Springs.
One of the most over-looked or possibly over-debated parts in an AR.
I've fired an AR15 a time or two in my day and I must say that I've never had a problem with a set of gas rings my AR's. I simply haven't. Even when I have intentionally (mis)aligned the gas rings up trying to "create" a problem, I've never seen a problem that I could directly relate solely to them.
But I have heard of a few folks that say they have.
So, I figured what the hey hey. I would buy a continuous 1 piece ring instead of stacking 3 individual rings. What's it gonna hurt?
Turns out, it didn't hurt nothing.
But didn't really accomplish nothing either.
Just like I thought. But on a gun that I may have to rely on, it's not going to hurt.
In other news, I have replaced several buffer springs on a few guns in my collection with flat coil chrome silicone springs. I have used them before and they're a whole lot of awesome. And this time was no different.
But I am trying a new spring though that I've never tried. A Tubbs/Superior Shooting Chrome silicone ejector and extractor spring.
I have been so content with their buffer springs over the years, I wanted to get a few sets mainly to see if they really do have a 500,000 cycle life span as they claim.
Not that I'll ever reach that point on my own because I couldn't afford that, but I will at least notice if I start having failures sometime between now and the time I kick the bucket. And I'm putting at least one set of them in the SBR AR bolt, which are known to be a bit more punishing on parts since I'm going to be replacing the extractor on it anyway. After 7 years and I really don't know how many rounds it has sent out, it's due for a new extractor and set of rings anyway.
That gun got a new barrel about 2 years ago and I retired the old barrel to the dedicated suppressed 22 upper and the SBR is also now wearing an Ares Armor reduced friction nitride bolt after Oli pointed me to them.
I'm telling you guys, with the flat coil buffer spring and the Ares bolt, it's one smooth running little machine. It doesn't even feel like the same gun anymore.
One of the most over-looked or possibly over-debated parts in an AR.
I've fired an AR15 a time or two in my day and I must say that I've never had a problem with a set of gas rings my AR's. I simply haven't. Even when I have intentionally (mis)aligned the gas rings up trying to "create" a problem, I've never seen a problem that I could directly relate solely to them.
But I have heard of a few folks that say they have.
So, I figured what the hey hey. I would buy a continuous 1 piece ring instead of stacking 3 individual rings. What's it gonna hurt?
Turns out, it didn't hurt nothing.
But didn't really accomplish nothing either.
Just like I thought. But on a gun that I may have to rely on, it's not going to hurt.
In other news, I have replaced several buffer springs on a few guns in my collection with flat coil chrome silicone springs. I have used them before and they're a whole lot of awesome. And this time was no different.
But I am trying a new spring though that I've never tried. A Tubbs/Superior Shooting Chrome silicone ejector and extractor spring.
I have been so content with their buffer springs over the years, I wanted to get a few sets mainly to see if they really do have a 500,000 cycle life span as they claim.
Not that I'll ever reach that point on my own because I couldn't afford that, but I will at least notice if I start having failures sometime between now and the time I kick the bucket. And I'm putting at least one set of them in the SBR AR bolt, which are known to be a bit more punishing on parts since I'm going to be replacing the extractor on it anyway. After 7 years and I really don't know how many rounds it has sent out, it's due for a new extractor and set of rings anyway.
That gun got a new barrel about 2 years ago and I retired the old barrel to the dedicated suppressed 22 upper and the SBR is also now wearing an Ares Armor reduced friction nitride bolt after Oli pointed me to them.
I'm telling you guys, with the flat coil buffer spring and the Ares bolt, it's one smooth running little machine. It doesn't even feel like the same gun anymore.