It isn't all that but it takes the cheap sound out it. I get complements all the time on how solid my guns feel and quiet the are. It's just a matter of personal opinion that's all there is to it.
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They do make the rifle feel tighter. I give it that.
Anyone that says that the Accu-Wedge won’t cause any issues is incorrect. They aren’t guaranteed to cause an issue, but I have seen them cause numerous problems, and they cause more problems than they “fix”.
I have seen the Accu-Wedge (crap name, BTW, and is intentionally chosen to make the gullible think that this little piece of rubber will make your AR more accurate) cause issues in otherwise perfectly good AR’s.
I have seen pieces break off of them, and make their way into the fire control group and the receiver extension (buffer tube). Rubbery chunks in either of those areas can spell bad news. I’ve seen those pieces cause failures to fire, and short cycling by binding up the buffer/buffer spring.
If you are using an Accu-Wedge it’s because you are prizing upper to lower receiver fit over reliability. You’re putting your emphasis in the wrong spot, IMHO.
I have seen the Accu-Wedge cause bolt carriers to drag on the upper edge of the lower receiver/receiver extension. This will cause wear, and can cause short cycling due to friction and binding.
I cannot come up with a single, valid positive use for the Accu-Wedge that would cause me to recommend their use to anyone other than the next guy that shoots at me.
Leave that crap alone, and learn how to assemble/modify an AR properly. Alternately, realize that this is an AR and not some other rifle, and just accept upper to lower fit and other foibles such as buffer spring noise.
I get compliments all the time on how dead nuts reliable and accurate the AR’s that I build are. I won’t sacrifice those two criteria.
Improper assembly is the Number 1 culprit I see when fixing AR’s that come across my bench. Number 2 is trying to make the AR do things that it was not intended to do.
I have seen the Accu-Wedge (crap name, BTW, and is intentionally chosen to make the gullible think that this little piece of rubber will make your AR more accurate) cause issues in otherwise perfectly good AR’s.
I have seen pieces break off of them, and make their way into the fire control group and the receiver extension (buffer tube). Rubbery chunks in either of those areas can spell bad news. I’ve seen those pieces cause failures to fire, and short cycling by binding up the buffer/buffer spring.
If you are using an Accu-Wedge it’s because you are prizing upper to lower receiver fit over reliability. You’re putting your emphasis in the wrong spot, IMHO.
I have seen the Accu-Wedge cause bolt carriers to drag on the upper edge of the lower receiver/receiver extension. This will cause wear, and can cause short cycling due to friction and binding.
I cannot come up with a single, valid positive use for the Accu-Wedge that would cause me to recommend their use to anyone other than the next guy that shoots at me.
Leave that crap alone, and learn how to assemble/modify an AR properly. Alternately, realize that this is an AR and not some other rifle, and just accept upper to lower fit and other foibles such as buffer spring noise.
I get compliments all the time on how dead nuts reliable and accurate the AR’s that I build are. I won’t sacrifice those two criteria.
Improper assembly is the Number 1 culprit I see when fixing AR’s that come across my bench. Number 2 is trying to make the AR do things that it was not intended to do.
This reminds me of the ongoing(?) discussion about pistol "shock buffers" that are meant to absorb recoil when the slide reciprocates, protecting your handgun from hammering itself to destruction.
All they ever seemed to me was a great way of dropping lumps of rubber into your fire control.
Opinions on these?
All they ever seemed to me was a great way of dropping lumps of rubber into your fire control.
Opinions on these?
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You seem to know more than Colt does. Now that's confidence! And Wilson Combat.
If trimmed properly I don't see how they push the BCG up since they sit under the rear take down pin lug. Pushing up against the steel take down pin is a lot of force exerted by a piece of silicone.
I’ve seen how Colt assembles AR’s for the civilian market. I wouldn’t say that I know more than they do, but I will unequivocally state, with confidence, that I assemble every AR I work on correctly, per the TDP and manufacturer’s specs. Colt does not.
Colt only follows TDP when assembling AR’s and M16’s/M4’s for certain government contracts.
Colt has various assembly lines for assembling different M16/AR variants. The workers that assemble CR6920’s ARE NOT the same workers that are assembling M4‘s for the US military. They don’t use the same tools, techniques, criteria, or QC. So, which part of Colt are you comparing me to?
Colt installing an Accu-Wedge in an M16/M4 that was contracted to be assembled per the TDP would be a violation of the contract that they agreed to.
Colt sells guns to make money…….that’s the #1 reason that they’re in business. If Colt can make money by installing an Accu-Wedge in some of their AR’s, they will do so. ”There’s a sucker born every minute”.
I’m happy to pull apart any factory-built, unmodified LE6920/CR6920 and point out the obvious shortcuts and failure to adhere to the assembly specs listed in the TDP. Some of the deficiencies can obviously be seen just by handling the guns and visually examining them…….that is, it is obvious to someone that actually knows how to properly assembly an AR-variant, and knows what is in the TDP.
Get back in your lane. You‘re DUI and swerving all over the place once again.
