I am curious if anybody with hands on experience with the BCG from Aero Precision could share their thoughts. I searched some, but did not turn up anything.
Thanks
http://aeroprecisionusa.com/spare-pa...ier-group.html
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I am curious if anybody with hands on experience with the BCG from Aero Precision could share their thoughts. I searched some, but did not turn up anything.
Thanks
http://aeroprecisionusa.com/spare-pa...ier-group.html
No experience with that BCG but I would guess it would serve you just fine. I don't think AP has been making BCG's long as to why no reviews out there.
How about you pick one up and let us know :)
No hands-on, but the specs look good. However, the price point for tried and true seems to be around $180. That always leaves me with a feeling of "what's missing here"...
After what they pulled last round, who cares. I would find a more respectable company to support.
What stunt did they pull?
I also doubt anything is missing per say. They just know they aren't going to compete at the price of the others. Which the "Standard" needs to lower the price back down to somewhat normal.
The only thing I can think of is when the market went crazy they raised prices of their strip lowers to like $180 or something like that. They were the ONLY place to get receivers though so I can't fault them too bed for that. They would sell out instantly for the normal price.
If there is something else please inform us. I have an AP lower on my last build but if they are a shotty company I wouldn't mind getting rid of it.
They promised everyone that they wouldn't raise prices when released, the first thing the did was raise them, then right in the middle of the offering they raised them again up to $200. The price change right in the middle of several orders, lots of people click add to cart at $150 but during check out they were $200.
basically they pulled a spikes type of deal.
And then how they handled it afterwards was not good.
That is good to know. What was the product they did the price swap on and when did this happen?
Can a bolt be HPT/MPI marked if they are only batch tested?
Price gouging. Giving their sellers the shaft by selling stuff direct instead of fulfilling back orders from shops & retailers. Also by releasing a good number of way out of spec AR57 lowers. Aero & SAA both took the panic to the extreme, much more than even cheaper than dirt did. What was the worst, is a lot of good companies who had been waiting on backorders to be fulfilled were basically shafted because AP would rather sell direct, thus making as much money as possible on each sale due to the gouging.
(BTW I own numerous AP lowers, so not like I'm a non owner talking trash about them).
I might add that AP has been good about getting the lower price points back in service. If that BCG is up to snuff then that is more affordable than some of the others. Most businesses have a skeleton or two in their closet.
Going to order an ap lower here soon.
I bought many "tried and true" BCGs when most of them (I don't own a colt) were $130, no matter where you bought one. I don't see any reason for them to now be $180 other than because they can. If anyone is taking advantage of the current circumstances, I believe it is the BIG NAMES going for $180+. But hey, what do I know?
I remember being able to buy BCM bcg's for about $100 to $120 and lesser known brands for $80 Pre-travesty at regular prices, sales were naturally cheaper. I think that the same dynamics that make us joyfully thankful for gas prices at $3.00/g make us happy that we can get $180 dollar mil-spec bcg's
Good Post.
Good thread. My AP lower works perfect, I'd have no problem running an AP BCG at that price.
Remember the $180 BCG was $139 a little over a year ago. I gotta say, with how Paul does quality control, $180 is still not unreasonable. Now that he has a reputation as one of the best, I don't mind that he is making a little more.Quote:
No hands-on, but the specs look good. However, the price point for tried and true seems to be around $180. That always leaves me with a feeling of "what's missing here"...
I did send Aero an "email" through their contact us form regarding batch or individual testing, and some other questions. If they reply, I will post it here.
Rainier bcg with limited lifetime warranty for $120?
FWIW, Rainier bolts are now listed as 9130 across their lineup, even the match grade NiB one. I don't know when they switched from Carpenter 158. If I had to buy a BCG that isn't an LMT Enhanced, I'd probably get the TN Arms Co Crusader NP3.
9130 seems to be coming up in a lot of places (PSA, AIM, Aero, Rainier, etc). I know that IG had a pretty thorough explanation of the differences between 9130 and C158 with the cost and lot size differences being pretty dramatic. I picked one up a little while back (NIB Bolt) to get free shipping on an entire order, and I'll put it through its paces at some point.
$40 for a bolt, saving $30 in shipping, I figured for ten bucks I can play guinea pig a bit...
I may be mistaken, but isn't AP a .mil supplier for Bolt carriers?
edit: Nvm it's Advanced Ordnance Precision.
Hmmm, blaming Spike's for raising the prices on their lowers... which were, at the time, being supplied by Aero Precision? Blame Aero, not Spike's.
That being said, Aero produces good stuff, so say what you will about them. If you want to live in the past, that is your prerogative.
Have anybody else mentioned that this thread is about Aero BCGs, not Aero business practice history?
Specs look good, I'm not too worried about price. It's probably cheaper because they produce it in house and don't have to contract out. They have all the machinery to do so.
Buy it and shoot it. If it doesn't break, you saved yourself some money. If it breaks, send it back. When you get a replacement, you can sell it and risk your next BCG breaking as well or you can shoot the new one and hope it holds up. You're risking that something may break whenever you buy it, regardless of what it is, even a Glock.
AP seems like they'll take care of you if something goes wrong, and they're not a new company.
I don't know if I would buy an entire rifle to satisfy my need for a single part/assembly. :p j/k I understand your point.
If a company offers a product at a ridiculously high price, in most cases, you can go somewhere else for a comparable product with lower price. However, if "all boats rise" within an entire industry, then I guess we start asking if [insert brand name's] $130 BCG is the next BCM (et al). Good luck, ya'll!
I can't speak for anyone else, but for fifty bucks more than the going rate for a complete DPMS BCG (or some of these other offerings), I'd like to have the "heart" of my rifle the best it can be. YMMV
The bcg from Aero looks like the real deal and the equivalent of any quality mil-spec bcg. Unless they are falsely advertising this for a quick buck at the expense of everything they have built this far.
The steel isn't MilSpec... They build good parts, but out of spec is out of spec.
Waiting to see if IG chimes in on the metallurgy.
What steel is not mil spec?
I think it looks pretty awesome for the price. To clarify the website does state that the bolt itself it HP/MPI, Shot Peened, and Carpenter 158. The carrier itself is 8620 steel M16 pattern (full auto)