Finally I'm ahead of the group for once. I've been avoiding the NiB since the beginning. Mainly because of the price.
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With all due respect to the OP (and I mean that, I'm not being an ass), there are a bunch of people here running various brands of coated BCGs and other parts with no issues at all. The opinion of a guy on the internet (and I looked up the source of the content you shared and yes, he's a guy on the internet, albeit one who shoots a lot of ARs) should not cause people to rush out and replace their bcg. Particularly if your gun is from a reputable manufacturer like LWRC.
I would venture to guess that 99.9% of the AR owners on this forum are hobbyists who might shoot an intruder if they had to but they're not going to war. Most won't go to war even if the boogaloo started in their own comfortable suburban cu-de-sac. I've been around here a while now and I don't recall many, if any, "my AR isn't firing" or "my bcg is failing" or whatever threads.
With all due respect to the OP (and I mean that, I'm not being an ass), there are a bunch of people here running various brands of coated BCGs and other parts with no issues at all. The opinion of a guy on the internet (and I looked up the source of the content you shared and yes, he's a guy on the internet, albeit one who shoots a lot of ARs) should not cause people to rush out and replace their bcg. Particularly if your gun is from a reputable manufacturer like LWRC.
I would venture to guess that 99.9% of the AR owners on this forum are hobbyists who might shoot an intruder if they had to but they're not going to war. Most won't go to war even if the boogaloo started in their own comfortable suburban cu-de-sac. I've been around here a while now and I don't recall many, if any, "my AR isn't firing" or "my bcg is failing" or whatever threads.
One of my builds uses a standard Daniel Defense BCG, not sure the coating but it isn't NiB... the pistol I just built uses an Anderson BCG for it looks like a hard chrome coating, not NiB
With all due respect to the OP (and I mean that, I'm not being an ass), there are a bunch of people here running various brands of coated BCGs and other parts with no issues at all. The opinion of a guy on the internet (and I looked up the source of the content you shared and yes, he's a guy on the internet, albeit one who shoots a lot of ARs) should not cause people to rush out and replace their bcg. Particularly if your gun is from a reputable manufacturer like LWRC.
I would venture to guess that 99.9% of the AR owners on this forum are hobbyists who might shoot an intruder if they had to but they're not going to war. Most won't go to war even if the boogaloo started in their own comfortable suburban cu-de-sac. I've been around here a while now and I don't recall many, if any, "my AR isn't firing" or "my bcg is failing" or whatever threads.
I never told anyone here to replace their BCG because it was coated with NiB. I recommended that if they have the means, check the headspace. I then said that if the headspace checks out good, to continue to shoot it. If the headspace checks out bad, replace the bolt. This is the exact same advice I give to anyone using a bolt made by anyone out of any substance. It is simple common sense.
I also told the guy with the LWRC that if he couldn’t get headspace gauges, and the gun shoots, to continue to shoot it. I also said to inspect the BCG for cracks and chips during maintenance, which is the exact same advice I give to anyone using a bolt made by anyone out of any substance. It is in my inspection list that I posted here on ODT over a month ago, and makes no mention of NiB.
Please point out where I told someone to replace their bolt because, and only because, it is coated in NiB?
I was hoping that my post would make folks a bit leery of purchasing NiB coated BCG’s in the future, but if they chose to buy them, to show them what to look for so that their gun can be kept in good, functioning condition.
I never told anyone here to replace their BCG because it was coated with NiB. I recommended that if they have the means, check the headspace. I then said that if the headspace checks out good, to continue to shoot it. If the headspace checks out bad, replace the bolt. This is the exact same advice I give to anyone using a bolt made by anyone out of any substance. It is simple common sense.
I also told the guy with the LWRC that if he couldn’t get headspace gauges, and the gun shoots, to continue to shoot it. I also said to inspect the BCG for cracks and chips during maintenance, which is the exact same advice I give to anyone using a bolt made by anyone out of any substance. It is in my inspection list that I posted here on ODT over a month ago, and makes no mention of NiB.
Please point out where I told someone to replace their bolt because, and only because, it is coated in NiB?
I was hoping that my post would make folks a bit leery of purchasing NiB coated BCG’s in the future, but if they chose to buy them, to show them what to look for so that their gun can be kept in good, functioning condition.
Exactly right!
There are so many variables involved, i.e. - manufacturer, raw materials used, coating facility, coating quality, tooling quality, defect rates, batch numbers, etc... Compound that by actual sound scientific testing which involves various manufacturers, and statistically sound groups (control, group A, group B, group C) Let's be honest, there is a huge difference between quality bolt carriers (NIB include) when compare to something along the lines of a PSA "Deal of the Day" NIB special. My guess it that gunsmiths will see much more PSA or Anderson BCGs (regardless of coating) than BCM, LWRC, or other quality BCG.
One man's opinion and experience on the internet is just that. I chalk it up to nothing more than speculation without sound testing. Then again, I'm a numbers guy!