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Just kidding. The 416 spring definitely has more resistance but I haven't noticed that much of a difference in charging it with only the left hand. What type of charging handle are you using? I've found the BCM medium gunfighter handle to work well. The larger latch gives a good purchase for left handing racking. It also seems smoother to me than normal charging handles (which always felt like they were dragging on the left inside of the upper receiver when charging one handed).
I'd try a charging handle change or more pratice before switching springs (which may affect reliability or accelerate wear, since if you reduce the sring weight the action is being sped up and the 10.4 inch 416 runs pretty fast to begin with). I'd rather have a more reliable rifle that takes a 10th of a second longer to charge than a less reliable more easily charged rifle. Just one mans opinion.
If the above doesn't work or it's just a training/rang toy no harm in trying a normal AR spring or different buffers, as both are cheap. Throw em in, go shoot it and see how it works.
Just kidding. The 416 spring definitely has more resistance but I haven't noticed that much of a difference in charging it with only the left hand. What type of charging handle are you using? I've found the BCM medium gunfighter handle to work well. The larger latch gives a good purchase for left handing racking. It also seems smoother to me than normal charging handles (which always felt like they were dragging on the left inside of the upper receiver when charging one handed).
I'd try a charging handle change or more pratice before switching springs (which may affect reliability or accelerate wear, since if you reduce the sring weight the action is being sped up and the 10.4 inch 416 runs pretty fast to begin with). I'd rather have a more reliable rifle that takes a 10th of a second longer to charge than a less reliable more easily charged rifle. Just one mans opinion.
If the above doesn't work or it's just a training/rang toy no harm in trying a normal AR spring or different buffers, as both are cheap. Throw em in, go shoot it and see how it works.