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1911Tuner · 09-14-2012, 04:05

The first commercially available (1911) shock buffs that I saw appeared in the early 80s, along with "Heavy Duty" springs.

"What's it for?" I asked, as I am wont to do.

"To prevent the destruction of the frame."

*cough*

"LOLwut?"

Because 90% of what we recognize as recoil...muzzle flip...occurs when the slide impacts the frame, the neoprene buffer does have a small effect on that, but nothin' that I could really hang my hat on in a back-to-back comparison. As far as "Frame Damage" goes, it's snake oil. The slide doesn't hit the frame all that hard, and the abutments are designed to absorb that.

Marketing 101:

First, convince the customer that he needs it...and then sell it to him.

09-14-2012, 04:05	#7
1911Tuner Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,114	The first commercially available (1911) shock buffs that I saw appeared in the early 80s, along with "Heavy Duty" springs. "What's it for?" I asked, as I am wont to do. "To prevent the destruction of the frame." cough "LOLwut?" Because 90% of what we recognize as recoil...muzzle flip...occurs when the slide impacts the frame, the neoprene buffer does have a small effect on that, but nothin' that I could really hang my hat on in a back-to-back comparison. As far as "Frame Damage" goes, it's snake oil. The slide doesn't hit the frame all that hard, and the abutments are designed to absorb that. Marketing 101: First, convince the customer that he needs it...and then sell it to him. __________________ The 1911? Well...It ain't exactly a Swiss watch. Last edited by 1911Tuner; 09-14-2012 at 04:07..