BCG in A1

[Iraqgunz]

Apex Gun Parts in Colorado is selling stripped down M16A1 kits and parts. No idea about quality or anything else.

[Scorpion]

I have a c15a2 sporter. The BCG that came with it was marked "C" for Colt, but they milled off a large part to convert it to semi-auto (why they do this, I do not know). It functioned just fine. I just put a BCM bolt carrier in mine out of personal preference.

In short, it'll be ok to use. Be worried if Century starts producing their own parts instead of using milsurp kits.

[Robb Jensen]

I have a c15a2 sporter. The BCG that came with it was marked "C" for Colt, but they milled off a large part to convert it to semi-auto (why they do this, I do not know). It functioned just fine. I just put a BCM bolt carrier in mine out of personal preference.

In short, it'll be ok to use. Be worried if Century starts producing their own parts instead of using milsurp kits.

I fixed a customers (who knows where he bought it) Century AR about a year ago. His trigger pin kept walking out. I looked at the lower and it had a semi auto trigger group but with a M16A2 hammer spring which wasn't putting much pressure on the trigger pin. So I replace his hammer spring with a AR15/M16-A1 style hammer spring and the problem went away. It probably would have worked if I had just rotated the trigger pin so that the notch was on the same side as the small loop side of the hammer spring, but I just traded him springs and did the work for no charge.

[Scorpion]

Oh yeah, they're hit and miss, more the latter than the former. The hammer spring was an issue in mine, too. It worked, but it looked like they uncoiled one side so I replaced it.

I got one of the good ones, I guess. To clarify, I meant the BCG would be ok to use.