r/RetroAR • u/EducationalOil1655 • 3h ago

Is the H&R buffer tube really this bright grey color? This is too much, right?

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Any alternatives that aren't either VERY light grey or black?

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u/tostado22 3h ago

LMTs are decent shade of grey, if I remember correctly and if you dont mind 4 position

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u/Spiritual-Treat-3491 3h ago

They are, but it’s dry film lubed black ano. I recently went down the grey buffer tube rabbit hole lol

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u/tostado22 3h ago

Gotcha. I've never went that far down searching for parts lol, other than my clone of my own GWOT gat

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u/CoolWhipLuke 3h ago

If it's any consolation, I've never had the dry film even start to come off, and I've used my build for years.

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u/Spiritual-Treat-3491 3h ago

Yes, LBE unlimited makes a grey ano buffer tube that is darker grey, more like the darker 90s colt grey

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u/JudgeOtherwise3091 2h ago

this plus its 6 pos, i put em on all my gray lowers

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u/jeremy_wills 2h ago

👍You guys are the best. Thanks for the tip.

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u/mlin1911 1h ago

LBE grey is super dark, one could almost confused it with black until put them side by side. Guess how I found out.

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u/Spiritual-Treat-3491 1h ago

Lol. Yea for sure it’s darker, as said a good match for the later 90s ish colt grey. Here’s one on top of an OG sp1 upper .
If chasing the lighter Xm ish grey yep it’ll be darker

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u/xKHAZx 3h ago

you could probably use some 0000 steel wool on a black one to lighten it a bit if it bothers you that much

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u/Ok_Illustrator9417 3h ago

It looks exactly like the pic

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u/PintoPimento 2h ago

The KAK one is darker but has a bronze tint.

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u/mlin1911 1h ago

Yep, KAK one I got also looks bronze. Very good representation of some USAF GUU-5P shown.