hydraulic buffers for ARs

stoney15

stoney15

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Has anyone had any first hand experience with the hydraulic buffers? Specifically the Brownells/Enidine AR-15 AR-RESTOR
Are they worth the money? From what I have read they help reduce recoil and noise. Both of which I would like. Not that the recoil is too much I would love to keep more of the site picture (less jump) And it wouldn't bother me at all to get rid of some of that "sprrrruuuunnngggg" noise.

So tell me, do they help or not? I am looking at one for both my 223 and 204. I can get one right now for $80, are they worth it. Thanks in advance.
 
Hydraulic buffers were made to cut the cycle rate on full auto's. Not sure how they would cut recoil or noise. Does your rifle have a colsp. stock or A2 version? Generally, cut the noise by changing out the std. recoil spring with a TUBB spring or some folks put grease in their buttstock tube.
 
This is taken from Brownells web site:

Seldom do you find an AR-15 product so simple to install, yet offers the many advantages this buffer delivers. Our Gun Techs tested these units, and were so impressed with the performance, we teamed-up with the weapon experts at Enidine to offer them directly to you. Quite possibly, the AR-RESTOR is the biggest breakthrough in rate-reducing, recoil reduction systems available for the AR-15. Best of all, they install in minutes, without any modifications to your weapon. Long known for their successful development of recoil absorption devices for the U.S. Military’s M240B, M249, and M2 machine gun, Enidine now produces these easy-to-install, direct replacements for the conventional, inertia mass type buffers currently in production today. Never before has it been this easy and economical to manage recoil and rate of fire in full- or semi-automatic modes of fire, plus improve the overall reliability of your AR-15. Each steel buffer assembly features a sealed hydraulic cylinder with high-impact striker cap and smooth running, nickel-plated cylinder rod – all of which work in unison with your factory recoil spring to cushion carrier impact, lessen felt recoil, and minimize the overall beating your rifle and optics endure when shooting. But, that’s not all – you get better accuracy and significantly reduced muzzle rise to maintain efficient target acquisition during rapid fire maneuvers. These benefits are amplified with short-barreled carbines. For rate of fire reduction, nothing works better – AR-RESTOR has been tested by the U.S. Army and proven to drop cyclic rates from 900 rounds per minute to 650 – 700! Available for M4 Collapsible buttstocks and the Fixed, A-1/A-2 configuration.

Just wondering if they are really reduce recoil/jump enough to justify to cost??
 
I have an olympic pneumatic buffer it gets rid of that "boing". With the compesator on my dtech there really is no recoil at all now. I got the adjustable one and use it in a PRS stock it works great.
 
I'm with ya Stoney, I've been pondering this same question as I wait for my EBR to show up.


"To buff or not to buff, that is the question".
 
I just put one in my rifle this week. I ran 60 rounds this weekend and could tell a big difference in recoil. I am also running a Young NM light weight carrier to cut down on the amount of moving mass. It made my rifle shoot more like a 10/22.
 
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