Ignoring what my local gun smith told me, I decided to get a pack of Wilson Combat 1911 buffers anyway just to try. They are less than half the thickness of the Buffertech buffer which would not fit inside my gun.
I installed front and back ones last night and the gun seems to cycle just fine and without some of the bone jarring. I checked to make sure the bolt does completely close on the front one and it does. On ejecting the last round in the mag it locks back as well. The front one is very tight going over the gas tube but is fine once you push it down onto the stem. Of course, the acid test will be at the range but it is raining and near freezing here today. Hard to believe this is April. It feels more like January.
So, I have to wonder how long the front one will last considering the way the bolt slams forward.
I installed front and back ones last night and the gun seems to cycle just fine and without some of the bone jarring. I checked to make sure the bolt does completely close on the front one and it does. On ejecting the last round in the mag it locks back as well. The front one is very tight going over the gas tube but is fine once you push it down onto the stem. Of course, the acid test will be at the range but it is raining and near freezing here today. Hard to believe this is April. It feels more like January.
So, I have to wonder how long the front one will last considering the way the bolt slams forward.