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Posted: 2/15/2006 4:41:11 AM EDT
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How many of you guys order your spare parts only from the company that manufactured your rifle, such as only Colt parts for your Colt rifles, Bushmaster parts for Bushmaster rifles, etc. I'm speaking strictly of smaller parts such as extractors, bolts, pins, etc. I'm not trying to revive the much-beaten dead horse "Colt is the best" debate, but I'm just looking for a good parts supplier. I know Colt uses MP tested bolts and their parts are top-notch, but I see ads for AR parts in Shotgun News all the time. I want to keep a few spare parts in my range box, but I want to make sure that they are as good quality-wise as what's in my rifles now. |
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Thanks. I started with this a few years back to keep small parts together, but it turned into something that I bring to courses. The military side of me wants to tell people "YSIW!" if their weapon breaks in a course, but the soft side of me figured swearing at a guy who borrowed a friends weapon to take a course wasn't helping anyone. Things like a disconector springs, hammer springs, gas rings, or extractors I usually just replace out of my own pocket and never charge the owner. Most of these guys/ gals are fellow officers, and I tell them to just buy me coffee down the road. I've kicked around the idea for awhile of premade AR15 spare part kits, but I think everyone really has their own version of what needs to be done. A basic kit in my book would be a full LPK (CMT) along with a CMT MPI bolt organized in a small tackle box. Other people would probably think basic springs and extractor setup would be a great basic kit. Either would probably be good depending on what you do, and how many people and weapons you are trying to keep up and running. |
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