04-04-2023, 04:58 AM
Montana,
the Heavibuffer has the rubber bumper on the back, like a normal rifle buffer, but otherwise is solid Stainless Steel. so no moveable weights inside. Yep the carrier is slowed down. I have no way to measure how fast everything is moving on the inside, but F=MA. if force stays the same and mass increases, then acceleration will decrease. the bolt carrier will not be moving as quickly. just physics. it will take longer for the gas key to uncover the gas tube. it will take longer before the bolt carrier moves enough to start to unlock the bolt. as I mentioned, I have no way to measure the difference, but you can feel it when you shoot the rifle. it doesn't cycle as quickly as it does with the standard rifle buffer.
And it may indeed be better to run an adjustable gas block rather than a heavier buffer in the long run. I don't have long run experience with this particular setup. So far it is 100% reliable functioning with no broken parts.
if I can shoot it enough to wear out both barrels, then I will have a better estimate of the reliability of trying to slow the BCG in this approach.
best to you,
-tdbru
the Heavibuffer has the rubber bumper on the back, like a normal rifle buffer, but otherwise is solid Stainless Steel. so no moveable weights inside. Yep the carrier is slowed down. I have no way to measure how fast everything is moving on the inside, but F=MA. if force stays the same and mass increases, then acceleration will decrease. the bolt carrier will not be moving as quickly. just physics. it will take longer for the gas key to uncover the gas tube. it will take longer before the bolt carrier moves enough to start to unlock the bolt. as I mentioned, I have no way to measure the difference, but you can feel it when you shoot the rifle. it doesn't cycle as quickly as it does with the standard rifle buffer.
And it may indeed be better to run an adjustable gas block rather than a heavier buffer in the long run. I don't have long run experience with this particular setup. So far it is 100% reliable functioning with no broken parts.
if I can shoot it enough to wear out both barrels, then I will have a better estimate of the reliability of trying to slow the BCG in this approach.
best to you,
-tdbru