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Title: Nickel Boron BCG upgrade - worth it?
Post by: Jl808 on August 09, 2014, 12:12:07 PM
Is a nickel boron BCG worth the upgrade on a stock ar-15?  I got a mailer for a $99 BCG and was wondering if it's worth it.

Does it make reliability and cleaning that much better?
Title: Re: Nickel Boron BCG upgrade - worth it?
Post by: SpeedTek on August 09, 2014, 12:21:34 PM
You need to be careful on some of the stuff being sold out there.

I have seen very poorly made stuff lately.  Some of them take existing Bolt Carriers and remove the parkerizing
and recoat them.  in the process they tend to over polish the BC to the point where the surfaces that need to be flat
are rounded.

They are easy to wipe down is the plus side.
Title: Re: Nickel Boron BCG upgrade - worth it?
Post by: Jl808 on August 09, 2014, 02:37:47 PM
Thanks Speedtek. By the way, I still could use your help with my son's 10/22 stock. Need to get it over to you one of these days.
Title: Re: Nickel Boron BCG upgrade - worth it?
Post by: dirtylickins on August 09, 2014, 03:58:08 PM
Jl808 im trying to organize a group of us to get some custom titanium nitride bcg if you interested lmk. They are badass :shaka:
Title: Re: Nickel Boron BCG upgrade - worth it?
Post by: Jl808 on August 09, 2014, 04:08:31 PM
Pm inbound.
Title: Re: Nickel Boron BCG upgrade - worth it?
Post by: GreenStomper on August 09, 2014, 06:10:22 PM
Im interested.
Also have the item you left at the GTG.  :wave:
Title: Re: Nickel Boron BCG upgrade - worth it?
Post by: Downfall on August 09, 2014, 07:27:03 PM
Would also be interested in the group buy.
Title: Re: Nickel Boron BCG upgrade - worth it?
Post by: Lifer on August 09, 2014, 09:13:52 PM
Jl808 im trying to organize a group of us to get some custom titanium nitride bcg if you interested lmk. They are badass :shaka:

Hmmmm....interesting
Title: Re: Nickel Boron BCG upgrade - worth it?
Post by: Lifer on August 09, 2014, 09:17:29 PM
Is a nickel boron BCG worth the upgrade on a stock ar-15?  I got a mailer for a $99 BCG and was wondering if it's worth it.

Does it make reliability and cleaning that much better?

I would say on a stock AR, no.

On a custom build where you want higher end components, yes.

A lot of guys think NIB they are useless and you should stay with a standard BCG, but the NIBs are nice for clean up and smooth cycling. Just like Dex said watch out for the cheapies.
Title: Re: Nickel Boron BCG upgrade - worth it?
Post by: dirtylickins on August 10, 2014, 05:08:51 AM
I received the pm's fellas response entourage. :shaka: