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Thread: Rainier Arms Bolt Good To Go?

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    Remember, Rainier is not a manufacturer, they source products where they get the best value for their brand, and in the case of last year, where they can get product, period.
    Everyone was in a rush to get whatever they could in 2013. They sold a .308 bolt as a Rainier "match grade" product last year that had tool marks all over it acting like a file was raking through the upper. After a few people started returning them Rainier changed the product name to "762 Industries," Including on my previous invoices in their system, which I didn't particularly like, nor their insistence that the product was perfectly fine, but they honored the return. It's an example, but it reinforced the point in me that they don't always have control of the quality of the final product. In that they can inspect it in house, sure. Beyond that I don't know. certainly not in the 762I case.

    They run a good shop, they've been fast and helpful, and I continue to do business with them. As a business owner I appreciate how John Hwang presents himself, at least in print and video. I just keep in mind if I buy one of their house branded parts, where did it come from?

    It's not like it's just them. Look at Midway and their AR Stoner line. Or any other distributor with a house brand. Who knows where these things are coming from sometimes. The consistency in quality is all in just how closely the distributor oversees the final product.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tomac View Post
    I'm just getting back into AR's so go easy on me, k? I've got 3 new 6920's inbound and would like to pick up a spare bolt to put back "just in case." I certainly understand the reasons for going w/Colt or similar quality, but what's the downside to something like this?: http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.as...lt&groupid=723
    Thx...
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    Quote Originally Posted by markm View Post
    Exactly. We don't know yet why this broke. May have just been an isolated deal. I'm sure Rainier would replace it, but I'm more interested in the research side of it.
    Anxiously awaiting the result. Depending on what comes up I'll be replacing my rainier bcg with a bcm or a colt.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Airhasz View Post
    Post ten say it all.
    Color me dense, but is it saying cheap bolts are bad, good bolts can be bad, use whatever floats your boat or??? Thx...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tomac View Post
    Color me dense, but is it saying cheap bolts are bad, good bolts can be bad, use whatever floats your boat or??? Thx...
    Tomac
    Get a colt or BCM and sleep well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by graffex View Post
    Get a colt or BCM and sleep well.
    Worded in a way my Neolithic brain can comprehend. Thx!...
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    Quote Originally Posted by graffex View Post
    Get a colt or BCM and sleep well.
    Yep Colt, BCM or LMT and get a extra cam pin and firing pin retainer while your at it.

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    Rainier Arms Bolts that have laser engraved MP or MPI bolts are C158.

    Engraved MP or MPI are 9310.

    They've recently moved to all C158 Bolts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by richdkim77 View Post
    Rainier Arms Bolts that have laser engraved MP or MPI bolts are C158.

    Engraved MP or MPI are 9310.

    They've recently moved to all C158 Bolts.
    Source?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Airhasz View Post
    Source?
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