I'm new to this forum but certainly not to online gun forums or pistol/rifle shooting. However, the expertise here is just what I need to get my PCC on track and I have not seen this answered by "creeping around" the forum :)
I have a new Wilson Combat AR-9X, 8" barrel, with an SBA4 brace (standard carbine length). The Wilson BCG is weighted, it is presently using an H3 buffer, and the spring is a 60-coil chrome silicone flatwire variety. This thing is stupid stiff and pulling the charging handle is like lifting weights (most people, when they first try, think the charging handle is actually locked!). The guts are all stock (I put on the SBA4 brace). On the front sits a JP Enterprises JPTRE3-324B (5/8 x 24) 3-port comp reamed for 9mm. It only has side ports and I am realizing this was a poor choice but that is another side topic outside the buffer issue.
That all being said, the pistol has much snappier recoil that I think a 9mm PCC/pistol should have. As is no surprise, 147 gr seems to provide the least recoil but there is way more dot movement (Vortex Venom) than I should be seeing. YES - it is only an 8" barrel and YES the comp can be better, but I am fairly certain that changing out and tuning the buffer assembly will help. I am hoping someone here has experience with a similar setup and can lend some advice.
I have a JP Enterprises SCS for my AR-15 and its nice and tunable and works well for that platform. I have, however, been drawn to the MBX PCC Recoil Reduction system and it seems like a good alternative, too.
So - thoughts? JP Enterprises? MBX? Something else? Thanks and appreciated! Stay safe and healthy!