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Posted: 6/19/2015 12:57:01 PM EDT
| Would there be any real benefit to using a WMD upper receiver that is NiB on the inside along with a NiB bcg? I'm not sure if that would be overkill. Thanks. |
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The less friction the better/smoother/less wear on the action..
With only a BCG coated, you're reducing friction, when you add that it will travel on coated rails within the upper, you're further reducing friction. if you reduced friction to nothing (impossible), you could (in theory) reduce gas directed back into the receiver to almost nothing, and spring strength/buffer weight to just more than nothing.. which eliminates recoil. but it all comes back to what the rifle is designed to accomplish.. (competition - yeah, go for it / plinking and zombie dispatching - nah, no need) |
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I had a NiB BCG/upper setup. It was smooth as butter. I have since changed to a NiB BCG and a standard upper... Not quite so butter.
I have never had a malfunction or stoppage either way and I can't say that I've felt a difference in actual shooting or performance either way. So yeah, it's cool and all and feels nice if you are sitting there stroking the charging handle like a kid who just discovered he has a joystick but real world benefit... Meh. |
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just to clarify..
you'll only be able to reduce perceived recoil by adjusting the buffer weight and buffer spring, adjustable gas block, and possibly reduced carrier (skeletonized) if you set it up with "milspec type components" you'll probably never see any benefits. |
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