A question for all you AR-15 whizz-kidz. When in the world did they come up with the idea of having two different diameter buffer tubes? That's insane! With the recent purchase of a Bushmaster Carbon 15 model, the buffer tube on it is larger then my Anderson Manufacturing AR-15. Sadly, I didn't find this out until after I had ordered a replacement stock for the Bushmaster. Mil-spec is 1.148" and commercial is 1.17".
So can anyone explain why there are two different diameter buffer tubes on a single style weapon? To my mind that is just stupid! Mil-spec is fine why add the commercial size? I hope one of you Lads can answer my question because this is driving me nuts. And sadly the butt stock that I ordered which is a cute little devil, is not going to fit my Bushmaster. That is not what I wanted. So you can tell I'm a little frustrated.
So can anyone explain why there are two different diameter buffer tubes on a single style weapon? To my mind that is just stupid! Mil-spec is fine why add the commercial size? I hope one of you Lads can answer my question because this is driving me nuts. And sadly the butt stock that I ordered which is a cute little devil, is not going to fit my Bushmaster. That is not what I wanted. So you can tell I'm a little frustrated.