Ok another damn question, the bolt carriers on the market chromelined and phosphate which is better and are they better then the regular milspec ar bolts?
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Originally posted by neverknow View PostOk another damn question, the bolt carriers on the market chromelined and phosphate which is better and are they better then the regular milspec ar bolts?
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The only reason i ask is if the @#%& hits the fan if i can at all make it more reliable and easier to clean im willing to pay the money now while i have the funds and keep my regular bolt as a back upHoney its just the cats, Put that @#$%ing thing away!
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Originally posted by methusaleh View PostI seem to remember a huge deal being made to not swap bolts between rifles. I don't remember the reason, but why may that be a concern? This was with the Army, so maybe it was just something the DIs taught us for some reason...
The other issue that they may have been concerned with is that the bolts utilize 3 gas rings, similiar to the piston rings in a car engine. These rings will wear to a particular bolt carrier. Swapping the bolts may effect gas pressure and thus the firearms ability to function reliably. To check if the gas rings on an AR-15 variant are still good:
Remove Bolt and Carrier as a complete assembly from the firearm.
Grasp Bolt Carrier in one hand and pull/extend Bolt with the other hand.
Carefully place face of Bolt on table supporting weight of Bolt Carrier (Vertically on Table).
If Bolt Carrier collaspes unto the Bolt then the Gas Rings should be replaced.
Index new rings so gaps are at least 90 degrees apart.
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Originally posted by neverknow View PostThe only reason i ask is if the @#%& hits the fan if i can at all make it more reliable and easier to clean im willing to pay the money now while i have the funds and keep my regular bolt as a back up
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Bayou im glad you brought that up i was going to ask about titanium fireing pin but i heard it would puncture primers. And im ordering a newer colt 6920 lower for my rifle that is milspec, So i would use my original as a backupHoney its just the cats, Put that @#$%ing thing away!
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If the dimensions are the same, the titanium firing pins should not puncture the primer. If however you have severly worn parts (bolt or barrel extension) this might happen, though doubtful. Some primers are lighter than others. Generally military ammunition primers are harder than standard primers. This is especially so with Russian ammunition. If concerned just get a standard milspec firing pin as a spare. The problem with firing pins is that they tend to stretch and break from prolonged dry firing. That's why I recommend snap caps.
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Originally posted by neverknow View PostBayou can i be your neighbor?
I just enjoy firearms as you have guessed by now. I like to try and help out people when and where I can. I'm no expert, just have accumulated alot of experience and knowledge acquired from a few very respected names in shooting and the firearms gunsmithing world.
If I had gone with the wife to visit her brother in North Carolina where she is now. I would have enjoyed meeting you and shooting the breeze.:)Last edited by Bayou Blaster; 07-24-2009, 12:38 PM.
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