DPMS BCG ? > Build It Yourself

Posted: 5/6/2010 2:20:30 PM EDT

I'm getting a M-16 BCG from DPMS and was wanting to know what you guys thought of them? About where do they stand in the rankings ?

Thanks !
Gator.

Posted: 5/6/2010 3:40:23 PM EDT

[#1]

I would not run a DPMS bcg. I've had one & they are prone to breakage at the cam pin hole. They are near the bottom as far as "rankings" I'd say.

Posted: 5/6/2010 6:15:10 PM EDT

[#2]

Was this an m-16 unit ? Or are they the same ? I don't know.

Posted: 5/6/2010 7:33:41 PM EDT

[#3]

It may not be the best but there are lots of them out there. midway and brownells sell them. I doubt they would if they had too many problems.

Posted: 5/6/2010 7:39:42 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
It may not be the best but there are lots of them out there. midway and brownells sell them. I doubt they would if they had too many problems.

midway and brownells sell a lot of questionable crap that wouldn't find its way anywhere near my guns...

the majority of shoppers at midway/brownells shoot a couple hundred rounds MAX through their AR's so they'll likely NEVER see an issue...

Posted: 5/6/2010 8:28:25 PM EDT

[#5]

DPMS now use BCGs made by Toolcraft. They make replacement BCGs for the military. Bushmaster now uses them.

Posted: 5/7/2010 12:27:54 AM EDT

[#6]

Why don't we all just BEAT THE FUCKING CRAP OUT OF THIS ISSUE AGAIN...

Posted: 5/7/2010 7:07:26 AM EDT

[#7]

At least it wasn't the most common question asked about twice a week, "is a full auto carrier legal to use in an AR-15"? Or "my safety won't work when the hammer isn't cocked".

Posted: 5/7/2010 7:22:34 AM EDT

[#8]

I would recommend a BCM or Spikes…
The staking is great on both of them and both companies have a great track record.

Posted: 5/7/2010 7:31:28 AM EDT

[#9]

I think I'm all so going to get the BCM one so I can see the Diff. Other than having a logo on it.

Posted: 5/7/2010 7:39:26 AM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
I think I'm all so going to get the BCM one so I can see the Diff. Other than having a logo on it.

Well, the difference is in the materials, testing and assembly.

Spikes and BCM list their specs and DPMS does not.
I know for a fact that Spikes and BCM do a proper staking job on the gas key.
I have a DPMS BCG and it has never failed me, but the staking was poor so I put a new forged gas key on it and staked it with a MOACKS tool, the Spikes and BCM are about the same price, so it just makes sense to me to go with them.

I really couldn’t care less about a logo, but I really respect when a company completely lists the technical specs of their products and the logo just tells me that I got what I paid for.

Posted: 5/7/2010 10:59:57 AM EDT

[#11]

I use a dpms bcg in my varminter and it works fine.

Posted: 5/7/2010 12:18:12 PM EDT

[#12]

Only DPMS BCG I had was on my DPMS complete AR. Worked fine never had any trouble in 2K rounds. The key was properly stalked.
I'd buy again if the price was right.

Posted: 5/7/2010 12:43:24 PM EDT

[#13]

I've been running DPMS BCGs for years and never had any trouble, be it in 5.56, 6.8, 6.5G, .458S, .358HDH, .470R, and 500P. But they will never get you a seat at the cool kids table serving kool-aid.

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