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recoil buffers
do these buffers work? they look very easy to install. it seems sensible to put one on my new wasr 10 that i ordered it was only $10 so i got one ,they are both on the way. also should i put one on my yugo sks? it works great after about 5000 rds. just curious. many thanks
SKS's and AK's really dont have much recoil. If you are shooting in automatic i can see where a need may be. On automatic its a lot easier when i shot it with a forward pistol grip and the AMD65.
these rifles were made to withstand much more than what any of us would do to them. by all means get it if you please, but if it were me i would get something else. these weapons are much more rugged than most people think.
I know recoil buffers are popular in ther 1911 and other handguns. As far as an AK or SKS I am sure that they would stop the metal on metal, but that is how those guns were designed and will last a long time.
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oh alright since i already bought it ill put it on ,if i dont like it ill take it off. i have a feelling you guys know more than i do about this .thanks for the continuing advice!!!
ONLY Blackjack buffers....other brands are too hard and can cause jams.
I have a milled Bulgarian AK that I have put 5,000 rds through with no fail to feeds or fail to ejects and the inside of the receiver is as brand new as the day I bought it.
True, they are built to not have one but they are made as a battle rifle to take a beating...and they didn't have to worry, they could always build more.
Why beat your rifle up if not need be?
The harder black buffer I bought from Blackjack still looks practically brand new after 5,000 rds.
You can tell the difference on the cycling after you put the buffer in also....quieter and less felt recoil.
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thats just what i ordered, blackjack the black one. so good. i accidentally ordered the right one! i dont know whats good or not so ill just keep asking you guys . thanks folks!
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well i ended up installing the buffer the green one and it definitely made a difference, i think it was a well spent $10. i like this wasr 10, neat little plinker!!! now i want something in 308 that wont break the bank any thoughts? sorry about veering off subject but i dont know where to put this question. you guys know what youre talking about!!!
How much of the felt recoil does this take away? the recoil is part of the fun of shooting the AK doesnt have that much recoil anyway, but since i really like my weapons to last i might consider one now
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no it definitely feels like an ak ! it just smoothes it out a little. i got the green blackjack buffer and it was $10. i think it was a good thing to install, this gun would probably last for a long time anyway but what the hey? its just a little rubber thingy that goes on at the base of the return spring, its about 1/4 in. thick, and does a good job . i think you will like it . i put 250 rds. thru my new wasr yesterday in about 30 mins. but had to stop because i was afraid i was gonna melt my hand guard, i looked at the guts of the gun afterwords that recoil buffer does its job, not a scratch.
recoil buffers 
the AK doesnt have that much recoil anyway, but since i really like my weapons to last i might consider one now 
