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Posted: 5/2/2009 11:26:04 AM EDT
All these parts were purchased from Wes at MSTN. They were all Diamond Black coated...
The first 9K rounds of the bolt carrier's life was spent in a LaRue Stealth upper... The other 13K rounds of the carrier is being spent in a LaRue upper attached to a N4 barrel... The current bolt in the pics is the oringinal bolt and the original cam pin with the N4 16" purchased from Wes at MSTN. 13k rounds on the bolt. The bolt has the BCM extractor upgrade. Barrel is still shooting about .25 to .5 MOA more than when it was new. All 22K rounds were shot with a Chip McCormick trigger. 
Firing schedule.... 
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Posted: 5/2/2009 11:51:55 AM EDT
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Now that's amazing. Still looks new. |
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Posted: 5/2/2009 11:54:34 AM EDT
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What lube was used?
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Posted: 5/2/2009 12:04:16 PM EDT
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Looks great, still waiting on mine from the factory. Been like 4 weeks
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Posted: 5/2/2009 12:07:09 PM EDT
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also interested in what lube was used. looks great
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Posted: 5/2/2009 12:17:33 PM EDT
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also interested in what lube was used. looks great yes what lube? |
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Posted: 5/2/2009 1:30:05 PM EDT
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Looks great!! That's some tough coating..
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Posted: 5/2/2009 2:02:12 PM EDT
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They were all Diamond Black coated... If you talking about DLC (Diamond Like Coating) then I believe it. This stuff is tougher and has a smoother surface (hence wear resistance) than chrome or TiN. It's what they are using on fork tubes on race bikes and I hear NASCAR teams coat cams with it. Great stuff! |
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Posted: 5/2/2009 3:36:15 PM EDT
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Any know of any shops to get these type coatings applied?
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Posted: 5/2/2009 6:31:21 PM EDT
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also interested in what lube was used. looks great yes what lube? Just running wet with CLP.... Still on the original gas rings.... Ran about half Russian ammo and about half my reloads... |
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Posted: 5/2/2009 6:39:31 PM EDT
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Looks damn near brand new.
Like to know what you spend on ammo every few months. |
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Posted: 5/2/2009 6:39:46 PM EDT
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Any know of any shops to get these type coatings applied? I am curious as well... |
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Posted: 5/2/2009 6:45:10 PM EDT
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Looks damn near brand new. Like to know what you spend on ammo every few months. Got to reload....:-) |
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Posted: 5/2/2009 6:45:45 PM EDT
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Great post!
I wonder if the coating "Ion Bond" would hold up as well? I keep hearing about it in shooting circuits but have not seen it first hand. |
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Posted: 5/2/2009 6:47:52 PM EDT
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Any know of any shops to get these type coatings applied? I am curious as well... Wes at MSTN had the coatings applied before I got the parts... Talk to him....about the coating.... I am going to run the bolt until it breaks or when I run out of barrel...:-) |
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Posted: 5/2/2009 7:08:45 PM EDT
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They were all Diamond Black coated... If you talking about DLC (Diamond Like Coating) then I believe it. This stuff is tougher and has a smoother surface (hence wear resistance) than chrome or TiN. It's what they are using on fork tubes on race bikes and I hear NASCAR teams coat cams with it. Great stuff! My Kahr PM9094NA has the DLC coating and it is very tough. That is amazing though for the round count, great stuff. |
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Posted: 5/2/2009 7:10:40 PM EDT
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that's pretty damm impressive
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Posted: 5/2/2009 7:10:51 PM EDT
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My LMT BCG with 1,366 rounds on it has more wear than that!
Impressive! |
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Posted: 5/2/2009 7:18:22 PM EDT
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My LMT BCG with 1,366 rounds on it has more wear than that! Impressive! Bear in mind that carrier and bolt is coated in MSTN's DiamondBlack coating where as the LMT does not. The wear characteristics of the DiamondBlack finish happen to be incredible. Color me absolutely impressed. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 5/2/2009 7:30:09 PM EDT
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Ok so how much more expensive is the coating? Anyone know where you can have this done?
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Posted: 5/2/2009 8:12:54 PM EDT
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Damn dude! Had some fun on Christmas Eve!
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Posted: 5/2/2009 8:21:34 PM EDT
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Damn dude! Had some fun on Christmas Eve! Coffee, brandy, whipped cream....and snow, is hard to deny....:-) Kept the barrel cool... It was a fun day....processing the brass was difficult... Lots of it.... |
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Posted: 5/2/2009 8:46:28 PM EDT
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Great post! I wonder if the coating "Ion Bond" would hold up as well? I keep hearing about it in shooting circuits but have not seen it first hand. Diamond black is the trade name for the process, Ionbond is the ONLY company that does it. ionbond.com they will coat your stuff for you, I had a BCM carrier, bolt and extractor done. then had another set done for another AR. total cost $145 , there is an Ionbond in indy near me so I took my stuff in. I think they now have a $200 minumim . they Chromed mine and it has absolutely Zero wear, unlike the diamond black does wear. or at least in these pictures. |
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Posted: 5/2/2009 9:40:06 PM EDT
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Great post! I wonder if the coating "Ion Bond" would hold up as well? I keep hearing about it in shooting circuits but have not seen it first hand. Diamond black is the trade name for the process, Ionbond is the ONLY company that does it. ionbond.com they will coat your stuff for you, I had a BCM carrier, bolt and extractor done. then had another set done for another AR. total cost $145 , there is an Ionbond in indy near me so I took my stuff in. I think they now have a $200 minumim . they Chromed mine and it has absolutely Zero wear, unlike the diamond black does wear. or at least in these pictures. Not to sound disrespectful...but do you have any pics of over 20K rounds to back this up? |
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Posted: 5/3/2009 12:21:54 AM EDT
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(The first 9K rounds of the bolt carrier's life was spent in a LaRue Stealth upper...)
How did the Stealth do over the 9000 rounds? Was there any loss in accuracy through that barrel? |
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Posted: 5/3/2009 6:31:47 AM EDT
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Hmmmmm
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Posted: 5/3/2009 8:37:30 AM EDT
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Damn, my LMT bolt has about 5k on it and it is shiny silver. Very cool.
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Posted: 5/3/2009 10:37:37 AM EDT
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Screw the bolt, the amazing part here is that you were able to go nearly six months without losing your pen
My round count notebooks look like a series of ransom notes put together by a blind sociopath
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Posted: 5/3/2009 10:46:35 AM EDT
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Screw the bolt, the amazing part here is that you were able to go nearly six months without losing your pen
My round count notebooks look like a series of ransom notes put together by a blind sociopath I keep my pen inside the spiral part of the note book so I do not lose it bouncing around in the truck.... ETA to add in arfcom fashsion...a pic 
The pin is from my two day full auto class.... |
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Posted: 5/3/2009 10:52:55 AM EDT
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Just wondering, How much was the bolt carrier and bolt? I can't find them on the website anywhere.
or did you send yours in to be coated? |
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Posted: 5/3/2009 10:55:23 AM EDT
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Screw the bolt, the amazing part here is that you were able to go nearly six months without losing your pen
My round count notebooks look like a series of ransom notes put together by a blind sociopath I didn't even think of that. My count sheet is pretty beat up as well. |
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Posted: 5/3/2009 10:56:56 AM EDT
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Impressive!
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Posted: 5/3/2009 10:59:08 AM EDT
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Screw the bolt, the amazing part here is that you were able to go nearly six months without losing your pen
My round count notebooks look like a series of ransom notes put together by a blind sociopath I didn't even think of that. My count sheet is pretty beat up as well. You should see my chrono/load books...:-) Ammo counts are always done after the fact in the garage... |
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Posted: 5/3/2009 11:06:18 AM EDT
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Screw the bolt, the amazing part here is that you were able to go nearly six months without losing your pen
My round count notebooks look like a series of ransom notes put together by a blind sociopath I keep my pen inside the spiral part of the note book so I do not lose it bouncing around in the truck.... ETA to add in arfcom fashsion...a pic http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww219/lares556/logbookpen.jpg The pin was from my two day full auto class.... Nice  I keep my notebooks in an ammo can, and then throw the appropriate notebook(s) into the soft rifle case on the way to the range. It would probably make more sense for me to take your approach, and just leave them in the car-along with a box of cheapo Bic pens from Staples or something.Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 5/3/2009 11:14:24 AM EDT
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Just wondering, How much was the bolt carrier and bolt? I can't find them on the website anywhere. or did you send yours in to be coated? Shoot Wes an email at MSTN...and see if he has any coated BCGs for sale...I think that my complete coated BCG was $230 for the BCG and $60 for the coating...You may have to order a complete upper to get one of these beauties.... Denny's also has coated BCGs.... |
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Posted: 5/3/2009 11:17:43 AM EDT
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Springer Precision this company does the Ionbond (diamond black coating) and they are a site sponsor
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Posted: 5/3/2009 11:21:11 AM EDT
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Springer Precision this company does the Ionbond (diamond black coating) and they are a site sponsor Great post #....:-) |
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Posted: 5/3/2009 1:01:29 PM EDT
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Wow I did not even know that was my 556th post!!
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Posted: 5/3/2009 2:13:25 PM EDT
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Springer Precision this company does the Ionbond (diamond black coating) and they are a site sponsor So they are essentially the same coating/process (Ion bond vs Diamond Black)? |
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Posted: 5/3/2009 2:20:14 PM EDT
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read under FAQ and will answer alot of???'s
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Posted: 5/4/2009 2:34:15 PM EDT
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read under FAQ and will answer alot of???'s Sorry, looking for info.... what FAQ are you referring to? |
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Posted: 5/4/2009 2:58:48 PM EDT
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Thanks for the web page ––-I almost sent my bolt / carrier into Robar for there NP3 finish ––But the DIAMONDBLACK IonBond finish Looks Very Positive.
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