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I built an AR with a 16" BCM barrel with a mid length gas system, BCM bolt, BCM upper, Daniel Defense carbine spring, Magpul UBR stock (has a proprietary buffer tube), and a standard carbine buffer. Shouldn't matter to this conversation but it also has a long Daniel Defense hand guard and DoubleStar lower. I was told by BCM that a standard buffer would be ok for cheap ammo, plus I thought mid length gas systems shot alot easier.
So anyway, it kicks quite a bit even with what I'd call cheap ammo, $6 for 20 new Winchester .223's and 5.56 bulk American Eagle reloads. Has alot of muzzle rise. Follow-up shots are crazy slow. It's worse than cheap carbines I've shot. This is not what I expected, I bought the mid length gas system and longer barrel to shoot smoother.
So, buy a heavier buffer? Or what?
So anyway, it kicks quite a bit even with what I'd call cheap ammo, $6 for 20 new Winchester .223's and 5.56 bulk American Eagle reloads. Has alot of muzzle rise. Follow-up shots are crazy slow. It's worse than cheap carbines I've shot. This is not what I expected, I bought the mid length gas system and longer barrel to shoot smoother.
So, buy a heavier buffer? Or what?