Buffer weights for tuning your AR: How do you organize them?

February 04, 2020, 01:41 PM

Hey all-

I am experimenting with my recoil/buffer/gas system on my 5.56 AR. I am slowly filling out a collection of different weights of buffers from 3.1 oz to 5.2 oz. I may also get the KAK lightweight set that goes from 1-2oz, for my adjustable gas block set-up.

My question is: what to do with all of them? I would like to have a handy way to organize them for storage but also for a trip to the range for tuning purposes.

Does anyone have a similar problem and a neat solution already?

I was thinking of something like this, possibly:
https://www.midwestgunworks.com/page/mgwi/prod/98120A

Bruce

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February 06, 2020, 05:46 AM

45 Cal

I use a set of kitchen scales and a magic marker to write the weight on each.
I even took one apart and remove two weights to make the 9X39 run till I got a can for it.
Gallon zip bag and with an assortment of main spring also

February 06, 2020, 09:54 AM

RNshooter

I did use the kitchen scale and a label maker to mark all the weights on the buffers. I have reduce, standard, and extra power springs, as well. A Ziploc bag would wok, for those.

Bruce

February 06, 2020, 12:25 PM

El Cid 92

Fishing lure boxes. The plastic boxes w multiple, adjustable compartments are perfect for organization. I have one made up for AR and pistol parts. Another is made up for the plethora of batteries that I carry.

Andrew

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February 06, 2020, 05:16 PM

cas

Mostly keep them organized by storing them in different rifles.

Rifle buffer's stock, H buffer is marked and my only lightweight buffer is obvious.

Oh yeah... don't cut your buffer down and just expect it to work in a regular rifle, lol.

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February 07, 2020, 08:00 AM

RHINOWSO

Yeah, no real organization.

Have a couple of them in the parts box, take buffers & rifle to the range the first time I'm firing it, figure out what it likes and leave that buffer in the rifle, put the rest back in the parts box when I get home.

No need to over think this or drag a bunch of crap to the range.