shok buffs

[RangerTrace]

I was told to use a shock buff in my 6" limited gun to help "short stroke" it a bit. I do check it ever time I clean the pistol.

[wmspdi]

I believe if you have the right spring installed for the load they are not needed. The spring should slow down the slide velocity just enough to take care of the frame battering issue. I have tried them but had issues with the slide release due to short stroking. I pulled the buffer out after 100 rounds and found it cracked and ready to split. I increased the spring weight a few pounds, ran without the buffer and everything was fine.

I also believe the shock buff does have value in lightly sprung race guns. Some shooters (not me) are so fast that they feel like a "slow moving" slide slows them down. They feel they are ready to shoot before the gun is ready. These shooters like to run light springs, on lightened slides, to increase the slide velocity. I can see where the shock buff could be valuable in reducing frame battering in these situations. IMHO.