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Originally Posted by Sevens
Buffers are one of the most polarizing subjects in gun forums… discussing them seems to bring out the absolute worst in some people.
I am a fan of them and I know full well what the opposition thinks of them.
I had no idea that S&W ever had or marketed anything like this for a 3rd Gen. Can you point to any source to learn more about this?
For sure… any item that is designed to be HIT and also to flex and absorb when hit needs to be tended to, but I believe that handguns need to be tended to, so I do that.
Where do you get more of these — or do you cut, shape and fit them yourself?
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Hi Sevens:
Well, my rule of thumb on recoil buffers, based on a lot of experience with running them in both 5" Gov't and 4.25" Commander 1911s is this: if it's just a range toy or handload tester, it doesn't matter. But in any pistol that's in my concealed EDC rotation, it doesn't run a buffer.
The one exception is this 1013. Due to the way my gunsmith fitted it, I've had no issues and he deems it to be a necessary internal component to prevent degrading the alum frame over time.
Attached is a pic of the S&W buffer pack he gave me when I received the gun (shown with some 10XX-series white followers and black floorplates). These buffers differ in size and shape from 1911 buffers and were specially intended for use in the large-frame 3rd Gen pistols, not the compacts.
I don't know if you can still source these. Maybe on ebay?