Russell
I read up some on the Shok-Buff Recoil System from Wilson Combat and the different spring strengths. You are correct, it seems all I need for what I am planning on shooting is the 16# std spring. But the reviews of the Shok Buffs, full length rod and 18# spring are all 5 out of 5 stars. It claims better lock up, accuracy, reliability and less wear. It does make it a little more difficult to break down and reassemble, but I'm getting the hang of it. Do you know of any drawbacks to the system or any of the components? Why take out the shok-buffs? You're not the first to say to go back to the original set-up. But I'd like to know more, especially because everything is working well - I don't want to tinker with it.

thanks

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I'd like to agree with you BUT