will never change but randomly snap and break.
Supposedly the CS spring will last thousands more cycles before they actually wear out, so they offer a longer over all service life.
The other thing the Flatwire springs offer, is a more consistent resistance over their length of travel.
Where a normal springs weight will increase as it get more compressed, and the normal spring will accelerate in velocity as it expands, the flat wire CS spring is suppose to maintain a consistent resistance weight as it compresses, and a consistent rate of expansion without acceleration. If you understand physics, you can see how this would be a good think. The bolt slams home with the same force, but slower. As far as tuning your rifle, it's another option in the tool kit, along with buffer weights.
This is just what I've read on them. Feeling out the charging handle on my AR, I can kind of feel it. Indeed the spring seem more consistent as I pull further back.
I use my CS spring is a LMOS system. A 20" Rifle barrel with an adjustable gas block, semi BCG with a standard light 3oz buffer. Thing cycles smoooooth, when you get it dialed in right.
As far as spring noise, it seem about the same but different. The gun did have an apparent "BAZING" before. The spring doesn't seem quieter, just sounds different.
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The irony is positively painful.
and Clobb's right, on a Monday?
I know er! wrong on all points, almost makes you want to tell the OP
i feel bad....Did he explain how to time the buffer tube as well, can't forget that man.
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