BCG in A1

[leroyswift]

Considering an ar15 a1 sporter thats made from surplus and other parts. Being in an a1 what kind of BCG should i go with? I know the difference of m16 and ar15 BCG's but i dont trust the one century would use, So i would go with a BCM fixture. Any advice?

[ZRH]

Slabside ones were chrome with no FA cuts. I think A1 would just be normal parked BCG. No idea what contents of parts kits are.

[leroyswift]

Well its the century c15 sporter. I know many people run from century guns but i have had good luck from them and believe they can be improved upon cor a good rifle.

[flatdarkmars]

Assuming Century is just using the BCGs from the parts kits they assembled the rifles from, I wouldn't have a problem with the included BCG. It would be a correct Colt BCG in very good to unissued condition. Then again, I don't know if they do anything stupid like grinding them to semi-auto configuration. I would see what comes with the rifle first, and only if it is lacking in some way would I replace it. If replacing it, then I would use any quality FA BCG with a properly-staked gas key. Personally I would try to avoid one with the maker's logo emblazoned to show through the ejection port.

[shiva]

Personally I would try to avoid one with the maker's logo emblazoned to show through the ejection port.

+1 to that. Our very own Grant at G&R Tactical sell a quality bolt carrier at a reasonable price without any NASCAResque logos.

[leroyswift]

to be honest I am shying away from the century gun. I am thinking of building one but unsure of where to get a 20" upper. A1 or A2

[flatdarkmars]

For an original A1 upper, you'll need to watch GunBroker or the arfcom Equipment Exchange, unless you want to build your own from a parts kit with the new-production, in-the-white barrels. Military A2 uppers (Colt, FN) also come up on GB and the EE.

[usmcvet]

Considering an ar15 a1 sporter thats made from surplus and other parts. Being in an a1 what kind of BCG should i go with? I know the difference of m16 and ar15 BCG's but i dont trust the one century would use, So i would go with a BCM fixture. Any advice?

I would seriously use the one that comes with the parts kit. The concern with Century is the stuff they make/put together. Just my .02. If it is one of the kits I've seen it is a new USGI probably colt M16 BCG. Ask the vendor. I've seen the adds for a bunch of these guns the bbl and reciver are removed and the rest is origional USGI parts, most of what I've seen have been Colt.

[kmrtnsn]

I took a look at these on a couple of websites. Look to be disassembled M16A1's with new barrels. Neither site could tell me the barrel twist of the new barrel or whether or not the LPK was new or old parts. When it comes down to it, the only parts here not of questionable or dubious quality are the stock, grip, and for-end, which you are paying new prices for old parts. Personally, I think you could do better, piecing the components together from somewhere else with all new parts.

[torquemada055]

I built my 603 with parts I bought mostly from the AR15, I got a complete upper, and installed a BCM upgraded BCG.
They come up fairly often on the EE at a normally affordable price.
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