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Posted: 8/31/2014 6:45:49 PM EDT
Hey All,
I'm getting ready to order some complete BCG from the great folks at AIM, and I am stumped between going with Nitrided or NiB ? I've owned Glocks so the idea of Tenifer / Nitride on the entire BCG group has attraction for the weather resistance. I hear people say NiB is slicker and easier to clean, but it is a plating Vs. Tenifer / Nitride which is a treatment of the steel which is more than skin deep. I've read that NiB can change tolerances (plating) Vs. Tenifer which does not. Thoughts and Feedback from those who have run these are GREATLY appreciated! BIGGER_HAMMER 
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Posted: 8/31/2014 6:55:47 PM EDT
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I was using the AIM Nib, but have since switched to the nitrided...
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Posted: 8/31/2014 9:46:04 PM EDT
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I have a Nickel Boron coated and I'm very satisfied with it. I'll buy another one for my next build. I can run it drier and it cleans up very easily, when it needs cleaned. I don't get any build up in the bolt face.
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Posted: 8/31/2014 9:48:31 PM EDT
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I have a Nickel Boron coated and I'm very satisfied with it. I'll buy another one for my next build. I can run it drier and it cleans up very easily, when it needs cleaned. I don't get any build up in the bolt face. +1. I love mine and will buy more |
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Posted: 8/31/2014 11:08:12 PM EDT
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Hey All, I'm getting ready to order some complete BCG from the great folks at AIM, and I am stumped between going with Nitrided or NiB ? I've owned Glocks so the idea of Tenifer / Nitride on the entire BCG group has attraction for the weather resistance. I hear people say NiB is slicker and easier to clean, but it is a plating Vs. Tenifer / Nitride which is a treatment of the steel which is more than skin deep. I've read that NiB can change tolerances (plating) Vs. Tenifer which does not. Thoughts and Feedback from those who have run these are GREATLY appreciated! BIGGER_HAMMER
My thoughts...well one is a coating and the other is a change in the surface of the metal at a molecular level. One can come off the other cannot. My feedback....I have the latter and it still looks brand new after over a thousand rounds. |
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Posted: 9/1/2014 3:54:24 AM EDT
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I hope this doesn't come across as a dumb question, but how much gloss / shine is there to the NiB BCG?
I know it is a Silver, but is it bright like chrome or Stainless steel or more subdued like a matte stainless steel in color? |
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Posted: 9/1/2014 10:35:10 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I hope this doesn't come across as a dumb question, but how much gloss / shine is there to the NiB BCG? I know it is a Silver, but is it bright like chrome or Stainless steel or more subdued like a matte stainless steel in color? |
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Posted: 9/1/2014 5:23:58 PM EDT
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I hope this doesn't come across as a dumb question, but how much gloss / shine is there to the NiB BCG? I know it is a Silver, but is it bright like chrome or Stainless steel or more subdued like a matte stainless steel in color? Not as bright as Spikes, but not as dull as WMD. |
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Posted: 9/2/2014 7:58:58 PM EDT
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Not as bright as Spikes, but not as dull as WMD. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I hope this doesn't come across as a dumb question, but how much gloss / shine is there to the NiB BCG? I know it is a Silver, but is it bright like chrome or Stainless steel or more subdued like a matte stainless steel in color? Not as bright as Spikes, but not as dull as WMD. I don't know how to describe brightness in a meaningful way. Here is a photo of my WMD NiB-X BCG when it was removed for cleaning at the 500 round mark, FWIW. This is the same color as when it was new and it remains the same color now. I would describe it as a satin finish. 
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Posted: 9/3/2014 10:05:25 AM EDT
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I have both and both have performed equally well. I personally prefer the nitride as I just like the properties QPQ. You won't go wrong either way though.
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Posted: 9/4/2014 4:28:04 PM EDT
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Good info.... I have shot GI parts for over 2 decades but, am looking at the AIM NiB models right now for my AR build.
The $129 V2 is out of stock but, the $99 model is in...... |
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Posted: 9/4/2014 5:35:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Good info.... I have shot GI parts for over 2 decades but, am looking at the AIM NiB models right now for my AR build. The $129 V2 is out of stock but, the $99 model is in...... |
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Posted: 9/4/2014 5:48:22 PM EDT
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I have a WMD NIB-X and a JP QPQ Bolt Carrier. Both of which have been said to be the best for their respective finishes. The NIB one is smoother when working it in the action. That being said, both will serve you just fine.
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Posted: 9/5/2014 12:41:22 AM EDT
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I have a WMD NIB-X and a JP QPQ Bolt Carrier. Both of which have been said to be the best for their respective finishes. The NIB one is smoother when working it in the action. That being said, both will serve you just fine. I am an advocate of QPQ SN (nitride) for barrels and other components that need to be corrosion resistent and very hard. For BCGs smoothness and lubricity properties seem more important. For that task, nickel-boron plating makes more sense. So I run a CMMG nitride barrel and a WMD NiB-X BCG on the same carbine and believe there is a basis for the distinction. |
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Posted: 9/5/2014 11:23:06 AM EDT
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I am an advocate of QPQ SN (nitride) for barrels and other components that need to be corrosion resistent and very hard. For BCGs smoothness and lubricity properties seem more important. For that task, nickel-boron plating makes more sense. So I run a CMMG nitride barrel and a WMD NiB-X BCG on the same carbine and believe there is a basis for the distinction. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I have a WMD NIB-X and a JP QPQ Bolt Carrier. Both of which have been said to be the best for their respective finishes. The NIB one is smoother when working it in the action. That being said, both will serve you just fine. I am an advocate of QPQ SN (nitride) for barrels and other components that need to be corrosion resistent and very hard. For BCGs smoothness and lubricity properties seem more important. For that task, nickel-boron plating makes more sense. So I run a CMMG nitride barrel and a WMD NiB-X BCG on the same carbine and believe there is a basis for the distinction. That is the conclusion I have came to as well...... |
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