I'm finally putting together my spare AR lower and I'm down to deciding on which Bolt Carrier Group to get. This is going to be a training carbine and might eventually evolve into a 3-gun one...no, I'm not going with an adjustable gas block at this time
I've been asking questions (yes, I read the stickied thread) and looking at websites and I'm overwhelmed by the options. It took me long enough to get through the stock and uppers already
I recently ordered a complete upper from BCM, but passed on the BCG; for what they wanted for it, I could have gotten a melonited one from Rubber City Armory. I'm familiar with BCM, DD, LMT, Noveske...etc, but I'm running across a lot of names I'm not familiar with (Spikes, WMD, AIM, Rainier...etc) and also names from companies I didn't even know made a BCG (DSA; I thought they only made FAL parts).
So, I'm asking a couple of different questions:
1. I've learned that the BCG and the barrel are places you don't want to go cheap
1a. Are there BCGs I should avoid?
1b. Are there ones that are more hit-n-miss?
1c. Are there specific great values out there?
2. Is it worth paying extra for coatings?
Thanks for any help, I'll post pictures when I get it all together
I've been asking questions (yes, I read the stickied thread) and looking at websites and I'm overwhelmed by the options. It took me long enough to get through the stock and uppers already
I recently ordered a complete upper from BCM, but passed on the BCG; for what they wanted for it, I could have gotten a melonited one from Rubber City Armory. I'm familiar with BCM, DD, LMT, Noveske...etc, but I'm running across a lot of names I'm not familiar with (Spikes, WMD, AIM, Rainier...etc) and also names from companies I didn't even know made a BCG (DSA; I thought they only made FAL parts).
So, I'm asking a couple of different questions:
1. I've learned that the BCG and the barrel are places you don't want to go cheap
1a. Are there BCGs I should avoid?
1b. Are there ones that are more hit-n-miss?
1c. Are there specific great values out there?
2. Is it worth paying extra for coatings?
Thanks for any help, I'll post pictures when I get it all together