NEA Compact Carbine Stock buffer spring length?

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I've had one of those stupid, incredibly impractical and uncomfortable NEA CCS (Compact Carbine Stock) that's been sitting in the parts bin for years. I decided to assemble it on a lower today. Since we can't do anything else with our evil guns, I find myself taking apart and re-assembling my assorted parts from time to time to make different rifles. Then I just look at them sadly.

The spring I had in the parts bin with it is shorter than the other carbine springs I have but not by much. It prevents the bolt carrier from going back far enough to grab a snap cap from the mag. The bolt needs to go back about an inch further. I have no idea where the actual spring is, or even if I got the right one with it in the first place.

Anyone know what length buffer spring it uses or where to get one? Worst case, I guess I'll just start clipping spring loops until the bolt carrier can go back far enough.
 
Armedsask said:
I've had one of those stupid, incredibly impractical and uncomfortable NEA CCS (Compact Carbine Stock) that's been sitting in the parts bin for years. I decided to assemble it on a lower today. Since we can't do anything else with our evil guns, I find myself taking apart and re-assembling my assorted parts from time to time to make different rifles. Then I just look at them sadly.

The spring I had in the parts bin with it is shorter than the other carbine springs I have but not by much. It prevents the bolt carrier from going back far enough to grab a snap cap from the mag. The bolt needs to go back about an inch further. I have no idea where the actual spring is, or even if I got the right one with it in the first place.

Anyone know what length buffer spring it uses or where to get one? Worst case, I guess I'll just start clipping spring loops until the bolt carrier can go back far enough.
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How long is the buffer tube? It might take 556 pistol length buffer tube springs and buffers. Some of the AR308 buffers and springs meant for a mil-spec 556 buffer tube are the same size.
 
BEFORE you start cutting the spring, see how far the carrier and buffer can move back into the buffer tube without the spring installed. This is to make sure you are shortening the correct part.

And PM to you.
 
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Ex3dy said:
How long is the buffer tube? It might take 556 pistol length buffer tube springs and buffers. Some of the AR308 buffers and springs meant for a mil-spec 556 buffer tube are the same size.
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Buffer is built into the tail of the bolt. Proprietary spring, I'm guessing. Going to just order a new spring and cut to length. Unless I can find the original one in the parts boxes.
 
Armedsask said:
Buffer is built into the tail of the bolt. Proprietary spring, I'm guessing. Going to just order a new spring and cut to length. Unless I can find the original one in the parts boxes.
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I was expecting some terminology confusion but nope this thing is just "unique". LWRC has a similar stock, the spring might be close but that's only a guess. UCIW spring might be close also

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Got a new carbine buffer spring. Before trimming anything, I double checked if the carrier even retracts far enough. It does not. I had to sand about 1/16" off the rubber pumper on the buffer.

After that, I trimmed about an inch or so (uncompressed) off a regular buffer spring in small increments. I can now pull the BCG back far enough to lock on an empty magazine.

Now it's theoretically functional. I hate this country.
 
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