After reading about the springco buffer springs, are they really worth it? Ive read for an hour with the search , I have a carbine gas system with a 16 barrel, Some seem to like them,some dont.
I just ordered a h-buffer from bcm and want to stick with stock power spring like the white from springco, or really, should i just order a colt ss spring for a spare? most things i found were on middy rifles. just looking for ideas, thanks.
If it helps the rifle is a sig m-400 which shouldnt be over gassed from what ive read here. thanks again…
Clint said it in simple terms. I’m a little more wordy.
You’ll get a mixture of opinions about the extra power springs. Many will say they aren’t necessary. Many will swear by them. It’s good to hear both sides, but its most important to understand “why”.
As fouling builds inside the chamber there is increased resistance on the BCG as it cycles. But if you keep it well lubricated it should function just fine.
But what if you don’t keep it lubricated well enough? That’s where the extra power spring can be a plus. Well lubed, clean and properly gassed carbines shouldn’t have negative issues with the blue spring and an H buffer. The extra power might help some day.
I use the Sprinco white (std) and blue (heavy) with no noticeable change in function/feel on BCM middy 16s.
I don’t use them to change the performance of the gun, I use them so I can pretty much buy once and not worry about wearing it out and causing cycling problems down the line.
I think what i was getting at, was using the white stock power spring from springco and the bcm h-buffer. Staying with the stock rate, but gaining the extra life of the spring for long term.
Altho i will buy the blue to try later, I dont have enough rounds through the gun to be used to it yet. Glad to say theres nothings wrong, it ejects perfect and locks back with .223 rounds etc.
Is there any reason to not make the switch to the white spring for the higher cycle life, Has anyone had problems with them??? They are twice to three times the price of a stock buffer spring. But who would mind if it last forever…
Yes thats what i was getting at, Iam not gona changed to any new system, just the h-buffer and a good spring. So if the shtf its one less thing to worry about. I also ordered the extractor kit from bcm, rings etc. I dont need them right now but they seem to be good stuff.
Just trying to get the best stuff, parts wise, I can get. Stuff thats gona last and last. Who knows what the future of parts will be. With whats going on…
Ok iam gona order one and give it a try seems like the thing to do.
the cycle life is so great seems like it would be an improvement over stock, I will also order the blue one later on to check it out…
Thanks all. Was just wanting some inside info. I read and read in the search but couldnt make my mind up. I will keep my stock for a spare and install the white springco spring.
The use of aftermarket springs makes be very nervous. I definitely am NO fan of any CS action or mag spring.
And after buying into the CS thing once years back and having one of Tactical Spring’s creations turn a gun into a malf machine… I don’t swing that way at all.
Were you using a stock power spring or one with more power Markm? Iam wondering how a spring just made of differnt materials
would couse a malf.? But i could see how changing the spring rate could.
I use valve springs in the motors i build made out of this material, becouse i need more spring tension and the rpm will be around 9000 somtimes. “V-8s dont like this lol.” So i understand about the added spring life under extreme conditions. And this is whats got me thinking about the springco buffer springs.
Well the CS will cause a malf because they can rust in moist environments. That material failed miserably in Magpul’s corrosion tests during the development of pmags.
As far as spring rate? Who friggin knows what that garbage was. I still have the piece of shit in my bench.
The Springco White is a great spring and is better than a normal carbine spring and here is why:
It is more linear and it functions more like a rifle spring.
If you count the coils and measure OAL, it’s easy to see that they are different from a normal carbine spring.
I’m a huge fan of Springco and have had no issues using them in a wide variety of guns. They have a full molydisulfide coating and are not affected by salt spray and corrosion in the way that naked CS can be.
I would recommend a Springco White and an H2 buffer for your M400.
It is strange they dont add a rust prev. to all springs that could be used in a salty condition,here in the south things rust like crazy if you dont watch them…
This is why i asked,after reading for an hour,and most comments were for middys, there is some love and hate it seems. Iam gona try one,but is there a place to order Colt springs other than Colt?
Of coarse Sig wont sell part kits that would be to easy and they could make money, They just say order from brownells but i want the best you can get. And they sell all kinds of stuff from companys that i wouldnt order from even before i started reading here.
Parts are kinda hard to get right now.But i dont want a bunch of bushmaster or dpms parts in my gun. Dont get me wrong iam not bashing either one. I had three choices when i bought my Sig-m400.
It was either Bushmaster, Windham or the last Sig on the shelf, I bought the sig. I didnt know about the problems they were having with thier pistols and CS, But i have had no problems with CS and from what ive read here the Sigs not bad, Its got all the right things done to it,but time will tell. Hence the good parts buying thing.