Tactical Springs LLC was born out of a need to supply Military and LEO Operators with mission specific springs, utilizing superior materials and post-winding reliability enhancements. While most companies in the business make similar
"claims", none have created products with the specific needs of operators dictating design and performance, but instead, take off-the-shelf commercial grade or competition grade materials, and re-package for .MIL and LEO target
marketing purposes. Unfortunately, most environments and conditions these Operators work in are anything but commercial or competition scenarios. While important, the internal workings of your weapon are not as prominent in first impression
observations such as high speed optics, suppressors and other "go fast" goodies, but seasoned professionals know that no matter how "high speed" the weapon platform appears, without functional reliability, it is about as
useless as a really "tricked out" club. All of our products are designed based on specifically defined requests and feedback from bonafide Operators, with extensive training round counts accrued and downrange testing conducted prior
to release. Our mission statement is simply to provide the highest degree of consistent and reliable functionality, along with absurdly long duty cycles in all operating environments.
Quite simply, after installing / using our springs, if you forget about us, we have done our job...(But please, feel free to come back to see us when you build your next project!!!)
WHAT MAKES OUR SPRINGS UNIQUE?
All of our springs are constructed from Certified Chrome Silicon wirestock to ISO 9001:2008 quality standards to withstand extreme heat and highly cyclic rate. The certification rating ensures a consistency in the parent material of 95%, which translates to repeatable consistency in performance & function. Certified Valve Quality Chrome Silicon wire is used in very high stress applications such as, NASCAR, Formula One, Moto GP & Pro Stock racing motor valve springs. It is not uncommon in some of these applications for valve springs to see 15,000,000 compression cycles in one race. It is this extraordinary capability that makes Chrome Silicon wire the obvious choice in our spring production vs. music wire or 17-7 PH used in OEM springs and by most aftermarket competitors. In addition, all of our Chrome Silicon buffer springs are heat treated, stress relieved, and dual-stage shot peened in separate post winding treatments. We also treat each spring with a proprietary, deep-penetrating, Re-Micronized (to .3 Micron particle size), inhibited, Molybdenum-Disulfide (MoS2) formulation to eliminate 90% of all mechanical wear on the spring. The combination of materials & processes result in a loss of no more than 5% in spring efficiency. The minimum anticipated duty cycles of our buffer spring designs are in excess of 1,500,000 cycles.
We take our extractor springs one step further with the addition of Cryogenic Processing. This computerized, ultra low temperature process (-320°F) increases the strength & wear life of the parent material through a change in
microstructure resulting in less retained austenite and more uniformity in grain structure.
Why cryogenics for the extractor spring and not our other springs? Due to the size of the extractor spring, high stress cyclic rates and asymmetrical temperature exposure, premature wear and or shortened spring life can occur. Cryogenics
effectively combats these issues giving the spring a very predictable & uniform performance within the operation of the weapon cycle.
While we really don't know how long our extractor springs will last, round counts in excess of 200,000 ROUNDS (ongoing) are documented on a single extractor spring. We have 5-Coil Extra Power, 4-Coil Enhanced
Power, and Extra Power .308 Dual Spring Sets in our comprehensive extractor spring lineup below. Neither our extractor springs, nor any other commercially available extractor springs are shot peened due to the unfeasible cost of manual labor
and wire fixturing of such tiny springs in a complex process.
CONSTRUCTION SPECS: CARBINE & RIFLE BUFFER SPRINGS:
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CHOOSING A BUFFER SPRING
Here is where some text will go to explain what you need to know about choosing a buffer spring. It includes what you need to find out before contacting us and explains what the links below are for and possibly how to use them:
BUFFER (ACTION) SPRINGS
"WHITE Spring": STANDARD Power Buffer Spring. Equivalent spring load to a "fresh" Mil-Spec M4 Carbine Spring. This spring will perform reliably in any properly configured and maintained 5.56 Carbine, if you wish to maintain the performance of a "fresh" Mil-Spec load spring without concern for replacement. This is the best choice for shooters and purists that wish to maintain the performance of most factory supplied NEW Mil-Spec springs, but do not wish to be concerned with frequent replacement of same or do not have the time or inclination to seek enhanced performance options. The "WHITE" spring is recommended for 10.0"-11.0" SBR's with H2 Buffers, 1st Gen M&P's, older RRA's with under 18"+ BBL's, early generation Colt 6920 LE's, 5.56 & 6.8 SPC 7.5"-8.5" BBL Piston Guns with H2 Buffers, with few exceptions, most .300 AAC Platforms, longer carbine barrels using intermediate or rifle length gas, and when training with SRTA and other low power and light charged "budget" rounds. Color Coded WHITE. [EXCEPTIONS: With SBR's which are seriously overgassed firing suppressed, (e.g. 10.3" HK 416's), a RED or ORANGE along with a hydraulic buffer is often used with great success.]
"BLUE Spring": ENHANCED Power Buffer Spring, Offers improved performance with most non-suppressed 12.5"-14.5" SBR's, 16" DI Mid-Length BBLS, and all mid-length uppers with adjustable gas blocks. Best performance is usually achieved using buffers ranging from ST-2T, H2, DPMS Extra Heavy Buffer. Will run in 18"+ Length BBL RRA'S with ST-T2 Buffers. Color Coded BLUE.
"RED Spring": EXTRA Power Buffer Spring, Best option for 16"+ 5.56 barrels with carbine length gas system platforms with standard front sight towers and H buffers, 16" + BBL gas piston guns, *some* suppressed shorties,and later generation Colt LE6920's, 9mm, 6.8 SPC, 6.5 Grendel, .458 SOCOM, 450 Bushmaster, .500 Beowulf, and assorted "Thumpers" using standard 7" depth M4 extension tubes. AR-10 Carbines (E.G. Armalite, Noveske, LMT) using deeper extension tubes and standard length carbine buffers to accommodate the longer .308 BCG also use the "RED" Spring. Please call us to discuss successful historical "recipes" for implementation of the RED spring in .308, 6.8 SPC, etc. RIFLE length extension tube platforms. Color Coded RED. NOTE: NOT for use in .308 Carbines using standard 7" M4 extension tubes and short, stubby buffers. (Use our "ORANGE Spring" below for that specific platform approach application.) NOTE: If you have a seriously overgassed .308 Carbine which has the deeper AR-10 platform receiver extension tube running an H3 buffer firing 175 Gr. Projectiles and / or suppressed, many shooters have experienced success using the "ORANGE" spring, as it is still heavier than a "RED" spring in that application.
"ORANGE Spring": The ONLY specifically engineered EXTRA POWER Buffer Spring for .308 Carbine Platforms using standard 7" Depth M4 extension tubes and .308 short 2.5" buffers (Including aftermarket "heavy buffers.") You cannot clip coils from any other commercially available buffer spring to yield the proper spring loads for this application, especially in heavily gassed .308 carbine platforms. We started from scratch on this design to provide Operators with a viable alternative to existing OEM and aftermarket offerings. Platforms known to exist using this approach include DPMS, Bushmaster (Post 2010), Remington, CMMG, Mega, SA Defense, Colt 901, Rock River Arms and many others. Color Coded ORANGE.
"GREEN Spring": In addition to use in 5.56 Fixed Stock Rifles, our "GREEN Spring" is just the ticket for use in the VLTOR A-5 Stock System using their appropriate weight buffer for maximum versatility in tuning almost any upper configuration, running both with or without a "can". Color Coded GREEN.
Buffer is inserted into color coded end of spring for fast I.D. of installed spring by Operator.
If unsure which spring you should order, please call Tech Support at 866.515.AR15 (2715) and we'll be happy to assist you by sharing the best known "recipes" to date for your specific builds, but it's to your benefit to
have already fired the upper and have established and verified a baseline ejection trajectory from 1:00 o'clock to 4:00 o'clock.
We always appreciate getting user feedback for their own winning recipes to share with the community. With thousands of variables in the modern black rifle, we learn something new every day.
Please share your winning recipes including the following information; BBL Length & Mfg., Caliber, Gas Type (DI or Piston) (If Piston, Name of Mfg. if Aftermarket Conversion), Gas Port Size,
Length of Gas, Buffer Weight, Receiver Extension Tube Depth, Carrier Type, Whether running Suppressed (when applicable) and / or Unsuppressed, Comprehensive Data about the rounds you are shooting, including (Mfg. Brands and Product Items,
Projectile Weights), or if handloading, your load data with projectile weight and velocity, and share your before and after results.
**NOTE** Due to the inconsistency & minimal power factors used with low power SRTA training or SIMS Rounds, use the Reduced Power (YELLOW) Spring for these training operations.
International Orders: We do not accept any individual orders outside the United States or its territories. We ship strictly to United States and U.S. Territory addresses only. Export of the
commodities described herein is strictly prohibited without a valid export license issued by the U.S. Department of State, Office of Defense Trade Controls, prescribed in the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR). We are
unable to ship these items to foreign addresses, including APO/FPO addresses for deployed service members.
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CONSTRUCTION SPECS EXTRACTOR SPRINGS:
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CONSTRUCTION SPECS EJECTOR SPRINGS:
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Part No. | Item | Price | |
Bolt Ejector Springs | |||
27001 | Tactical Springs Enhanced Chrome Silicon Moly Plated Cryogenic Processed AR-15 Enhanced Bolt Ejector Spring | $4.39 | |
27003 | Tactical Springs Enhanced Chrome Silicon Moly Plated Cryogenic Processed AR-15 Enhanced Bolt Ejector Spring [Pack of 3] | $10.95 | |
NEW 27308 |
Tactical Springs Enhanced Chrome Silicon Moly Plated Cryogenic Processed AR-10/.308 Bolt Ejector Spring [Pack of 1] NOTE: Not Compatible with Sig 716's. | $4.48 | |
NEW 27338 |
Tactical Springs Enhanced Chrome Silicon Moly Plated Cryogenic Processed AR-10/.308 Bolt Ejector Spring [Pack of 3] NOTE: Not Compatible with Sig 716's. | $11.95 |
AVAILABLE DISCOUNT PRICING LEO and Active Duty Military - We manually apply the discount when processing your order upon use of Agency / .mil e-mail address with online orders, and ORI# - Unit # with Telephone Sales LE DEPARTMENT PURCHASES - Call 866.515.2715 for Details CIVILIAN DEALER /DISTRIBUTOR INQUIRIES WELCOME - 866.515.2715 DOD AND FEDERAL LE AGENCY PURCHASES - IMPAC CARD PURCHASES WELCOMED - 866.515.2715 OEM INQUIRIES - 866.515.2715 |