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    Not everyone that's been listed actually makes their own bolts. Carriers is another story.



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    Quote Originally Posted by slowlowmiata View Post
    I was told there was only like 6 manufacturers of forged recievers. I'd assume bolts and many of the other small bits are the same way
    I wish this myth would go away. It's a leftover from the years of "an AR is an AR... they're all made with parts from just a few manufacturers, so choose whichever is cheapest!" Rubbish.

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    Quote Originally Posted by justin_247 View Post
    I wish this myth would go away. It's a leftover from the years of "an AR is an AR... they're all made with parts from just a few manufacturers, so choose whichever is cheapest!" Rubbish.
    Do you have a list of manufacturers? Not counting the billet and extremely small guys

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    Quote Originally Posted by SmugPePe View Post
    Nope there are many.

    -lmt
    -young mfg
    -dpms
    -cmt
    -lwrc
    -microbest
    -toolcraft
    -some company thats called lewis machine but isnt lmt
    -lparts inc or something
    -and more i'm forgetting
    Advance Ordnance is another

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    A very good friend of mine, whom is a gunsmith, built an AR-15 and used a VDI BCG in it, just like this one;

    http://www.voodooinnovations.com/vdi...-carrier-group

    Is there a BCG built better than this one?
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    Quote Originally Posted by AR-556 View Post
    A very good friend of mine, whom is a gunsmith, built an AR-15 and used a VDI BCG in it, just like this one;

    http://www.voodooinnovations.com/vdi...-carrier-group

    Is there a BCG built better than this one?
    Define "better" and in relation to what.

    Some folks report cycling issues with low mass BCGs.

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    @AR-556

    not whom, but who.

    Also, I would use a Colt M16 BCG or something similar. As the previous poster suggested, defining "better" can get interesting.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AR-556 View Post
    A very good friend of mine, whom is a gunsmith, built an AR-15 and used a VDI BCG in it, just like this one;

    http://www.voodooinnovations.com/vdi...-carrier-group

    Is there a BCG built better than this one?
    Depends on what you are wanting to do. That is a low mass BCG and would not be a good choice for a say a duty gun.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Hapworth View Post
    Define "better" and in relation to what.
    Feel like a broken record. "Better" is a meaningless word without the measuring stick that is a requirement.

    I can ask what's better between a 12.5" SBR and a 24" HBAR and the answer is different depending on whether I want to do room clearing or pick of prairie dogs at distance.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by slowlowmiata View Post
    I was told there was only like 6 manufacturers of forged recievers. I'd assume bolts and many of the other small bits are the same way
    I think there are only about 6 companies who produce raw forgings of receivers. However, there are probably about 10 times as many who purchase those forgings and machine them, and they are manufacturers.

    That type of restriction on the supply chain does not exist with bolts, bolt carrier groups, and other small AR parts.

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