#BufferSpring

Occasionally, companies throw industry standards out the window to create something truly unique and spectacular. Enter Alan Dugger, owner of Sprinco.

There are a variety of alternatives for the standard AR-15 buffer spring. Some of the alternatives include braided springs and non-metal springs. Armaspec offers a product called the Stealth Recoil Spring that replaces both the buffer and spring.

Earlier this year we posted about Geissele’s new AR-15 buffer spring, well it’s now available for sale. The new Super 42 AR-15 Spring from Geissele Automatics uses three independent strands of wire braided together which Geissele claims makes it much more reliable, durable and quieter than normal AR-15 buffer springs, no more signature AR-15 “twang”.

Down at the Big 3 East Media event, Geissele showed us their new Purple Go Juice. The Go Juice is purple since it will be under the ALG Defense brand. The Go Juice is a bio synthetic lubricant made from GMO seeds specially made to produce this oil. The reasoning behind making their own lubricant was due to Bill Geissele and his immaculate M1 Garand. He had used a vegetable based lubricant and after 6 months sitting in his safe, the lubricant failed to work on the M1. Joe of Geissele said that while petroleum based lubricants are very stable for long term storage, they do not work as well as vegetable based lubricants. So Bill looked into making a stable vegetable based lubricant. It took 7 months to find the right lab that could manufacture the GMO seed used to produce the oil. They have not performed serious heat tests but performs well at 0-20 deg F. No Arctic sub zero temps nor high heat temp tests done. Joe said that flashpoint temperature tests are misleading since the weapon will not get that hot. Go Juice will be available in about 8-10 weeks. They will be sold in 4 oz bottles for $11.50. Well under the pricing for other vegetable based lubricants in similar sizes. Joe said this oil works very well on moving parts. I asked if that applies to pistol slides. He said he recommends a grease since the grease will stay where it is applied. The Go Juice is very viscous and has 200% more lubricity compared to petroleum based lubricants.

When you start researching buffer springs for an AR15 you run across sever different springs, and buffers.  The other thing that you run across is other AR15 owners telling you that you are trying to fix a problem that doesn’t exist.  In reality, they are correct.  The traditional buffer system works as designed.  But there is one thing that many AR15 owners do complain about, the infamous “cheese grater” noise when shooting.  Anyone who has shot an AR15/M16 knows exactly what I am talking about.  It reverberates through your ear protection, and even the bones in your head.  It is downright annoying to some of us, and livable to others.  This is where a product made by JP Enterprises, INC comes into play.