Originally Posted by
SpeedRacer
Bottom line is NiB won't make a crappy BCG better, and poorly done NiB won't make a good BCG better. It's not a simple NiB vs. phosphate question, as it depends more on the BCG in question. A good BCG with a good NiB treatment can have some advantages, just make sure that's what you're getting. Otherwise I'd take a quality phosphate BCG over a bottom barrel NiB setup any day.
And I agree NP3 is even better than NiB, but again make sure it's from a known quality manufacturer.