I think that’s what most get. Most of them don’t even know what they are selling…

Clowns can be hard to work with at first but eventually the makeup, nose, and hair come off and they sometimes work out in the end.

@@deplorabledave1048 agree on the Toolcraft with DLC, unfortunately they are hard to find these days.

@@deplorabledave1048 rather than dumb luck I would say smart move! I'm glad I bought when I did picked up my 6920 in 2014 and my SAM7 in 2016.

@@Hammer.Paladin how is the wear? I heard that if you buy new barrels, you should get a new bolt to go with it since they wear together. Still, 8300 rounds per rifle per year is more than can be expected from most rifles. I'd say SRC more than outdid themselves with these BCGs.

Way back when, (I now think) I caused my own problems with one of them using a different rifle, and I contacted SRC and provided pic of the bolt with excessive, premature wear on the lugs. They asked me to send the bolt back, and they overnighted me a new bolt, no hassle. I now run that original DLC bcg in a FN barelled PSA, and it is a gem. Never had one hiccup since, and some of the best customer service I've ever had from any company.

People seem to shit on SRC BCGs regularly yet, besides the single heat treating issue with one of the initial batches inside the first 6-8mo of production I have yet to see a single issue with a bolt breaking on these. As TBH I had two I kept around for spares and only put a few hundred rounds through them before selling.(I have some OCD-ISH Tendencies & any rifle I build I try to use one manufacturer for the Barrel/BCG/Receiver Set/Rail)

From what I understand they had a bad batch with heat treating issues along time ago

Sooo glad to hear this I just picked up one last week.

@@crebz5907 does your bolt feel loose? I mean not compared to my Right To Bear phosphate that hardly moved at first, but SOTAR did say the bolt came out a bit too easily here.

@@andrelopez7589 It is not loose thanks for reminding me to look at it.

@@andrelopez7589 i have never seen a phosphate that wasn't a little tight. Phosphate is rough man. DLC and nitride are silky smooth comparatively.

Why did you sell it?

I personally have 17 AR-15's and 4 AR-10's with the SRC BCG in the DLC "man that's a lot of 3 letter names LOL" and most of them go to summer camp and are fired by an average of 350 kids every summer. I have never had a failure, the DLC coating is still 98% intact and I've replaced gas rings on several after approximately 15,000 rounds. And on a couple I've replaced barrels. Now I have ALL my barrels cryogenically treated and I am at just under 45,000 rounds through it and no issues. Of the 17 AR-15's 9 of them are 25/45 Sharps, 5 are .223 Wylde, 1 is a 300 Blackout, 2 are 9mm Luger. My AR-10's are 2 x .260 Remington and 2 x 308 Winchester. The only thing I have the I changed are the cam pins on all of them. They all "15's and 10's" have the Lantac cam pins. They are pretty darn nice. I have 5 adult children and most of them have at least 2 Sharps 25/45 AR's and several other AR's but all have the SRC BCG's in their builds. None of us has ever had a failure. So I'd say that SRC makes one heck of a great BCG and barrels. That 25/45 has turned out to be the absolute best varmint and deer and hog cartridge I've ever used. Fast, accurate and incredible knock down power. I only wish their BCG and cartridge would have been my idea. Genius. Sorry for such a long comment but I'm getting really tired of people shooting off their mouths without and validity behind them. I don't care which product you purchase, ALL companies have screw up and Sharps is no different. And like ALL GOOD companies they stand behind their products and do the very best they can to take care of their customers.

​@@Hammer.Paladindon't apologize, that's great info. Do they know you have that many rounds through their bcg? They might want to buy them back for r&d. I'm sure they do their own torture testing but you never know. They may really appreciate the feedback.

I'm planning to grab one within the next few days

@richardmangus8776 i’ve had three of them and I’ve never had one problem with them anyway shape or form

3 years late but I only run BCM firing pins

@Jason Pickard that's probably true. Just stating my experience with this BCG.

Dropping Knowledge like a Boss ThankU

I think corona and all the other events of 2020 and 2021 really have kept them afloat, they're doing business like nobody's business

Lol stalker!! Joke

When was that? I just ordered one two days ago haha

@Karol D mine looks nice, I'm pretty happy with it

Saw your comment i am in the process of buying either the one you have or the Bootleg option. Can you tell me why you chose this one over Bootleg and which finish did you end up going with? I’m finding a hard time deciding which to go with for my build. Thank you

I have bought the bottom one in the beginning of May 2024 and they are still in business.

@@dfiantii64 the SAGRS Adjustable BCG in DLC comes only with that black DLC finish. It was highly recommended for its tough finish by this other KZfaq channel. Dunno what the Bootleg BCG is - didn't see that term on their website

@@gandalfgreyhame3425I ended up going with the BCG option especially after the price increase but I may still get one in the future . It was a hard choice..

Either military or contractor, who else gets issued rifles to work with. Saying "I won't say what my job was" doesn't make it cooler, you were probably a grunt like everyone else.

@@bobbyc2768 I don't really care about "sounding cool" But when parts fail you have to do what you gotta do. After the Army I did PSD work mostly in Africa and that is where the issue happened.

As another machinist, I'd have to agree. The machine will tell you if something is wrong. That said, these are probably done on a modern CNC that just needs someone to babysit it

That's what I think to myself when I watch his videos. I think it's good, channels like this are gonna keep these manufacturers honest and on their toes

Look up the vid he does on the fail zero bcg ...talk about quality control

What is the drill and magnet method? Rather, how do you do it?

Drill method?

Paul Hughes so you will or will not buy? FWIW, though I don’t have the complete BCG, I do have 2 bolts (one original batch which I use on a 10.5” 5.56 from Sharps and one newer using on 8.5” 300BK). Each has seen about 2500 rounds with ~1000 rounds each suppressed. I have had no issues with either. That said, for the price, I would get a Colt, Sionics, BCM, or DD.

Yes. I am still doing testing on it. It's a long process.

I think they might use tool steel, which is harder than carpenter. Since harder equals more brittle here, maybe those cuts are to eliminate where most lugs chip, crack, or break?

S7 is a shock resistant steel designed for impact. Carpenter 158 is brittle by comparison. However, any steel can only be as good as its heat treatment.

​@@DM-sq3jmSupposedly Chad said the s7 bolts are so hard, they can sometimes form impact marks inside the chamber from bolt release.

@jackbauer4186 Interesting, thank you for sharing. I go back to my last statement: any steel can only be as good as its heat treatment. If the heat treat/hardness is wrong for the application, you can have a suboptimal result with a superior steel. I have to admit, it's been a while since I saw the video and can't recall the details at this time. Keeping my comments general as a result. How you have a great day.

SRC sells the XPB in NIB-X (nickel boron) and that comes with a relia-bolt also in NIB-X. They also sell just the relia-bolt in NP3 though, so it's possible it's NP3

YFS fasteners are good fasteners, but not in a BCG. They aren't made for that and snap much easier than others.

The barrel extension could have been out of spec...or it could be the bolt. I think this channel has proved you really need an accurate way of measuring both parts to know what the true issue is

I'm personally a fan of the XPB but the relia-bolt is very hard/strong and coupled with the design can peen the breech face on an empty chamber supposedly

Your rifle is fine. Every AR15 in existence does that. It is because the firing pin is designed to be free floating (Google it). The demagnetizing is a very minor thing which can cause metal shavings to accumulate.

@@ragedashboard6374 Magnetization on the extractor or boltface would suck. Magnetized firing pin would hardly accumulate anything ever.

Steel cased ammo and bimetal bullets can leave metal shavings that get stuck to the magnetized parts and possibly cause more wear and or problems

What happened to SRC?

@@JohnBrowningsGhost They are going bankrupt.

@@archerdog1 still selling products as of a week ago...

How is it possible to go bankrupt when business is at its peak they are ran very poorly if this is true

@@kylerobison1425 They were probably saved by the bell with corona etc. Everybody's buying guns

You mean extractor gage? That from pacific tool and gauge. They don't list it on their site.

Because steel cased rounds could shead particles.. and if its magnetic you have shavings clinging to it.

Hows the finish holding up? Debating on getting on or an lmt.

Have you noticed any more wear than normal in your upper from your BCG?

Avoid PSA. Bad QC. Young Machine and KAC are very good.

If Knights armament or LMT came out with this bolt design it would sell for 1k and be sought after as the best bolt on the market

it can happen during the machining process. SRC likely buys the firing pins wholesale from Toolcraft or something, demagging takes time and it's probably just a corner they cut

@@tomboysupremacist Or had in the beginning. I think the issues were worked out pretty quickly no?

@@infini1970 magnetized parts aren't really a manufacturing defect, it's just a thing that happens. demagging is easy but it's just as easy to forget especially at the scale that toolcraft/other wholesalers operate

Ain't never had a problem with a colt ....just personal opinion

I can't say everything I want on YT.