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Posted: 11/6/2011 12:32:48 PM EDT
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So I recently purchased my first AR15, a Colt 6520 bone stock, brand new in the box. I'm looking to mostly make ergonomic and functional upgrades and one of the things on my list is a good quality chrome bolt and carrier. I'm looking for recommendations and I'm looking to spend up to 250 bucks. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Jamie. BTW, is there a forum where people typically introduce themselves? |
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If you must, look at Young Manufacturing. But there's nothing wrong with your stock Colt bolt and carrier. I'd spend the money on a Geissele or a Wilson trigger instead. I'm really looking at the ease of cleaning factor. If I gain a little smoothness or reliability then that's great too but I shoot a lot and as a result, I clean a lot too so anything that helps with that is desired. I'll take a look at Young Manufacturing. Thanks for the suggestion. A match grade two-stage trigger is on the list as well, but I kind of like the stock trigger so I'm not in as much of a rush to do that. |
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So I recently purchased my first AR15, a Colt 6520 bone stock, brand new in the box. I'm looking to mostly make ergonomic and functional upgrades and one of the things on my list is a good quality chrome bolt and carrier. I'm looking for recommendations and I'm looking to spend up to 250 bucks. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Jamie. BTW, is there a forum where people typically introduce themselves? It will do neither. Nothing wrong with the Colt BCG You've introduced yourself |
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i would pass on chrome, but if you want a fancy BCG i recommend Core 15's NiB M16 BCG for $170
Core 15 NiB BCG review |
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i would pass on chrome, but if you want a fancy BCG i recommend Core 15's NiB M16 BCG for $170 Core 15 NiB BCG review Thanks. That's the kind of info I'm looking for, even if I don't decide to go with that particular BCG. |
| I think some of you folks might be missing the point of what I'm looking to do here. I realize that there's nothing "wrong" with the stock BCG. I'm only looking to make the job of cleaning it less tedious. As I said; any improvement in any other area is just gravy so if I don't realize a benefit elsewhere then I won't lose sleep. I've owned other rifles with chrome internals and they always made clean-up a bit easier and since I shoot anywhere from 300 to 1000 rounds at a time I have my work cut out for me. |
| C'mon guys, if he was interested in keeping his oem carrier he wouldn't have started this thread. OP, Young Manufacturing makes some great chrome BCGs. Another option is a nickel boron coating, with Spikes and Fail Zero having good products, but too pricey for me. |
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C'mon guys, if he was interested in keeping his oem carrier he wouldn't have started this thread. OP, Young Manufacturing makes some great chrome BCGs. Another option is a nickel boron coating, with Spikes and Fail Zero having good products, but too pricey for me. I seem to get a lot of referral to Young Manufacturing. Looks like I may go that route, though for 135.00 that Stag BCG looks nice and I hear good things about Stag in general. As well as Nickel/Boron I've hear of Ti/Nitride. I'm sure both are big bucks though, Thank you for the serious responses. And as for the "keep it stock" folks, I DO respect your opinions (and it makes me feel good about my purchase), I've just kinda got my mind made up about this. |
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Try Robar in Phoenix. You send your BCG to them, they coat it and send it back. This is a good option, as you have a nice bolt already. I have a couple of the Young's N/M bolt carrier groups. They work just fine. I also have a Spikes chrome BCG I bought from AIM and the chrome feels a bit slicker for some reason. I haven't used that Spikes yet but everything else I tried of theirs has worked well. For someone who owns chrome carriers I admit I only buy on sales as I don't think they are really worth it. I recently forgot to oil one of my rifles with a Young's BCG and put three hundred rounds through it. It was a pain to clean as you could see carbon and soot stuck to the bolt and it sounded like a rusty hinge when it moved. Had to scrap it with my finger nail to get it off. With a black carrier I wouldn't have seen it so it wouldn't have mattered. 
So oil is still important with the chrome. |
| I own both hard chrome and standard bolt assemblies. Ive never found it a challenge to clean either. Have you actually tried cleaning a hard chrome bolt and carrier? Did you find a significant difference in the cleaning times between the two? They certainly aren't more ergonomic or functional. |
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Anyone? They're trying too tell you that you can do better than 40 y/o technology, if you must have something different try Micro Slick http://www.bandecoatings.com/index.html Here are all the colors http://www.apwcogan.com/plating-and-refinishing/cerakote-colors-current/, you can be the only one with a stop light red bolt and carrier, sure to put fear into your enemies. NiB is even better but more $.
Here is a vendor with it on AR15.com http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_124/551695__NEW__Core_15_Micro_Slick_Hardcore_Combo__179_99.html I'm going to get two upper receivers done in Armor Black H-190 (a matte finish) next year to use with NiB C and B's. |
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I own both hard chrome and standard bolt assemblies. Ive never found it a challenge to clean either. Have you actually tried cleaning a hard chrome bolt and carrier? Did you find a significant difference in the cleaning times between the two? They certainly aren't more ergonomic or functional. Yes, I have had weapons with chrome parts and I think they're easier to clean. Not that it's particularly hard to clean non-chromed stuff, but chrome is easier and you can see the results of cleaning much clearer (meaning that if you miss a spot, you know it). |
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I'll also echo the sentiment to keep your Colt parts and leave them alone.
Meticulous cleaning is not needed. You shouldn't need all kinds of carbon scrapers and whatnot (especially since a scraper can potentially do more bad than good). However, if you you want to have a cleaner than average BCG, I'd suggest better living through chemistry along with a sonic cleaner. If you can't swing a sonic cleaner, soak your BCG in something like Ed's Red or Hoppes #9 Nitro Solvent overnight. |
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