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They can cause function problems. It's another component in the gun that can screw things up.

I do use them though. I don't know how much they save the frame - but I think they make the gun more shootable from a feel standpoint.

If you change them pretty regular then there shouldn't be many issues however a lot of people are adament about not using them. Be interested to see what others say.

JB

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It depends on the gun. I've seen them cause functional problems. OTOH my Wilson .45 (and wouldn't you figure if a Shok-Buff would work in anything it would be a Wilson .45) runs just fine with them. In general I like them IF the gun runs 100 percent with the buff in place. Try it. If the gun still works, keep it. If not, toss it.

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they are the incarnation of evil and should be avoided like the plague! Well...at least in matches... I have seen more malfunctions caused by buffs than any other single simple item. Search this forum for numerous horror stories....The root cause is slide short striking in combination with high-cap magazines that may (on top of it all) not have been tuned properly. Brian and others *solve* this by taking material off the spring tunnel, thus accounting for the shok-buff width. That seems to work very well. I myself am a bit wary of this kind of slide surgery, so I use buffs in practice but take them out for matches.

--Detlef

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Duane,

didn't know you shot a high-cap .45? IMHO, *those* are the pickiest about magazines and buffs of all! 19k rds w/o hick-up in such a gun is truely spectacular!!! Kind of sad, because for a single stack that would be expected and no big deal...

--Detlef

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