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- From: boyd@gauss (Mickey Boyd)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Re: Cleveland Next to Burn?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.024535.25255@mailer.cc.fsu.edu>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 05:00:41 GMT
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- The Polymath (hollombe@polymath.tti.com) wrote:
- #
- # The Davis SpeedFeed stock doesn't look to have room in it for any of the
- # off-the-shelf recoil dampers. I'm considering constructing one myself.
- # After all, it's just a tube with mercury in it. The question arises, "How
- # much mercury?" Half full? 3/4? 1/4? Anyone know?
-
- The Harts recoil arrestor (for pistols and the MP-5, as far as I know) uses a
- system of mercury and balls in a tube. Apparently, the balls make a big
- difference (they are closely sized to the diameter of the tube, but not
- exactly). If you are going to homebrew it, you might want to diddle with this
- idea as well. Good luck, post your results.
-
- (Oh, I seem to remember reading that the tubes on the conventional dampers are
- about 3/4 full).
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