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Uhh.. you have a piston BCG, presumably because you think DI is filthy filthy, yet you want to get it coated with a costing that theoretically makes it easier to clean.

 

IS the coating it came with somehow failing?

He just wants to make it like a POF

I give up

LOL. Don't give up. You really will get an answer.

P4Plenty -- Think it would be cheaper to get your bcg coated than to buy the POF chromed bcg?

WMD will do the carrier, bolt,extractor, roller cam, and hammer for 100 bucks

POF uses nickel teflon i believe

You're almost right. I spoke with Don at POF and the carrier itself is coated with nickel boron. The bolt is actually chromed.

i think you are confused

Im getting the whole group coated in nickel boron.. Not just the bolt. As far as the POF BCG , I dont even know where to find them and it would probably break my oprod as its designed for their piston system not stags

You're right. They sell a .223 bolt carrier that is coated with nickel boron. The .223 bolt itself is chromed.

okay but i do not want a chrome bolt...Stag makes a chrome bolt themselves

Save your money and leave it alone.

He probably will leave it alone. I talked with him last night, and he said he might sell his stag 8, now that he's done upgrading it and wants to move on to a different AR.

This thread is just delightful.

This thread is just delightful.

LOL -- glad you're enjoying it.

How do I delete my profile

Ooh, taking your ball and going home. I guess we'll just shut the place down.

 

Nickel boron isn't going to do much for you other than make stuff shiny silver until it gets gunged up in carbon and heated up. It tends to discolor when heated. Unless your carrier is a single piece, you also introduce disassembly, reassembly, re-staking, and any tolerance variation from the coating plus all that. Not to mention the carrier takes more abuse in an op rod setup.

 

If it isn't broken, I'd leave it be. It's one of those parts I'd buy the way I want it and not mess with it. You aren't going to find a lot of folks messing with it for looks. No need to look for our approval for that. Pony up the cash and see if you made a bad choice. If the idea of throwing away the cost of the parts plus $100 is going to upset you, don't.