While I believe these guys are passionate to give consumers a quality BCG, that statement of yours is probably the truest statement that could be said. Everyone else seems to be sucking off these guys hard.
I recommend them for sure. I bought one off a dude in a group that had a dicked up ejector, contacted them to ask if they would warranty something I bought second hand and they literally told me they don't give a shit how someone acquires the part, if it originally came from SOLGW and it fails, they replace it, period. Sold me on that alone.
Considering microbest manufactures SOLGW, BCM, etc. BCGs and then you get their assembly and QC on top of that. Turns out that of my couple go to BCGs, almost are are made from the same parts and milled at the same shop and subcontractors. Microbest with SpringCo springs again coupled with SOLGW QC, it's hard to beat
If you want one, I just got one from Rooftop Defense last night. They had 170 in stock at the time. Big Tex Ordnance just got some in stock today too. Last I checked they had 100 in stock.
Those bolt carrier grips are phenomenal. I do tend to prefer to have OCKS on my carrier keys. But you really probably don't even need them with a bolt made this well.
I use to get sold on bolt carriers with all kind of features like coatings and stronger steel but I’ve learned it’s all about getting a bolt carrier built with the right tolerances.
I also learned this the hardware. Wasted $200 on a bcg that doesn’t have the headspace for 223. For reference: it was not a SOLGW. I just picked up a SOLGW and I’m super happy
@@TwoWheelNinja I do believe DD makes everything in house. I think the only thing they don’t, is forge their own receivers. Them and LWRCI are the closest you get to American made 100 percent in house.
Carrier is made by Microbest but that doesn’t mean SOLGW doesn’t have a hand to play in how it’s made. Microbest carriers can range from cheap but still serviceable to expensive but very high quality. All depends on how the company that’s ordering them has them built. Ive never seen a SOLGW fail gauge testing. They are made to a very specific and consistent tolerance. Whereas I’ve seen tolerance issues with BCM before, although nothing that caused issues. However I’ve never seen any Microbest carrier fail in any catastrophic manner.
@@TwoWheelNinjawhat I realized about these companies is they come from the same place, so you’re paying for a name and warranty which is hopefully good.
I thought this was all marketing til i saw Chad from SOTAR break down a bunch of different BCGs, including some nickle boron (what I have cause I wanted a contrasting color 😅) showing loads of loose gas keys even when staked amongst other issues. They are "just" microbest BCGs (also who makes BCM) with a spring upgrade you can do for $5 in 5 minutes. BUT I would buy my next BCG from them, knowing Im getting the best of the batch and paying a few bucks extra for another round of quality control and individual testing should microbest's QC slip. Not to mention they've staked their whole rep on these BCGs, OH and you can flex/earn points 😂😂😂
I ordered one of these from another company (I'll let you guess who) it said estimated to ship in three to five weeks. That became two months then three months then five to eight months. Right at the sixth month they said they no longer carried that product! I would still love to have one but I found a DD BCG for a good price and love it.
@@AutopilotAndChill I’ve had great customer service from them. Yes, they take a little while to process returns but they do the return no questions asked. With discounts, their prices are great.
Everything wears out, a quality ar should last 10s of thousands of rounds with very little issues but the fact is no matter how well it's built wear still happens.
@@jaydunbar7538 the original AR-15 design works extremely well. Problems only occur when people try to change the platform. The original 1960's and early 70's Colt SP-1's we use as ranch rifles have worked flawlessly. They are well used and well maintained.
@@johnnoel3416 their "Mystic Black" is basically polished DLC. They start with a good bcg and add a durable coating that makes the surface slicker and easier to clean. Pricy but my Cryptic BCG is great. Good alternative to the Geissele REBCG if out of stock (I own one REBCG, also a good unit. The only Geissele product I own). Haven't tried np3 or hard chrome carrier groups, heard good things.
@@Photosbybb Cryptic offers phosphate BCGs if you simply must have milspec. Prices are in line with SOLGW. IMO the only thing gimmicky about Cryptic are their coating names.
I only have a few small parts (lpk parts, springs, plungers, etc) but have never had a problem with anything. Nothing has ever felt like "cheap metal" or "skimpy coating." Everything fits and functions. They seem to do it right.
SOLGW are fantastic rifles they come with more stuff than other brands. 3 metal 30 round magazines. Rifle case, stickers, 2nd amendment article. Bracelet or cable holder, sling mount, SOLGW patch, and that’s more stuff I have received with SOLGW, than other guns I own. Also lifetime warranty
I would like for you guys to speak about Anderson Manufacturers RF 85 (reduced friction) bcg. They claim it needs no oil and can be cleaned with just plain water. They claim it is not a coating, its all the way through, so no chance of wearing off. I can't seem to find much information about this. If true it would be the superior bolt material in the market right? They offer complete guns or complete uppers or complete lowers made of this.
The rf85 is a treatment done to the metal parts, it's not a superior bolt material (which is 9310, some claim it's better than c158 but it's up for debate like mentioned in this video and is nothing new).. The rf85 treatment is mostly gimmick imo.. Does it add some lubricity to parts ? Maybe, not a whole lot that I could see in my buddies rifle from them.
Three coatings that just work: Hard Chrome, Magnesium Phosphate, and Type III Hard coat Anodizing. Stray from that and you'll see variances in durability.
so in short he is saying you are waisting your money on a Nickel Boron (NIB)or(NIBX) BCG just stick with a Phosphate finish. I have noticed that most of the bad ass guns you see on the market, have a phosphate BCG, and not a Nib coating, I guess that says something especially coming from SOLGW they know their stuff from what I have seen
@@Vegacentury8854 I don't know personally I have never used anything NIB, but from what I hear it has a low round count befor it wears to the point it serves no purpose, but like I said I have no experience with NIB
Since the SOLGW BCG is just another OEM Microbest BCG, I'd take the Sionics NP3 coated BCG over this in a heartbeat (if I can find it in stock...). Without delving into super Gucci non-mil-spec BCG's like the KAC Sand Cutter and LMT e-BCG, the Sionics NP3 coated BCG is pretty much the gold standard.
@@vgt SOLGW is local to me. I shopped with them back when you had to pull up to the loading docks of a lumber yard, and Mike Mitsubishi and an angry Australian would pop out behind a dumpster looking like two hobos about to help me dispose of a dead hooker for a handle of Jack Daniels. SIONICS is good shit too. I have their phosphated BCG in my XM177e2 inspired build. That one is all about subtle upgrades.
@@5jjt Sionics is just a no-frills brand that gets the majority of its business from police departments and law enforcement agencies. Their bread and butter is duty weapons. Sionics BCG's use Optimized Carrier Key Screws (OCKS) from Ned Christiansen and the screws probably have the cleanest staking job in the industry. It's hard to describe unless you see pictures or hold one of their BCG's in your hand.
I know you need 158 carpenter steel (for the bolt) and properly stakes gas key, plus HPT &/MPI, but Phosphate coating is just as good or better than a DLC or Nickel Boron coating???
Not necessarily better per se. They are nice to have on BCG if you have the $. However, I recently heard that a phosphated BCG will serve all your needs without any issues as long as it is GREAT quality. I’m now leaning away from anything that is not manganese phosphate and taking that extra money for ammo.
I like that it holds onto lubricant, when I grab my rifle that's been sitting I know that the lube will be there ready to rock n roll.. I've used all the other coatings and seriously see no upside to them unless you like having a meticulously clean and shiny bcg 24/7.. once that lube burns off of the bcg and carbon sticks (which it will on all coatings and treatments too) then they all get sluggish, whereas phosphate will literally sweat lubricant and create a barrier between friction areas in a sense.
I’m indifferent to SOLGW, mainly because they’re gassing of rifles being so talked up but the gas port size being relatively common and still considered overgassed even if it’s just a little bit overgassed. I love my SRC bcg, in my opinion it’s best because it fixes all these issues, and uses a stronger heavier steel that’s more neutrally balanced as it recoils. There’s nothing wrong with tried-and-true but if everybody stays tried and true then nobody will make any better advancements for the platform. Personally I like the modified recoil impulse that is given by the SRC BCG I literally have a laser shooting 6.5 Grendel, 300 blackout, 5.56, 308, and 6.5 creed. Disclaimer theirs multiple high quality things that go into my ARs to make them “amazing“ issa secret sauce.
This is my second main ingredient to mysecret sauce to my ARs that everyone of my friends likes more than any other ARs they’ve shot. It’s tunable to a bullet and suppression, with a very smooth and flat recoil impulse. All this being said, the rifle is still just a tool and is only as good as the user so get training. You got Haley strategic, kegwerks, Baer Solutions. Final shout out to brownelles for sponsoring the channel, go check them out they got everything you need.
I've got both a solgw phosphate and a sharps dlc bcg for an lr308 build. I have to admit the sharps is gorgeous. Not knocking the microbest from solgw as it's very well done too but that other one is really cleanly done
@@abolishtheatfandrepealthen6014 this is my second time talking to you bro!😂 The sharps is better because it can run lubeless for a long time with regular brass ammo
@@ShepherdOfTheSilkies haha good shit. I've never tried running anything lubeless in fact most would say I over lube but the machining and the dlc coating on that guy is 😍😍😍
What I heard is "if it ain't broke we will not fix it"....okay, that already exists on the market in spades. That does not mean there is nothing better. You can do better than phosphate.
We see alot of premature bolt failure? Really? That's cool you "stuck to the fundamentals with aggressivelystakingthe bolt", I've been looking for a bolt with a little extra "staking!"
Son's BCGs are phenomenal. But if you want a little extra protection Sionics comes with OCKS fasteners standard. They offer standard phosphate as well as NP3. I really do prefer the NP3 coding just because it's so smooth and easy to clean, as the NP3 wears it maintains its lubricity through the Teflon ions continually being brought to the surface anytime there is wear
Nope. If you want to know why and how some fail (if they do) check out SOTAR BCG autopsies. After that you know what to look for and can choose based on your usage.
No, but this guy just buys his from an established machine shop. He doesn't make these. Correct me if I'm wrong, i will apologize. You can put in an order, order enough and they will make them how you want, and brand them with your logo. Blasted and phosphated is about the cheapest.
AR fans spend 90% of their time talking about ways to prevent their guns from malfunctioning, but they get furious when people say AR's are unreliable! Where are the videos about strategies to keep AK-47's from malfunctioning?
the science of metallurgy, not a person's enthusiastic desire to build a bcg. metallurgy ! as for a c158 (bolt,) it is fantastic, and should last upwards of 20,000 rounds, of which equates to about $10,000 in ammo. that is currently, (9) new tac 15 AR's by stag arms. anyone have a clue what 20,000 rounds of 5.56 ammo looks like ? you have to be independently wealthy to stay home and dump pounds of ammo down range all day. vietnam war vets that had seen heavy action during a tour barely dumped a thousand rounds. the AR group percentile that gobble up this many rounds in a guns lifespan has to be "extremely" low. and by the way, hardly a travesty to have to buy another 20,000 round bcg for $150,00 ) after 15 yrs of use, by even the above average shooter. as for gas block, it falls underneath the bcg in failing order, along with barrel. accuracy will be diminished with use, but a barrel just does not fail, unless dropped or worse. this topic is so played.
Chalk it up to the old camera jitters. I would know. In real life I make Cool Hand Luke come across as a doofus, put me in front of a camera and watch my IQ drop.
Thanks to Brownells for continually supporting Garand Thumb.
So it’s basically another microbest bcg with someone’s brand name on it
I’m pretty sure that SOLGW uses Microbest exclusively, while some other brands may use Microbest - they will also use Tool Craft when in a pinch.
Yeah basically
Yes
While I believe these guys are passionate to give consumers a quality BCG, that statement of yours is probably the truest statement that could be said.
Everyone else seems to be sucking off these guys hard.
@@2amichaelj I would say that's a very fare assessment
Looking into picking up a SoL BCG, out of stock pretty much across the board! Must be a popular item!
If you really want one a couple places have them in stock. Weapon outfitters, kosher surplus, and freedom trading all have them from $169-$179.
I recommend them for sure. I bought one off a dude in a group that had a dicked up ejector, contacted them to ask if they would warranty something I bought second hand and they literally told me they don't give a shit how someone acquires the part, if it originally came from SOLGW and it fails, they replace it, period. Sold me on that alone.
Considering microbest manufactures SOLGW, BCM, etc. BCGs and then you get their assembly and QC on top of that. Turns out that of my couple go to BCGs, almost are are made from the same parts and milled at the same shop and subcontractors. Microbest with SpringCo springs again coupled with SOLGW QC, it's hard to beat
Hahahahaha, you have no idea how in demand these things are. Haven’t seen them in stock anywhere for longer than a few hours in almost 2 years.
If you want one, I just got one from Rooftop Defense last night. They had 170 in stock at the time. Big Tex Ordnance just got some in stock today too. Last I checked they had 100 in stock.
Those bolt carrier grips are phenomenal. I do tend to prefer to have OCKS on my carrier keys. But you really probably don't even need them with a bolt made this well.
Straight talk is the best talk.
I've been using Colt M16 BCG/BOLT for 15 years .
Definitely need to grab one of these SOLGW BCG / Bolt and pair it with East India 13.7 Upper lol
I use to get sold on bolt carriers with all kind of features like coatings and stronger steel but I’ve learned it’s all about getting a bolt carrier built with the right tolerances.
SOTAR says he's never failed a SOLGW BCG
I also learned this the hardware. Wasted $200 on a bcg that doesn’t have the headspace for 223.
For reference: it was not a SOLGW.
I just picked up a SOLGW and I’m super happy
Why did I waste 5 minutes listening to "We make it in the correct material - and we do it properly"..?
Lol yup...and they don't even make it. Slap their logo just like BCM, DD and many other
@@TwoWheelNinja I do believe DD makes everything in house. I think the only thing they don’t, is forge their own receivers. Them and LWRCI are the closest you get to American made 100 percent in house.
Carrier is made by Microbest but that doesn’t mean SOLGW doesn’t have a hand to play in how it’s made. Microbest carriers can range from cheap but still serviceable to expensive but very high quality. All depends on how the company that’s ordering them has them built. Ive never seen a SOLGW fail gauge testing. They are made to a very specific and consistent tolerance. Whereas I’ve seen tolerance issues with BCM before, although nothing that caused issues. However I’ve never seen any Microbest carrier fail in any catastrophic manner.
@@TwoWheelNinjawhat I realized about these companies is they come from the same place, so you’re paying for a name and warranty which is hopefully good.
I thought this was all marketing til i saw Chad from SOTAR break down a bunch of different BCGs, including some nickle boron (what I have cause I wanted a contrasting color 😅) showing loads of loose gas keys even when staked amongst other issues.
They are "just" microbest BCGs (also who makes BCM) with a spring upgrade you can do for $5 in 5 minutes.
BUT I would buy my next BCG from them, knowing Im getting the best of the batch and paying a few bucks extra for another round of quality control and individual testing should microbest's QC slip.
Not to mention they've staked their whole rep on these BCGs, OH and you can flex/earn points 😂😂😂
Solgw is badass PERIOD! You want a tool that will work and beg for more then grab any of their products!
I ordered one of these from another company (I'll let you guess who) it said estimated to ship in three to five weeks. That became two months then three months then five to eight months. Right at the sixth month they said they no longer carried that product! I would still love to have one but I found a DD BCG for a good price and love it.
Optics planet blows.
@@AutopilotAndChill That's an understatement!
@@AutopilotAndChill I’ve had great customer service from them. Yes, they take a little while to process returns but they do the return no questions asked. With discounts, their prices are great.
We've had Colt SP-1's as ranch rifles for decades. A lot of hard use and high round counts. Never had any problems with them. Ever.
Everything wears out, a quality ar should last 10s of thousands of rounds with very little issues but the fact is no matter how well it's built wear still happens.
@@jaydunbar7538 the original AR-15 design works extremely well. Problems only occur when people try to change the platform. The original 1960's and early 70's Colt SP-1's we use as ranch rifles have worked flawlessly. They are well used and well maintained.
Excellent presentation 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I'd like to see a tour of your machine shop!
I'm over standard phosphate carriers. Cryptic Coatings for me, but Sons of Liberty Gun Works has my respect.
What’s better about cryptic coatings?
@@johnnoel3416 their "Mystic Black" is basically polished DLC. They start with a good bcg and add a durable coating that makes the surface slicker and easier to clean. Pricy but my Cryptic BCG is great. Good alternative to the Geissele REBCG if out of stock (I own one REBCG, also a good unit. The only Geissele product I own).
Haven't tried np3 or hard chrome carrier groups, heard good things.
@@ComeOnPelican91 Definitely try a hard chrome sometime; it's an old coating, but it works great.
@@johnnoel3416 cryptic is a complete gimick. And it speaks to what solgw means
@@Photosbybb Cryptic offers phosphate BCGs if you simply must have milspec. Prices are in line with SOLGW. IMO the only thing gimmicky about Cryptic are their coating names.
I personally don't use their brand but I've heard very good things about them. Echo
I only have a few small parts (lpk parts, springs, plungers, etc) but have never had a problem with anything. Nothing has ever felt like "cheap metal" or "skimpy coating." Everything fits and functions. They seem to do it right.
SOLGW are fantastic rifles they come with more stuff than other brands. 3 metal 30 round magazines. Rifle case, stickers, 2nd amendment article. Bracelet or cable holder, sling mount, SOLGW patch, and that’s more stuff I have received with SOLGW, than other guns I own. Also lifetime warranty
Good bcg but I would like it in a hard chrome finish like the SR25
Unfortunately, these BCGs are SOLD OUT, so I bought an Aero Precision BCG for LESS
money, and I think that it is still a good, if not "premium" BCG.
They pop up everywhere they'll post on their social media .
Torque to yield means do not reuse the bolts.
Sprinco springs , OCKS carrier key screws ❤️
More Mike!
The heart is in the nuances. Stick to roots. 👍
I would like for you guys to speak about Anderson Manufacturers RF 85 (reduced friction) bcg. They claim it needs no oil and can be cleaned with just plain water. They claim it is not a coating, its all the way through, so no chance of wearing off. I can't seem to find much information about this. If true it would be the superior bolt material in the market right? They offer complete guns or complete uppers or complete lowers made of this.
The rf85 is a treatment done to the metal parts, it's not a superior bolt material (which is 9310, some claim it's better than c158 but it's up for debate like mentioned in this video and is nothing new).. The rf85 treatment is mostly gimmick imo.. Does it add some lubricity to parts ? Maybe, not a whole lot that I could see in my buddies rifle from them.
Three coatings that just work: Hard Chrome, Magnesium Phosphate, and Type III Hard coat Anodizing. Stray from that and you'll see variances in durability.
You a toolmaker? A metallurgist? 😂
For fucks sake DLC is used In many industries that are much harsher than guns, it's not that dam difficult
Buy a microbest from palmetto for 99$ . Look at the specs and watch the Sotar video it’s a microbest ( solgw with no logo ) .
Just purchased one, really nice and the price is ridiculous for what you get. Stick a different logo on it and pay $100 more for the same thing.
so in short he is saying you are waisting your money on a Nickel Boron (NIB)or(NIBX) BCG just stick with a Phosphate finish. I have noticed that most of the bad ass guns you see on the market, have a phosphate BCG, and not a Nib coating, I guess that says something especially coming from SOLGW they know their stuff from what I have seen
@@Vegacentury8854 I don't know personally I have never used anything NIB, but from what I hear it has a low round count befor it wears to the point it serves no purpose, but like I said I have no experience with NIB
*NP3* coating is the way to go. Will NOT flake like NiB or TiN coatings.
Since the SOLGW BCG is just another OEM Microbest BCG, I'd take the Sionics NP3 coated BCG over this in a heartbeat (if I can find it in stock...).
Without delving into super Gucci non-mil-spec BCG's like the KAC Sand Cutter and LMT e-BCG, the Sionics NP3 coated BCG is pretty much the gold standard.
SOLGW also has a NP3 BCG. OKCS and Sprinco with it. I have it.
@@Rudyelf1 SOLGW charges $20 more for theirs over Sionics, though, and I just prefer Sionics as a brand over SOLGW anyway.
@@vgt SOLGW is local to me. I shopped with them back when you had to pull up to the loading docks of a lumber yard, and Mike Mitsubishi and an angry Australian would pop out behind a dumpster looking like two hobos about to help me dispose of a dead hooker for a handle of Jack Daniels.
SIONICS is good shit too. I have their phosphated BCG in my XM177e2 inspired build. That one is all about subtle upgrades.
What makes the Sionics np3 the gold standard?
@@5jjt Sionics is just a no-frills brand that gets the majority of its business from police departments and law enforcement agencies. Their bread and butter is duty weapons. Sionics BCG's use Optimized Carrier Key Screws (OCKS) from Ned Christiansen and the screws probably have the cleanest staking job in the industry. It's hard to describe unless you see pictures or hold one of their BCG's in your hand.
SOLGW knows how to build a real AR rifle...
Needs more red anodizing
Lol. Gotta skeletonize it too.
Preferably red as in International Harvester 2150 Red. :)
Solgw and bcm make some of the best not super pricey bcgs
I know you need 158 carpenter steel (for the bolt) and properly stakes gas key, plus HPT &/MPI, but Phosphate coating is just as good or better than a DLC or Nickel Boron coating???
Not necessarily better per se. They are nice to have on BCG if you have the $. However, I recently heard that a phosphated BCG will serve all your needs without any issues as long as it is GREAT quality. I’m now leaning away from anything that is not manganese phosphate and taking that extra money for ammo.
@@spicychich1718 I heard same, that a good BCG that's phosphate will run good as any
I like that it holds onto lubricant, when I grab my rifle that's been sitting I know that the lube will be there ready to rock n roll.. I've used all the other coatings and seriously see no upside to them unless you like having a meticulously clean and shiny bcg 24/7.. once that lube burns off of the bcg and carbon sticks (which it will on all coatings and treatments too) then they all get sluggish, whereas phosphate will literally sweat lubricant and create a barrier between friction areas in a sense.
@@muddyhotdog4103 couldn't have said it better
Yall charging 170 for a milspec toolcraft bolt lol.............
Milspec microbest*
@@abolishtheatfandrepealthen6014 ahh ok ok ty bby. my b. :)
SOLGW website stuff is almost never in stock.
So... Run colts?
Exactly!
Don't they outsource a ton of parts these days? Or did they stop when the union sued them?
@@ChucksSEADnDEAD everything in your life has outsourced parts. Out sourcing is the only way many businesses can stay competitive.
@@tonydeaton2890 I'm not against outsourced parts, my point is that commercial Colt might differ from TDP.
@@ChucksSEADnDEAD I believe Colt is now owned by CZ so I'm not sure how they're running things at this point.
HPT is so yesterday.
I’m indifferent to SOLGW, mainly because they’re gassing of rifles being so talked up but the gas port size being relatively common and still considered overgassed even if it’s just a little bit overgassed. I love my SRC bcg, in my opinion it’s best because it fixes all these issues, and uses a stronger heavier steel that’s more neutrally balanced as it recoils. There’s nothing wrong with tried-and-true but if everybody stays tried and true then nobody will make any better advancements for the platform. Personally I like the modified recoil impulse that is given by the SRC BCG I literally have a laser shooting 6.5 Grendel, 300 blackout, 5.56, 308, and 6.5 creed. Disclaimer theirs multiple high quality things that go into my ARs to make them “amazing“ issa secret sauce.
This is my second main ingredient to mysecret sauce to my ARs that everyone of my friends likes more than any other ARs they’ve shot. It’s tunable to a bullet and suppression, with a very smooth and flat recoil impulse. All this being said, the rifle is still just a tool and is only as good as the user so get training. You got Haley strategic, kegwerks, Baer Solutions. Final shout out to brownelles for sponsoring the channel, go check them out they got everything you need.
Hell yes, SRC is a damn fine BCG…well worth the extra $50 than a standard BCG. DLC coating so easy to clean.
I've got both a solgw phosphate and a sharps dlc bcg for an lr308 build. I have to admit the sharps is gorgeous. Not knocking the microbest from solgw as it's very well done too but that other one is really cleanly done
@@abolishtheatfandrepealthen6014 this is my second time talking to you bro!😂 The sharps is better because it can run lubeless for a long time with regular brass ammo
@@ShepherdOfTheSilkies haha good shit. I've never tried running anything lubeless in fact most would say I over lube but the machining and the dlc coating on that guy is 😍😍😍
Where do you buy it
What I heard is "if it ain't broke we will not fix it"....okay, that already exists on the market in spades.
That does not mean there is nothing better.
You can do better than phosphate.
It would be difficult in 2021 to do worse than blasting and phosphating. It's better than nothing, i suppose.
@@randymagnum143 agreed, better than nothing.
We see alot of premature bolt failure? Really? That's cool you "stuck to the fundamentals with aggressivelystakingthe bolt", I've been looking for a bolt with a little extra "staking!"
Then choose the right screws to have something to grab on to.
Son's BCGs are phenomenal. But if you want a little extra protection Sionics comes with OCKS fasteners standard. They offer standard phosphate as well as NP3. I really do prefer the NP3 coding just because it's so smooth and easy to clean, as the NP3 wears it maintains its lubricity through the Teflon ions continually being brought to the surface anytime there is wear
is it safe to say that all BCG are pretty much the same?
No. Look up SOTAR bcg vids to see how out of spec some are.
Nope. If you want to know why and how some fail (if they do) check out SOTAR BCG autopsies.
After that you know what to look for and can choose based on your usage.
No, but this guy just buys his from an established machine shop. He doesn't make these. Correct me if I'm wrong, i will apologize.
You can put in an order, order enough and they will make them how you want, and brand them with your logo. Blasted and phosphated is about the cheapest.
@@rshinn8776
I guess I had the same idea. The more people see it, the less faulty stuff gets accepted.
@@randymagnum143 yeah, these are microbest.
AR fans spend 90% of their time talking about ways to prevent their guns from malfunctioning, but they get furious when people say AR's are unreliable!
Where are the videos about strategies to keep AK-47's from malfunctioning?
Nobody have problem with AR 15 headspace
I'll stick with chrome
A.T. said these FK.
the science of metallurgy, not a person's enthusiastic desire to build a bcg. metallurgy !
as for a c158 (bolt,) it is fantastic, and should last upwards of 20,000 rounds, of which equates to about $10,000 in ammo. that is currently, (9) new tac 15 AR's by stag arms. anyone have a clue what 20,000 rounds of 5.56 ammo looks like ?
you have to be independently wealthy to stay home and dump pounds of ammo down range all day.
vietnam war vets that had seen heavy action during a tour barely dumped a thousand rounds.
the AR group percentile that gobble up this many rounds in a guns lifespan has to be "extremely" low. and by the way, hardly a travesty to have to buy another 20,000 round bcg for $150,00 ) after 15 yrs of use, by even the above average shooter.
as for gas block, it falls underneath the bcg in failing order, along with barrel. accuracy will be diminished with use, but a barrel just does not fail, unless dropped or worse.
this topic is so played.
You guys are really phenomenal with the mediocre content. Outstanding, you should be proud of yourselves .
This dude that hosts these segments has a pretty cool southern accent, but he is awkward as hell.
Chalk it up to the old camera jitters. I would know. In real life I make Cool Hand Luke come across as a doofus, put me in front of a camera and watch my IQ drop.
All I'm hearing is excuses why they aren't innovating.