Originally Posted by
Boss Hogg
This seems like a very good opportunity to explain the benefit of a good aftermarket spring, like the blue Sprinco that you said you used in another thread. You can let a quality upper go for 20+ thousand rounds without cleaning (see the Pat Rogers BCM "Filthy 14" test in SWAT), but you're supposed to change the CS spring 4-6 times in that period?
I don't advocate that people who are relatively new to the AR or who have a poor understanding of mechanics and physics start going for color-coded springs, but there is upside to it if you understand it.