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Geissele Super 42 Braided Wire Buffer Spring & H3 Buffer Combo – 05-495-H3
The Geissele Super 42 H3 Combo (UPC: 817953026922) is a professional-grade recoil management system designed to drastically improve the reliability and "feel" of your AR-15. Taking inspiration from the legendary German MG42 machine gun, the Super 42 spring utilizes a triple-strand braided wire design. This unique architecture acts as a harmonic damper, allowing each strand to flex independently to displace excess energy and eliminate the annoying "spring twang" common in standard carbine buffer tubes. With an average return force roughly 15% stronger than a mil-spec spring, the Super 42 ensures positive feeding and chambering even in extremely dirty rifles or when using underpowered steel-cased ammunition.
This specific H3 variant includes Geissele's proprietary heavy buffer, featuring three tungsten weights. The increased mass of the H3 buffer is the gold standard for taming over-gassed systems, specifically short-barreled rifles (SBRs), "pistol" builds, and firearms primarily used with suppressors. By slowing down the bolt carrier group's cyclic rate, it reduces wear on internal components and provides a significantly smoother recoil impulse. Please note that the Super 42 spring and Geissele buffer are a matched set—the spring is smaller in diameter than standard springs and will not fit over a mil-spec buffer. Precision-engineered in North Wales, Pennsylvania, this combo is the definitive upgrade for the shooter who demands duty-grade performance in 2026.
Includes: (1) Super 42 Braided Wire Buffer Spring and (1) Geissele H3 Heavy Buffer.
Key Features
- MG42-Inspired Braided Wire: Triple-strand design absorbs energy and dampens harmonics, eliminating the "cheese grater" sound and spring reverberation.
- H3 Heavy Weight: Equipped with three tungsten weights to maximize mass, ideal for suppressed use or short 10.3" to 12.5" barrels.
- Increased Return Force: Offers 15% more closing force than standard springs, assisting in stripping rounds from a full magazine in adverse conditions.
- Increased Service Life: The braided wire design significantly reduces the chance of spring fatigue and length loss over high round counts.
- Smoother Recoil Impulse: By taming the cyclic rate, the Super 42 H3 provides a more linear, "thud" like recoil rather than a sharp "snap."
- USA Made: Manufactured to Geissele's rigorous standards for consistency and reliability.
Product Specifications
- Brand: Geissele Automatics
- Model: Super 42 Spring & H3 Buffer
- Platform: AR-15 (Carbine Length Tubes Only)
- Buffer Weight: H3 (Approx. 4.8 oz)
- Material: Specialized Chrome Silicon Steel / Tungsten
- Compatibility: Not compatible with Rifle or A5 length receiver extensions.
- Note: Not recommended for .300 Blackout Subsonic use (spring may be too strong).
- Weight: 0.50 lbs (Complete Kit)
- MPN: 05-495-H3
- UPC: 817953026922
