Yeah my reasoning was to get rid of the buffer... But I think I was wrong, since now I get alot of FTF and FTE with the cheap winchester ammo... I didnt get those problems when It was stock...
And The slide is softer then the rod so afetr 500 rounds with no buffer I had a hard time getting the barrel out... Since the slide had a slight burr from the contact...
So I have a few more things to try out to try to get the cheap ammo to work...
But I use the buffer and washer with the CCI and it shoots awsomme... I only had 100 rounds of CCI today and not 1 stoppage... As soon as I loaded my mags with the cheap ammo... 1st round had a FTE and next round FTF...
I will put the factory ROD back in the next time I hit the range... See if thats the issue or the new Arma coating thats not fully worked in...