I was recently loaned an Enidine hydraulic buffer by Rich at Arizona Armament, and dropped it in my Spike’s Tactical lightweight AR-15 for some comparison shooting with the “regular” buffer that rifle normally is used with – an H2. Right now, I’m just presenting some initial findings, not a comprehensive evaluation.
I’m not thrilled with the Enidine. Although it cycles slower, the difference comes from a slower return to battery, which I have not found to be conducive to higher reliability. This, coupled with the shorter stroke caused by the Enidine buffer, gives me reason for concern at this early point in my evaluation.
I’ve got an Enidine in a drawer somewhere. I’m not a fan because you have to really man-hand the charging handle back the last half-inch to lock the bolt to rear. Add that to my Larue RISR’s spring tension against the rearward travel of the CH and I’m fighting my weapon just to cycle the action.
I noted the extra effort required to cycle the action fully with distaste.
My setup has one but I’ve not noticed that issue. I suspect this is due to locking back with a tac-latch in conjunction with the Magpul BAD as opposed to the stock method.
I’ve only found 1 place I’m tempted to put one of those, and that’s on a 12ga. pump. Near an AR? No way.
It always seemed a lot of money for a weapon system with notably little recoil, so I never bought one. I look forward to additional testing though, as it’s never a good idea to reach conclusions from so little data.
Any chance you’ll be doing a similar test with the MGI RRB?
Not sure, the cost to properly do these tests is prohibitive.