[ARCHIVED THREAD] - bolt quality

Posted: 4/4/2007 10:25:42 PM EDT

does it matter what quality bolt i put in to my ar? i'm looking at possibly a dpms chrome bolt because it looks nice. but is the quality really different from say a colt bolt?

Posted: 4/4/2007 10:33:56 PM EDT

[#1]

I'd like to know the answer to this too.

Posted: 4/4/2007 11:04:23 PM EDT

[#2]

The bolt and carrier are the backbone of the AR and suffer most of the abuse. We know COLT does thorough and expensive testing of their bolts so you can be sure no underlying flaws in the metal will sneak up and bite you at precisely the wrong time.

Do the other manufacturers have as strict a quality control? There is no way for us to know that. Maybe some do. If you are looking to possibly depend on your AR in dire situations then I would not tempt fate and I would get the COLT. If not, there are plenty of good bolts out there.

All my 11 uppers except two has a COLT bolt and carrier in them, so I guess I'm sold.

Posted: 4/5/2007 4:46:13 AM EDT

[#3]

LMT MPI's their bolts as well as Colt

Posted: 4/5/2007 4:52:38 AM EDT

[#4]

The bolt is the heart of an AR. Get a quality bolt; Colt, LMT or CMT.

Posted: 4/5/2007 5:31:23 AM EDT

[#5]

I like my LMT DEFENDER alot and has the MP stamp

I do have a CMT in my Spare LMT M4 it runs great but NO MP MARK ?

I would buy Colt or LMT then CMT

Posted: 4/5/2007 5:39:43 AM EDT

[#6]

i put a colt M4A1 bolt in my DPMS just in case but my friend is an inspecter in the oil field so i had him MP test my DPMS bolt and it came out crack free

Posted: 4/5/2007 7:39:18 PM EDT

[#7]

I have Colt Bolts in ALL my ARs, except one, it is made by Bushmaster.

Also use M16 carriers.

I feel better knowing I have the best of the best sir.

Posted: 4/5/2007 8:05:45 PM EDT

[#8]

my non-MP tested Bushmaster bolt made it to 20k rounds without blowing up.

Just buy a bolt from a quality source and shoot the damn thing. Don't worry about it.

I have a Bushy bolt, a RRA bolt and a CMT bolt, they all work fine and take a lot of abuse from me.

Posted: 4/5/2007 8:14:54 PM EDT

[#9]

If I'm not mistaken, Bushmaster MP inspects bolts/carriers as well. Or is it random testing?

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