Has anyone yet tried the new M*CABRO buffer? Per their site it dampens the impulse equal to the tacticool buffer but is thin enough to be able to lock the bolt back, with it in place.
A neat idea if it realy works as a good buffer.
I used the Tacticool buffer but cut it down by 50% so I could lock the charging handle back. Combined with the Sumo heavy charging handle and a Tacticool bolt tube cover recoil is now negligible. And I don’t get tooth/jaw ache from shooting it! Made a bunch of other mods too but these are critical. Mounting a red dot on a high mount also helps as you have to get a very low check weld in order to use the iron sights. I swapped out the foreend with one from Red Lion Precision and added their rails and then a Sig Romeo5 red dot. Magic off the shoulder at 50 yards!
Got mine last night along with the new folding notch rear sight and my bolt won’t lock back. Seems like the width is out of spec just a tad. Have not tried shooting or sanding the buffer down yet. Just something to note.
Like the thickness is holding the bolt from locking into the notch. Meaning the specs are off on the width of the buffer. The flat sides needs to be sanded down. I contacted Chris and see if it’s mine or just a bad batch.
Works great. Just like the other one. Every Mcarbo product I have purchsed has worked as advertised . I have lso installed the mossberg trigger kit and steel mag tube follower. They are great upgrades. Can't say enough good things.
They do have lifetime warranty so I am sure it will not be an issue. I got two one is red forget what color the other one is. The red one fit no problems . Maybe I should try the other one for fit.
I bought it last week so mine is the red on but slightly off spec I think. If I really muscle the bolt it’ll barely catch the corner but won’t fully lock in place and sling shots forward.
That is correct and they do tell you that. Simply cut 2-3 slices off it. The bolt will then lock back. And it will be easy to rack the gun. And if you add the heavy charging handle and the Tacticool rubber boot tube cover recoil goes from horrible to negligible.
If your going down that pathway, I guess you could also add the heavy brass bolt to the sumo handle and the buffer to dampen it more, for the ultimate in recoil reduction.
Sorry I was talking about the Tacticool buffer not M*Carbo’s. M*Carbo’s was on their website but not in production when I needed one. Tacticool’s design allows you to take slices off it easily to adjust the length of pull of the charging handle against maximum/minimum recoil available based on the length.
So, mine just came in and I install it, it too is to thick to allow bolt lock back, I just sent an email to Chris Nelson @ MCABRO too. I had hoped it was fixed not yet.
The buffers I received from M*Carbo was too thick, and one side wasn't flat, same as in the pictures I have borrowed from above. I trimmed the uneven side down with a cutting bit in a Dremel. I managed to get them thin enough to allow the bolt to lock back easily. The buffer combined with the M*Carbo tube cover does make the gun nicer to shoot.
Heard from Chris today, replacements on the way. No muss no fuss.
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