Steve G from United States, FL Public Profile

I had the nylon bumper snap off the buffer on one of my older, high use ARs. (rare occurrence on stock gas system carbines) Original Smith M&P (pre-sport). Standard Carbine weight and purchased an H weight at the same time for another carbine. Both weighed in exactly as stated. Both work fine and construction / finish is solid. I don't need a bunch of fancy colors and graphics on a buffer. I just need them to work and both of these do in AR 556 platforms at an affordable price. Always great service, selection, shipping from Optics Planet. Dont waste your money on anything above this price range, Its just a buffer. Do your homework if new to AR platforms regarding buffer weights, letter designations (H, H1, H2, etc). You can easily order the wrong buffer weight for your needs. Spend that savings on ammo and training. Unless you are running subsonic and suppressed or playing with adjustable gas systems and having problems with ejection patterns, your stock buffer and spring will be just fine for the occasional shooter. Most non-competitive shooters can't detect the perceived softer recoil from a heavy buffer and spring swap anyway. Important takeaway...dont ignore your buffer and spring during routine cleaning. It takes 2 seconds. Keep an eye on the wear patterns on your buffer face. It can tell you a lot about the overall health of your carbine.

Besides price. The RA 250 differences are the anodizing color of the trigger housing and the trigger shape. The trigger shape is slightly straighter than the standard RA-140 and not completely flat like the RA-140 flat face. I call this the perfect blend between standard curve and the flat face, kind of a hybrid style trigger. I can run it bare handed or with my gloves. Bought 3 of the 240s. I haven't cracked one open yet and shouldn't have to. Solid unit as described. I have several other triggers that cost twice or three times the price of these RAs and some aren't as crisp as this. A 10 pull average on my digital scale always comes in between 3.2 to 3.6, so the claimed 3.5 is very realistic. RA lists this as their entry level trigger but it performs well above entry level. I could run a 3 gun match or camp out for some long range precision with it comfortably. AR trigger swaps are super easy but read the instructions. Dont forget to tighten the set screws under the hammer against the receiver. The anti-walk pins should have slight rotation in them once installed, meaning the screw locks down tight on the ends of the pins but does not lock tight against the receiver. (anti-walk vs anti-rotation) Once you have performed full function test, put a drop of blue 242 on each pin set screw. I have had great luck with RA products over past couple of years. The RA 434 and 535 are a step up at their respective price points and fantastic triggers. When assisting newbies with their fi