What's a recoil buffer?

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And do I need one? I see them advertised on sites that sell custom 1911 parts, but I don't know where they go, or if they are even useful. Should I put one in my 1911 Norc?
 
it is supposed to reduce felt recoil if I'm not mistaken.
I havent shot a lot of 45 since I just got a 45, but recoil is really managable, no need of buffers!
 
You slide them onto your recoil spring guide rod. When the slide cycles, it hits the back of the recoil guide rod and the buffer protects it from cracking the slide.
I don't know if it's really neccesary but if it doesn't affect the reliability then why not?
They sure take a beating.
 
prproulx said:
You slide them onto your recoil spring guide rod. When the slide cycles, it hits the back of the recoil guide rod and the buffer protects it from cracking the slide.
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Buffers also shorten the slide's cycle and often cause feeding and extraction related malfunctions. If recoil buffers were actually beneficial, they would come factory-installed with new 1911 pistols.

P.S. this is not to suggest that recoil buffers are an inherently bad idea. They work well on guns that were specifically designed to accommodate them (i.e. most plastic HK pistols, Beretta 90-TWO). However, the 1911 is not one of those guns.
 
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Funny how, after having been on the forum for a while, you see the same topics surface every few months, with the same answers and opinions given, like clockwork.

I think it's the first time I've heard that they're meant to reduce felt recoil, though!

I've personally never experienced any malfunction because of my shock-buffers.
 
I tried one in a Kimber Stainless TLE II... the slide wouldn't/couldn't go back far enough to lock on an empty mag. That's the only reason why I tossed the idea.

Otherwise I think it's a good idea (but I'm not using... for now).
 
Cerdan said:
Funny how, after having been on the forum for a while, you see the same topics surface every few months, with the same answers and opinions given, like clockwork.

I think it's the first time I've heard that they're meant to reduce felt recoil, though!

I've personally never experienced any malfunction because of my shock-buffers.
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that's why I said I could by mistakin, I tried a set on and didnt see a difference, my expectations were pretty low anyway

good to know they're meant to protect from damage to the slide... I'll keep on not using them
 
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