PTR91 stock question

[EXCATM]

I just got a PTR91 and took it out to sight it in today. Recoil seemed a bit excessive compared to an M1A or bolt .308. SInce I had a couple extra stocks from cheper than dirt laying around I deided to pop one on and see if perhaps I had a bad buffer in the factory stock. well reoil seemed to be signifigantly reduced with the HK stock. So I thought I would go ahead and swap the buffer out and see if it felt better with the PTR stock. When I took the buffer out of the HK stock everything looked just as it is pictured here http://http://www.mg-42.net/G3_buttstock.htm. However when I went to remove the buffer from the PTR91 stock I noticed that there was not a buffer tube, colored light green in the pic, nor was there a third screw holding the buffer tube on. So my quation is, is this normal on the PTRs? Does the lack of tube effect function?

It could be my immagination but I think the rifle had less recoil with the HK stock then it did with the HK buffer in the PTR stock without the buffer tube and third screw.

[stubbicatt]

That is exactly how my PTR91 stock was as well.

Eventually I bought a Magpul PRS stock, and replaced the stock buffer with a heavy HK buffer. The difference is subtle but noticeable.

I did not notice a demonstrable change in recoil between the HK stock and the PTR91 stock as you did.

[thefryzone]

hello again i agree with stubbicat