Originally Posted by
tehpwnag3
First, I didn't comment on something I don't have experience with. You must have me confused with someone else.
Second, Toolcraft buys bolts. They do not make them. If you have proof that everything they sell is held to the same quality standard (OEM, distributor, and retail), please provide it and I will gladly tip my hat to you.
All I know is that when I have called Toolcraft they have told me 'if it comes in a Toolcraft BCG we will replace it if it breaks.' When I asked if that included the bolts they purchased from elsewhere, they said (in essence) 'Yes, we spec them, we buy them, we sell them, so we will replace them.'
I posted the same information a month or so ago in a BCG thread.
Drilling down to this: If you have proof that everything they sell is held to the same quality standard (OEM, distributor, and retail), please provide it and I will gladly tip my hat to you, do you have proof they don't? That was kind of my point in the whole exchange.
I called Toolcraft just before I made the post you responded to, they were gone for the day - I'm CST, they are EST.
From the PSA product page: "Bolt Carrier Group: ToolCraft nickel boron BCG has a bolt made of mil-spec shot-peened Carpenter 158 steel. Gas key is secured with grade 8 fasteners and staked per mil-spec."