Product Spotlight: Bravo Company Mk 2 Recoil Mitigation System

[@CalebSavant]

This is the new hotness, I hope it becomes standard.

[@charmingmander331]

It's been around for over a decade and it really hasn't taken over the market.

[@anthonyaragon6639]

The almost 12 year old new hotness that you should absolutely buy from bcm because, 1. it's more expensive 2. Daddy vickers is going through a tough time right now. And 3. who can spell Vltor into Google anyways? Oh, and because this gumby haired Pog says so. Silicone chrome™®©

[@charmingmander331]

@@anthonyaragon6639 Don't get me wrong, I've used A5 in a couple builds over the years and it's definitely smooth but it's an AR-15. I've never had a problem with recoil in an AR15.

[@silver4drrx828]

​@@charmingmander331but as compared to a carbine length buffer system its not going to beat on the rifle as bad right? Especially if you're using a shorter barrel?

[@Bidenisapedo]

I hope your hair-do doesn't become 'standard'. "This is the new hotness"... Huh... GGGAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYEEEEEEEEE!!!!! 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

[@jamiemitchell9733]

I'll say this loudly for those in the back or hard of hearing: No you cannot achieve the advantages of A5 by simply using a heavier carbine buffer. The rifle length spring makes a difference.

[@timrobinson6573]

So you're saying I can just use a heavier buffer.

[@jamiemitchell9733]

@timrobinson6573 H9 is the best weight. It's made of Uranium.

[@Fenster21]

Does the same thing as a flat wire spring. The spring travels a smaller portion of its total compressible length. Spring doesn’t bottom out and it’s spring force is more constant.

[@buzsalmon]

All good to know info

[@jonathanrogers9961]

Guess you never heard of springco springs.

[@xSP3CTREx]

I run BCM, VLTOR, and SOLGW on most of my builds. Dead on reliable and smooth shooting.

[@khangngo753]

Do you notice any difference between BCM and Vltor?

[@xSP3CTREx]

@@khangngo753 Not really, the impulse is very similar and when I go shopping at my lgs they have both sets next to each other for A5 MK2; interchangeable far as I know. Opted for the heavier buffer weight MK2H2 for MK18 clone testing this weekend. A5H1 in the SOLGW 300, and 5.56 various build doesn't seem to have an issue.

[@solidseung]

I’ve been using the VLTOR A5 Buffer System for years on my 13.9” and I love it. I swapped out the A5 spring and use a JP Enterprises Rifle Length Tuned and Polished Buffer Spring which makes it much quieter and smoother. It’s also less expensive than the JP Silent Captured Spring.

[@derek3154]

Is the JP rifle spring stronger than the standard A5 spring? Standard is really weak imo, gonna try the Sprinco green.

[@scottcoleman5666]

This might be the ultimate combo. I haven’t used A5 buffer system (I want to) but I use the JP tuned and polished springs in every build. Best spring on the market.

[@jamiemitchell9733]

A5 is great for silencer use. The "cost" is only about 3/4" longer tube than the carbine system and everything else you get is advantages.

[@abstractapproach634]

Yup, for young women learning to shoot it will probably help alot (what other advantages though?)

[@tommyguns14able]

Thanks. I want my rifle short though.

[@dogevanzandt2889]

​@@abstractapproach634not sure if this will mean anything to your underdeveloped understanding of the rifle system, but weapon enhancements that augment the reliability and efficiency of the AR-15 weapon system are truly upgrades to said system. I get it, you think having a more violently recoiling system is some sort of Hallmark to your fragile sense of masculinity and that is important to you, so I don't want to take that from you. Happy New Year lil guy.

[@hifi4lyfe406]

I used the green sprinco rifle length in my a5 systems, if you partner it with LMT enhanced BCG or the CMC enhanced with the extra gas port, any over gassed SBR can become a pleasure to shoot... love it, also use a custom buffer, everyone loves shooting it compared to the standard.

[@kristjonpedersen9342]

I have the LMT paired with Hodge and solgw barrels and a5 everything and there really isn't anything better at that point. Also have a sonics dedicated suppressed 11.5 that's a sewing machine on auto.

[@hifi4lyfe406]

@@kristjonpedersen9342 Nice, I have the 12.5 Hodge barrel.. using the LMT enhanced w/ Armament LARB mod3. Also Geissele 416RS 10.3" w/ CMC enhanced as a 2nd upper.. both feel silky smooth.

[@Rossski]

Have you tried a standard A5H2 buffer vs the Armament LARB mod3?

[@hifi4lyfe406]

@@Rossski I had the KAK whatever that was it was black, gave it away.. perhaps its the hard rubber pointed end of the mod3 that makes the difference, couldn't say between 250rd on each.. I bought 3 of the mod3 LARB's and gave everything else away, I suppose that speaks for itself.

[@hifi4lyfe406]

@@Rossski Also to note that I forgot, I added the leitner-wise g2 buffer retainer on all of my lowers w/ the A5 tubes, not a fan of the standard pin point, I've broken 2 with the MOD3's so far, no failures with the g2, wouldnt expect it either.

[@ianarno]

Looks like Mr Rogers but is packing an AT4 in his safe. “Walk softly, but carry a big stick.”

[@Militaristics]

because someone wanted to run a TDP carbine buffer in a large frame AR, we have the A5 length receiver extension. someone looked at that and said, why not add some more mass and spring to a small frame AR, and we got the A5 system. 5.3 oz just happens to be the TDP buffer weight for a rifle buffer.

[@InstructorRandy]

I've got a few of the a5 systems from various companies, I really like them because it seems to barely puke out the brass and it's so consistent, but I can also throw that same rifle in a deep freezer and it works fine. No where near as violent.

[@michaelhmfic8346]

I figured out my own system. I used an old AR-10 buffer extension old A2 rifle spring and just ordered a Viltor buffer. Works like a champ for me

[@khangngo753]

Is the traditional rifle spring longer than the A5 spring? And couldn’t you just use a heavier rifle buffer and it would comparable to an A5 buffer?

[@davispinner6642]

Love the system. Big fan of both BCM and SOLGW. As you mentioned Mike's video on the A5 system he says the reason why you would want to have the weights in the buffer shake/rattle is so that when the bolt closes the fwd mass of the weights slaps the "bouncing bolt" back into battery. However this is one difference I've noticed about the BCM buffers...they don't rattle. Idk what or which is better but that's a difference I have seen.

[@TommyTombstone]

Mike's A5 video has him glowing about the fact that the buffer weights don't bounce. I just came from there.

[@BarnDoor-won5ve]

I haven't seen it for a while for some reason but 10 years ago when I started using the a5 system there was a fantastic super slow speed video that showed a carbine and an a5 rifle simultaneously and you could totally see the difference in bounce. The carbine was crazy sloppy compared to the a5 which just went into battery and stopped. A carbine buffer system does fine and has worked well for many many years but it's kinda like the difference between an a2 forearm vs a free float rail; it just helps the rifle act more natural and makes it objectively more solid, reliable, repeatable, and consistent

[@davispinner6642]

@@BarnDoor-won5ve I remember that video.

[@timbrassinne719]

Add a geissele super 42 rifle length spring and a forward controls design a5 castle nut, and you're good to go.

[@jamarrchasingjoe3310]

Yes, add a shitty geissele spring and an overpriced castle nut

[@Croak1]

My second favorite buffer setup, after the JP Silent Captured Spring System. And you can run the JP SCSS in an A5 tube if you want.

[@dogevanzandt2889]

Is there any benefits to this

[@Croak1]

@@dogevanzandt2889Smoother recoil impulse, less "sproing!" noise, more length of pull adjustment and more refined feel when working the charging handle (no functional gain, but it feels better, and feeling good is almost as important as looking good!).

[@dogevanzandt2889]

@@Croak1 I was specifically talking about running the SCS in the longer tube. I am very familiar with the SCS but my understanding is that it runs the same in a carbine length or rifle length system.

[@Croak1]

@@dogevanzandt2889Just the ability to run it in a longer tube (with spacer insert) if you want the greater LoP or already have an A5 length tube and want to upgrade.

[@dogevanzandt2889]

@@Croak1 I figured there was no performance advantage. I run my stock in tight so this doesn't affect me. Happy New Year to you.

[@herknorth8691]

A former neighbor of mine bought a DPMS LR-308 at an estate sale and asked me to come shooting with him. That thing kicked like a mule and wasn't reliable at all. I felt bad for him, because he was so excited for his new purchase and all I could really do was recommend an A5 buffer tube and an AR15-length H3 buffer. That combo made his gun cycle correctly and it cut the recoil dramatically. I know that's not really how the A5 is normally used, but I was really impressed with how adding a heavier buffer smoothed out recoil for his rifle.

[@jacobsmith9879]

I have it on my firearm and I absolutely love it

[@drewbaglin1632]

I used a bcm mk2 buffer tube a springco green spring and a voltor A5H2 buffer on my bcm 13.9

[@DBravo29er]

BCM Mk2/A5 Mafia!!! 🙌🔥

[@bretsmith8681]

Nobody talking about the rocket launcher in the safe😂

[@gtzmwt]

Shouldn't have to, let's normalize it!

[@EC-mc7vg]

I know someone that used an A5 system on their AR pistol for that little extra length of pull.

[@ke3552]

Nice work as always, thanks.

[@InvidiousIgnoramus]

I've been using one of these in my AR-15 since I built it three years ago. Funnily enough though, my BCM MK2 kit actually came with a VLTOR buffer, not a BCM marked one.

[@calebclark6739]

Bcm. The classic company with never anything in stock.

[@albertptran]

About to try mine out

[@robertdesrosiers2382]

Anybody have comparisons between this and utilizing the Geissele Super 42 Braided spring and H3 combo?

[@maxcole3930]

So which is better the BCM mk2 recoil system 9r a Geissele supper 42 spring & buffer for a standard 14.6-16" barrels with mid length gas system???

[@trailertrashtactics]

This seems like it would help a lot with shorter suppressed setups. Would that be the case?

[@abolishtheatfandrepealthenfa]

ADM makes an a5 length tube too. I'm running it with my uic lower with a5h3 vltor and sprinco green

[@derek3154]

Good call, didn’t know ADM made buffer tubes for the A5. I have their 13.9” but A5 with the H2 and Sprinco green was too much for it. I put the BCM A5 spring with the H3 and it need More!! I have the Sprinco H0 and the BCM H1 to try with the Sprinco green to try next. If I’m happy with it I will get the ADM A5 Tube to keep it as ADM as possible😉.

[@abolishtheatfandrepealthenfa]

@@derek3154 nice, yeah I'm a big fan of ADM. All the companies you mentioned are solid too

[@progmanmike]

What's the difference between the different models you can select on the product page?

[@JanieWhitt-s5k]

Connelly Gateway

[@johngalt2506]

So this would make my 11.5 feel more like my 20" A2?

[@mrshort2379]

I give up! I am liquidating my assets, and giving up on shooting sports all together!! I am tired of being depressed over not being able to afford parts, upgrades, accessories & ammo, etc., there is no such counity to help build reliable platforms without having to pay top dollar for it. Thanks Caleb & Brownells for all that you have shown and taught me over the previous, years I've learned allot. It's just to bad that knowledge will goto waist!

[@ElfRightsActivist]

Maybe learn to spell and you can get a job that pays above minimum wage you dumbfuck boomer.

[@KeepTheGates]

That's silly.

[@wtchr6883]

@@KeepTheGates so are many of the products in new product videos. Silly products to solve imaginary problems.

[@alanmurdock4319]

I have been retired for a while now. I am not familiar with the A5. The m4 was the current issue when I retired

[@MadeinAmerica123]

Would this help with my overgassed DDM4V7 11.5? With an H3 buffer it ejects perfect with 55gr but when I use my self defense ammo 77gr 5.56 it’s wayy overgassed.

[@yeshua1176]

Yes it will

[@BradfordBardwell-x7z]

Emory Springs

[@HelinaCandice-y6h]

Earl Ridge

[@alepepperoni2563]

Me with heavy rifle and gamer brake threaded on: "what recoil?"

[@wtchr6883]

I was wondering what AR-15 has problem level recoil.

[@SusanaSmith-e6g]

Stark Forest

[@dirkmagurk7086]

I ain't gay but GOT DAMN bro that hair is banging! Side part gang! 😂

[@lyflonglearner]

Would this system work with a 10.5" upper?

[@jamesbullock3259]

Unrelated question- graphite dry flim spray, has it any use in the AR15 Platform? Buffer, BCG, so on?

[@DomingoBleich-y7n]

Blanda Turnpike

[@johnpush4585]

Is that a L.A.W.S in your safe?

[@AshelyMaust-o9z]

Graham Run

[@PhilTodd-p5e]

Ritchie Lake

[@GldenRetriever]

Is it smoother than a rifle length buffer system?

[@CubaLou1]

He didn’t specify, is this BCM MK2 T1 or T2? If I’m not mistaken, they both say it’s an “M16A4” system. If I’m going for the VLTOR A5 equivalent, would this be their version? The T1 is a 4.6oz buffer and the T2 is a 5.6oz buffer I believe.

[@alexanderbelluccia599]

i'm trying to figure out the same thing. i have a Mk2 BFH ELW 16" that plan on running both supressed and unsupressed. Not sure if i should go with the T1 or T2, whats a better midle ground while hooting both with or without suppression

[@Paladin1873]

Will it soften the recoil of 9mm blow-back operated ARs?

[@SaroyanArlene-s8f]

Carissa Radial

[@maxcole3930]

Which buffer weight would you recommend for a mid length gas system?

[@KeepTheGates]

There isn't a "one size" buffer for mid length. Barrel length matters, as does the gas port size, how often the weapon is cleaned, how efficient the BCG is, and your choice of ammo.

[@maxcole3930]

@@KeepTheGatesok that all makes sense. I just wondered if their was a a standard baseline that should be good. I have standard carbon buffers in all my set ups with carbon& middlenth gas systems. Everything runs good. Just wanted to see if I an make one run better...

[@Deltaworks23]

@@maxcole3930 It seems that sons of liberty uses the H2 weight as standard in their A5 system so I expect that would be pretty reliable for you.

[@MackTheGovnah]

Which RMS would you use for an 11.5’ AR pistol upper? I see the products on the website listed as T1, T2 etc but don’t know which one. Help me out here please.

[@DonaldChan-h5u]

Howell Cape

[@lioncelica5170]

Why has no one made a rifle length buffer tube capable of accepting an adjustable stock?

[@brownells]

Because on it's shortest setting, the length of pull would be at most peoples maximum LOP.

[@TommyOhearn-b8b]

Koelpin Corner

[@MotleyMildred-g2x]

Bruce Way

[@TitusQuinn-h3e]

Gottlieb Stream

[@ChaucerBartlett-i9r]

Torrance Terrace

[@FeliciaKruger-r8z]

Lauretta Keys

[@BelenNajar-x7e]

Hegmann Mills

[@glockparaastra]

So would this work to reduce recoil in my carbine gas system Colt M4? I already use a heavier wolf spring with H2 buffer.

[@jaredvonspaulding695]

Yes it would, as long as you plan on using the whole system instead of trying to simply jam the buffer in there to try and make it work

[@HuttValentine-z3h]

Wolf Flats

[@garydowd7313]

No need for this if you’re already running a braided wire buffer spring with an h2 or heavier buffer. Also captured buffer systems crush recoil as well without the added length.

[@KeepTheGates]

There are still benefits over a standard carbine system. It's not just about recoil.

[@MargaretLee-c5k]

Kilback Crossing

[@KathleneTimperman-d2w]

Effertz Highway

[@MiddletonMyron-z5m]

Conroy Terrace

[@TrumanLeo-e2p]

Lynn Pass

[@BirdIvy-j8h]

Hirthe Bridge

[@RuthanneThuss-v4f]

Lane Parks

[@CarriePettigrew-o5i]

Eloise Plain

[@chopperimc]

Got an AT4 in the safe huh?

[@forideakhation-i7c]

Kerluke Drive

[@BrendaStephens-v8g]

Thomas Laura Rodriguez Brenda Martinez Richard

[@tainoxl]

Great for over gassed rifles!

[@LillieVirgil-q7y]

Eliezer Falls

[@VeliaGlauberman-z2o]

Jessy Valley

[@ShemikaJasmine-i5w]

Daugherty Way

[@GeorgiaKiernan-q6n]

Greenfelder Center

[@EvansMadeline-o7i]

Kris Estates

[@SusannaDorothy-p4t]

Hermann Crescent

[@hairydogstail]

I found the A5 systems increased perceived recoil, but are a plus advantage with suppressed rifles..Suppressed rifles will decrease the rifles life by half and any advantage such as the A5 systems to be a benefit..

[@kristjonpedersen9342]

How did you have an increase in recoil? Every machine gun that I've used an a5 on, paired with an appropriate gas port ran amazing.

[@mrsickwick]

Increase? I've never heard that. What weight buffer are you using?

[@hairydogstail]

3.8 oz. for the A5.. 2.1oz for JP SCS@@mrsickwick

[@InvidiousIgnoramus]

Increased recoil? What are you on about? It does no such thing.

[@hairydogstail]

Yes it did, I didn't remove it because it was softer shooting lol..I'll take that pepsi challenge any day.. @@InvidiousIgnoramus

[@MinnieNoel-j6o]

Savanna Ports

[@JoseGarza-h2u]

Streich Tunnel

[@SallyMoise-d5s]

Veum Meadow

[@OConnorIngemar-l6u]

Wuckert Lock

[@barrycrossnoe4801]

A5 is definitely great at making carbine gas ARs shoot smoother. I think this video was kind of a waste of time and should’ve just been a TLDR that BCM MK2 = VLTOR A5

[@MamieGaspar-k6i]

Lang Vista

[@LoretaPellegrino-r9z]

Yost Turnpike

[@LiaHeras-b9x]

Corbin Villages

[@LindsayDelia-g2i]

Franecki Road

[@BunyanJudy-j8m]

Ankunding Turnpike

[@TimmyAnderson-z7l]

Von Dam

[@KerryMeyer-b1t]

Hellen Park

[@FelixJean-k7c]

Justina Bypass

[@RayleneCrocitto-f4q]

Mayer Villages

[@NormanCowans-p2v]

Walker Jessica Garcia Carol Gonzalez Ruth

[@ShalomOperatorS]

Hernandez Jason Walker Charles Rodriguez Michelle

[@WesleyMcKeown]

Hernandez Brian Thomas George Williams Carol

[@JosephWatson-j8z]

Kozey Harbor

[@chrispolk93]

Wont build without enhanced buffer tube with tabs for pin and a flat wire spring. No twang and faster locking.

[@GuberShep]

I'll stick with my JP silent captured spring.

[@GeorgeCallanan-p6k]

Wava Garden