Their site states:
It would seem this statement has gone the way of "you have my word." It means nothing, apparently, anymore. What I got was a bolt that ran 100% unreliably, and something I would not be proud to put my name on.
So lets get to the problems:
From the pics you'll see this description is 99% false (the verification of grade 8 hardware can not be done).
(disclosure, the exterior of the BCG was wiped down as I was running this WET for break in, the bolt however was not touched with a wipe after removal)
Immediate extraction issues with the bolt lead to the company asking me to see if the extractor o-ring was installed. It was not. Ok, simple miss when assembling... I guess. Oh... does anyone see any grease on the gas rings?
But then I grab the carrier and feel a gas key that was a bit shakey. Shakey? What? Yup, the key was extremely loose, with less than 80 rounds fired.
You'll see, if you note the gaps around the gas key bolts, the ability for the key to slide fore/aft. What you can't see is how much it could rock.
But that can't be, the key is staked, and there is permatex that should be helping grip the key.
Yah... not really.
Staked, and properly staked are wildly different physical characteristics. One bolt came freely out when the key was pushed one way. The other bolt remained captive by the staking, however it freely spun inside the key allowing complete removal of the key from the carrier.
Also, what you see is not permatex but carbon (a bit more on that in a sec).
Ok, after the extraction issue I emailed them, they replied within a day asking about the o-ring and I replied that day confirming the o-ring was non existant. It was 8 minutes after that email reply that I found all other issues. I followed up that email to them with another email showing them the additional problems. For two days I hear crickets.
I call them today to see what was going on. I feel all I got was lip service.
"the manufacture says based on the pics there is permatex, but not enough"
Just what pics are they looking at? There is ZERO permatex.
"the grease is applied to the gas rings, it must have wore off"
Wore off? In ~80 rds?
The company didn't even address the problem with the staking! And with the run-around I wasn't even in the mood to argue.
Their excuse was poor QC.
You think? But I don't believe that's completely the issue. How could QC miss EVERY PART that this BCG is built on? A single missed o-ring? Sure. But not every selling point. Especially when they so prominently state they inspect the BCG's for 100% reliability. SMH.
To be honest, I am accepting a replacement, so we'll see. I'll be very critical of the build of this next one.
The pistol is running flawlessly with my RRA bolt, for now.
These BCGs are inspected to the highest of standards, to insure a high quality product that is 100% reliable for our customer… PROUDLY MADE IN THE USA!"
It would seem this statement has gone the way of "you have my word." It means nothing, apparently, anymore. What I got was a bolt that ran 100% unreliably, and something I would not be proud to put my name on.
So lets get to the problems:
The requirements for assembly of our Bolt Carrier Groups are much higher than most. Before assembling the gas key to the carrier, permatex NO.3D aviation is applied to form-a-gasket around the gas hole (per MIL-SPEC). Then Grade-8 hardware is used to attach the gas key, followed by properly staking per spec. When installing the extractor to the bolt, a crane-o-ring is inserted with the spring to insure proper ejection. Then high temperature grease is applied to the gas rings before inserting the bolt into the carrier, which allows for much smoother operation.
From the pics you'll see this description is 99% false (the verification of grade 8 hardware can not be done).
(disclosure, the exterior of the BCG was wiped down as I was running this WET for break in, the bolt however was not touched with a wipe after removal)
Immediate extraction issues with the bolt lead to the company asking me to see if the extractor o-ring was installed. It was not. Ok, simple miss when assembling... I guess. Oh... does anyone see any grease on the gas rings?
But then I grab the carrier and feel a gas key that was a bit shakey. Shakey? What? Yup, the key was extremely loose, with less than 80 rounds fired.
You'll see, if you note the gaps around the gas key bolts, the ability for the key to slide fore/aft. What you can't see is how much it could rock.
But that can't be, the key is staked, and there is permatex that should be helping grip the key.
Yah... not really.
Staked, and properly staked are wildly different physical characteristics. One bolt came freely out when the key was pushed one way. The other bolt remained captive by the staking, however it freely spun inside the key allowing complete removal of the key from the carrier.
Also, what you see is not permatex but carbon (a bit more on that in a sec).
Ok, after the extraction issue I emailed them, they replied within a day asking about the o-ring and I replied that day confirming the o-ring was non existant. It was 8 minutes after that email reply that I found all other issues. I followed up that email to them with another email showing them the additional problems. For two days I hear crickets.
I call them today to see what was going on. I feel all I got was lip service.
"the manufacture says based on the pics there is permatex, but not enough"
Just what pics are they looking at? There is ZERO permatex.
"the grease is applied to the gas rings, it must have wore off"
Wore off? In ~80 rds?
The company didn't even address the problem with the staking! And with the run-around I wasn't even in the mood to argue.
Their excuse was poor QC.
You think? But I don't believe that's completely the issue. How could QC miss EVERY PART that this BCG is built on? A single missed o-ring? Sure. But not every selling point. Especially when they so prominently state they inspect the BCG's for 100% reliability. SMH.
To be honest, I am accepting a replacement, so we'll see. I'll be very critical of the build of this next one.
The pistol is running flawlessly with my RRA bolt, for now.