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Reloading
Pressure signs well above max load?
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<blockquote data-quote="cohunt" data-source="post: 2332985" data-attributes="member: 94491"><p>It's just the way I was taught--- use the lightest buffer you can without having bolt bounce and the smallest gas hole to have reliable functioning --- this puts the least amount of stress/wear and tear on the gun and keeps the most amount of gas pressure/volume behind the bullet where it does the most work for you-- pushing the bullet faster</p><p></p><p>I typically run buffers lighter than "standard"-- even as light as a 1 Oz plastic buffer with a light weight titanium carrier in my 308, and I always run an adjustable gas block tuned for each of my hand loads. I have never had to run a H, H2, or H3 buffer in any of my guns ( I have 7 different cartridges in ar chassis rifles)-- I was told a heavy buffer was to stop bolt bounce when firing in full auto, and is just a "band-aid' for too large of a gas hole in a gun fired semi auto.</p><p></p><p>I honestly don't understand the idea of a "venting" gas block-- why would you want to vent gas off to the air? The gas should only serve 2 purposes: 1 push the bullet down the barrel, and 2 operate the bolt system. Why put gas in the air?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cohunt, post: 2332985, member: 94491"] It's just the way I was taught--- use the lightest buffer you can without having bolt bounce and the smallest gas hole to have reliable functioning --- this puts the least amount of stress/wear and tear on the gun and keeps the most amount of gas pressure/volume behind the bullet where it does the most work for you-- pushing the bullet faster I typically run buffers lighter than "standard"-- even as light as a 1 Oz plastic buffer with a light weight titanium carrier in my 308, and I always run an adjustable gas block tuned for each of my hand loads. I have never had to run a H, H2, or H3 buffer in any of my guns ( I have 7 different cartridges in ar chassis rifles)-- I was told a heavy buffer was to stop bolt bounce when firing in full auto, and is just a "band-aid' for too large of a gas hole in a gun fired semi auto. I honestly don't understand the idea of a "venting" gas block-- why would you want to vent gas off to the air? The gas should only serve 2 purposes: 1 push the bullet down the barrel, and 2 operate the bolt system. Why put gas in the air? [/QUOTE]
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