10/22 bolt buffer from Delrin

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10/22 bolt buffer from Delrin

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I made a new bolt stop pin from Delrin to help quiet the action a little. Is solid Delrin ok or do I need to drill it and use a metal core? Don't know how much strength is needed there.

Are there other simple/somewhat easy ways to quiet down the action noise? The hammer dropping & trigger resetting are really loud. It's a Timney drop-in trigger group if that matters.
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CMV wrote:I made a new bolt stop pin from Delrin to help quiet the action a little. Is solid Delrin ok or do I need to drill it and use a metal core? Don't know how much strength is needed there.

Are there other simple/somewhat easy ways to quiet down the action noise? The hammer dropping & trigger resetting are really loud. It's a Timney drop-in trigger group if that matters.
Your fine with the solid delrin,have never seen a metal core used.
The bolt dropping on the barrel breech is a major source of noise without a cure I know of.You can reduce the noise and effort it takes to cock the hammer if you ramp the bolt and polish mating surfaces.
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Re: 10/22 bolt buffer from Delrin

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I made one from a nylon spacer I got at Lowe's. I found a dull drill bit I had that fit the hole perfectly and Dremeled that down to fit. I've had the thing out of the gun several times and, from the look of it, I could probably have just used the spacer alone. There is not much in the way of wear on it and I shoot the gun quite a bit.
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Seemed to work just fine. Sadly action noise was unchanged from my little mod.
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I think the Delrin ones can found online. I am guessing that DIY is cheaper.
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I just buy a 1/4 inch nylon bolt from Home Depot long enough to cut a piece out of the unthreaded section to make the buffer. Cheap and very effective. No need for drilling holes or adding steel.
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Remind me whenever we can hook up, and I'll bring you a Tuffer Buffer.

They're all I use now; a little more give than delrin and would probably help quiet the action.

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The Delrin works alright, the tuffer buffers work better for quieting the action. The Kidd buffers are probably quieter still, but I haven't tried one yet.
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Al Paulson talked about machining an annular groove in the rear of the Ruger barrel to hold an O-ring
to help quiet the bolt slamming forward. He also spoke about what you guys are referring to on the back side of the bolt.

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