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And all those bolts that don’t pass QC end up somewhere.

I don’t believe they manufacture their stuff in house, MM.

A few years ago I became acquainted with a guy who worked at Colt, he was in QC and inspected parts that were outsourced. He said those parts that didn't pass and were rejected didn't go into the trash, they were shipped back to the mfg who sold them to somebody...

It's not a failed BCG, it's a whole new thing:

Sounds like a La Rue method of getting good parts too.

Thanks for that link, i"ll have to bookmark that link. SOunds about like John, gets parts and checks em out and if they are up to snuff, sellls em, if not moves on to another manufacturer.

Good to know about the flooding support too! Thats a good cause for sure. Will have to send them some of my money one of these days!

Jeff

Have been looking at Toolcraft BCG for a pistol build and was wondering if anyone has had good luck with them. Pricing is right.

I have never heard of toolcraft. I guess I have spent on average about $200 for a BCG. I don't mind paying more because I know the thing is so close to my eyes and face and moving at a high rate of speed when I fire the gun.

One idiot move I have made was to buy a couple of cheap anderson lowers. I thought they were fine but I began to notice that the geisslee supplied pins would walk out on one side of the lower after firing the gun several hundred rounds. This lower has a DD parts kit in it and an SSA-E. I put the KNS-G on it which has fixed the problem as far as I can tell but I am done with anderson lowers. No other lower that I have has had this issue, even spikes.

We should start a list of parts we have tried that were crap for posterity.

I always thought it was the trigger springs that kept the pins from walking, not the tightness of the holes.

Dont' think you won't find pin issues with many lowers at times. Its why I own a swage tool for that issue. Had to swage my... wait for this.... COLT lower for a Milazzo trigger. Didn't surprise me I had to on an oly though. Anything we can buy that just slaps together by a trained monkey like myself is going to have some tolerance issues at times. You just have to know how to deal with em.

Milazzo also had you measure pin holes cause he custom fit pins...

10-4, I fixed it the only way I knew how but I get it, good tolerances like good integrity is rare these days.

We did. I wore that reciever out and had to swage it.

And yes, pin keepers work just fine. Just were not legal on service rifles at the time. Or I'd have likely gone that route at the time.

Wearing one out and getting one from the start are two different issues to me.

I still think we need an honest thread where we list everything we have tried and found to be crap.