Cutting Down A Rifle Buffer For My 9mm

Cutting Down A Rifle Buffer For My 9mm

Another-Bill [Team Member]

10/6/2011 9:49:53 AM

Has anyone else done this?

I have $1.25 in quarters in the buffer tube and was considering buying a special 9mm extended buffer and pocket my $1.25.
It dawned to me that rather than buy a special buffer I could just cut down an extra rifle buffer I have.

Anyone know of any problems that I might run into?
Anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks in Advance,
Bill

mtmag [Team Member]

10/6/2011 11:44:10 AM

If I get this question correct, you are using a rifle tube on your 9mm?

If you have the heavy 9mm buffer, just get this

http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=44739/Product/CAR-15-M4-9MM-FIXED-STOCK-BUFFER-TUBE-SPACER

Or just make your own.

And you should be set.

Another-Bill [Team Member]

10/6/2011 12:21:04 PM

Originally Posted By mtmag:
If I get this question correct, you are using a rifle tube on your 9mm?

If you have the heavy 9mm buffer, just get this

http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=44739/Product/CAR-15-M4-9MM-FIXED-STOCK-BUFFER-TUBE-SPACER

Or just make your own.

And you should be set.

mtmag

Thanks for the info, this is all I really need.

As we know, the 9mm carbine has too much travel in the buffer tube.
On my Colt 9mm if I allow the bolt to slam home without a loaded mag the bolt catch will often break due to the very heavy bolt and the extra momentum from a buffer tube that is too long.
Hence the $1.25 in the buffer tube.

I was looking at a few different longer buffers made specifically for the 9mm to solve this problem.
That is where I had the idea of cutting down the longer rifle buffer to create a correct length 9mm buffer, but this looks like a simpler solution.

Again, thanks,
Bill