BROWNELLS BUFFER TUBE 2 POSITION
The tube is of excellent overall quality. The grey coloration is nice but quite the same color or texture as an original Colt. But, it's a great value given its price point. The only issue I see is that an original Colt vinyl acetate stock will not close and latch properly. This is due to the threads on the tube making contact with the stock. To close it, you have to give it a slight whack; however, it's extremely hard to extend the stock afterwards. An original SP1 2-pos. tube has a different thread design at the rear where the stock body make contact that I believe this tube should mimic. This tube will, however, work fine with the N1 fiberlite stocks and every mil-spec synthetic buttstock I've tried. To be fair, the Colt vinyl acetate stocks I've tried experience the same issue with closing/latching on the more modern factory Colt 4 and 6 position tubes as well, again due to the thread design where the stock touches the threads. Since most people will likely choose this particular 2-pos. tube for a retro project, I believe the threads on the tube need to be re-shaped (tapered) towards the rear so that a Colt vinyl acetate stock, or copies thereof (Essential Arms) will close and latch properly. This slight modification would not affect fitment of a synthetic stock, such as an N1 style, in any way but would improve the usefulness of this tube immensely. I could, but refuse, to modify an expensive factory original Colt vinyl acetate stock body. Overall, however, this tube is very nice, and if you can live with its limitations, I highly recommend it to buyers who are looking for a high quality 2-position carbine buffer tube.
Silver, not Grey.
Got this for a retro build and the tube is a bright silver, would be perfect for an electroless nickel carbine build. I like it, but will probably never use it due to the color.
