What do you guys think of jp silent capture buffers? I just bought a gun that had one installed. Are they reliable?
I put one in my first AR15 build (an 18in SPR) and it works as advertised. No noise and it gives the AR the feeling of shooting a bolt gun. I have 1500 rounds through it since I built it and no problems.
Please tell us how it makes your AR feel like a bolt action rifle??
I run 2… 1 in a precision 5.56 gun with adjustable gas and 1 in a precision 6.5 creedmore gun with adjustable gas. Both with JP lightweight carriers as well. The overall combo is excellent. Smooth with excellent recoil management. I am sure if I would tune the spring and weights it would get even better.
I wouldnt expect MAJOR improvements or reductions in recoil simply by throwing one in and calling it done.
It removed the sound and the vibration of the buffer moving through the buffer tube. I’m sure lubing a regular buffer achieves the same effect.
My buddy had a lot of issues with his Mk12 build with one installed. Did lots of tweaking the buffer and his gas block to work just right with certain loads.
Switches it to a regular rifle spring and buffer and the rifle works perfectly with whatever ammo he puts in it.
To me it seems like it makes a very simple operating system way more complicated than it needs to be.
It works.
The A5 buffer system works better.
Other than the ridiculous reasons of removing the “sproing” and not needing to use a buffer retainer pin what does the system offer in improved functionality over a carbine buffer system?
Reduced recoil impulse(not just due to weight)? Lower carrier velocity? Reduced rate of fire? Reduced bolt bounce? Im genuinely curious.
Because if it does none of those things then you just wasted $140. Money you could have spent on an A5 which does all of those things.
I use them in my guns with PDW stocks.
They function great but I wouldn’t bother on any gun with a standard buffer tube.
There you go again… Bringing logic and common sense to the discussion.
Im legitimately curious if people have observed functional improvements over a well tuned carbine system. Like they moved from a springco blue + H2 buffer to the JP system and saw a functional improvement.
The video was pretty vague on the actual benefits other than throwing your buffer retainer pin away which Im not going to do.
It can be used with the buffer retainer. There is no functional improvement. It is best used on a gun like a suppressed 300 blackout where the noise is noticeable. I do not find it noticable on 556. It has its place in the world.
I would say just tossing the box stock silent capture spring doesnt do a ton, because its not supposed to. I believe its supposed to replicate a GI spring and an H buffer(I dont remember where I read that, its been several years).
BUT they sell springs and I believe different weights as well so you can tune it.
I like the two I have in the guns they are in because they are all tuned up. Would I put one in a combat carbine, no probably not.
The JP SCS is designed to be tuned to a specific load. It is adjustable to be used in concert with adjustable gas systems. It gives you the ability to tune the recoil impulse and reliability of a gun for what you are using it for. It really isn’t something that does much for the fighting type rifle. It is used very effectively in the competitive shooting world because it is nearly infinitely adjustable
I have been looking at these, and I have also been looking at the Armaspec Stealth recoil spring.
I’m trying to figure out which one, the JP Enterprises looks to be more “tuneable”, but the Armaspec is less cost.
Has anyone else used the Armaspec Stealth recoil sping, has anyone used both?
Finally got out and shot mine with the jp, and I can’t twll much of a difference to be honest with you.
If it wouldn’t have came with the gun I would never buy one. Not worth it in my opinion.
I’ve found more differences using a flat wire AR10 spring with a lightweight bcg and gas tune
I wouldn’t know where to begin to have hat done.