The Vltor A5 Recoil System is different than many of our products here at Charlie's. Instead of being clone correct to an existing weapon system, the A5 system is a "would have been correct" item. Developed at the request of the US Marine Corps, the Vltor A5 Buffer System was part of a proposed, but never adopted, M16A4 upgrade program, hence the name "A5." Wanting to have the advantages of a collapsing stock but not give up the reliability or smoothness of a rifle buffer system, the Vltor A5 uses an AR-10 length buffer tube, rifle spring, and proprietary intermediate length buffer weights to help optimize weapon kinematics. A selection of five weights allows for tuning of the action based on overall weapon configuration. Whether building a historical "what if?" or using the system to improve an existing weapon, the A5 recoil system is another tool in the toolbox of performance. Vltor A5 buffers are machined from 7075 T6 aluminum and are Mil-Spec Type III clear hard coat anodized.
NOTE: A5 buffers are only compatible with A5 length receiver extensions. The buffers themselves are longer than traditional carbine buffers, and they cannot be used in standard carbine receiver extensions.
Brownells explains the advantages of the Vltor A5 Recoil System.
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