Shock Buffers

[Buckshot Bear]

Does anyone use shock buffers in their 1911?

Recommended or not?

 

[KingSnake]

Solution to a nonexistent problem that will come apart at the worst possible time. 
WBT will come back and haunt me if I ever put one in a 1911 🤠

[Two Dot]

Don’t!!!!

Edited May 7, 2023 by Two Dot

[Elwood James]

They are legal.  However, as already pointed out, they add another failure point.  

[Garrison Joe]

If you believe you NEED a shock buffer because you see impact problems with frame, you need to raise your spring tensions to handle the recoil.   Or back off those +P+ rounds.  If you want a buffer because you drank the KoolAid and believe it makes the gun shoot easier, just stop.   For Wild Bunch especially, there is no need to shoot loads that are damaging the gun.   A 160 or so Power Factor WB load is way below what even standard factory loads run.

1911 was not designed to use shock buffs and sticking them in creates a pending disaster when you least need it.

good luck, GJ

 

[Buckshot Bear]

Cheers Pards

[Deacon KC]

The only guns I have seen or heard of actually needing them are alloy frame guns or those chambered for 10mm. Keep good springs in your steel guns and they will run fine without em.

[J. Frank Norfleet]

I think all my competition needs to use them.😊

JFN

[Three Foot Johnson]

Last weekend, a shooter had a buffer come apart and jam up the gun. He put it on the table to continue the stage, too close to the edge maybe, and it somehow ended up on the ground for a match DQ.

https://forums.sassnet.com/index.php?/topic/350936-wtc/

[Blackfoot]

They are made for selling and are will known for causing problems.

Blackfoot

[VICIOUS8014]

Shock Buff are good. For OTHER to use, makes there gun fail faster.