New Chome BGC Scratched

JTH20 · Aug 27, 2018

I picked up a new chrome slick side AR BCG and the finish is scratched. I'm not sure if that's what it's supposed to look like, but the ones online don't look the same.

Thoughts? Should I request a replacement?

Mine:

Picture Online:

Boss94 · Aug 27, 2018

Well I'd just use it if it were me. It's a mat Chrome so rubs will show up much easier than if it were a black oxide unit.

DubTap21 · Aug 28, 2018

Really?!!

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DaemonAssassin · Aug 28, 2018

Who wants a matte chrome carrier? I like shiny things. My NM carrier is chromed, but it looks a lot more shiny than yours.

engineerbrian · Aug 28, 2018

I wouldn’t worry about it, I’d think it would look that way after a few hundred rounds anyways.

Just think, you got a battle worn finish at no extra charge

TomisinMd · Aug 28, 2018

It's not scratched. Most likely it's just been sitting in a bin with others. Those finishes aren't impervious, and what you see in online photos is rarely going to be what you buy. That's a nice matte finish and a cool bcg!
If you don't want it, I'll accept a donation.....

Bertfish · Aug 28, 2018

engineerbrian said:
I wouldn’t worry about it, I’d think it would look that way after a few hundred rounds anyways.

Just think, you got a battle worn finish at no extra charge

I'd have a tendency to agree with this

JTH20 · Aug 28, 2018

Point taken. The rifle isn't going to be in any beauty contests and i plan on shooting it. Guess i was just being overly critical.

DutchV · Aug 28, 2018

I'd wipe it with a little oil and see if the scratch is still there.

Bertfish · Aug 28, 2018

Who is the manufacturer?

JTH20 · Aug 28, 2018

Bertfish said:
Who is the manufacturer?

I bought it from Fulton Armory, no idea if they also build them.

Ranchero50 · Aug 28, 2018

Rub it down with some bronze wool or polish it.

jrumann59 · Aug 28, 2018

that is the stuff they polish off to get you the shiny finish. its fine unless you can see the base metal below.

clandestine · Aug 28, 2018

It's ok. Don't let it bother you.

Nice BCG. Building a retro AR?

3paul10 · Aug 28, 2018

I kinda giggle when I read this....I wouldn't worry about it.

JTH20 · Aug 28, 2018

I'll see if i can polish it up a bit. May make me feel better lol

clandestine said:
It's ok. Don't let it bother you.

Nice BCG. Building a retro AR?

Yep, just getting around to building one of the Nodak trigger upper and lower combos Engage was selling last year.

jrumann59 · Aug 28, 2018

JTH20 said:
I'll see if i can polish it up a bit. May make me feel better lol

Yep, just getting around to building one of the Nodak trigger upper and lower combos Engage was selling last year.

I have plans to do restomod build using that upper. Cant wait to see pics. :innocent0

woodline · Aug 29, 2018

clandestine said:
It's ok. Don't let it bother you.

Nice BCG. Building a retro AR?

What do you think about chrome as a BCG coating? I know that was used early on in the design.

To the OP: seems fine to me. I have a Stag chrome bcg in my competition AR that looked pretty similar when I got it. It's been fine and I've seen no evidence of the finish chipping off into the chamber.

clandestine · Aug 29, 2018

fbi_surveillance_van said:
What do you think about chrome as a BCG coating? I know that was used early on in the design.

To the OP: seems fine to me. I have a Stag chrome bcg in my competition AR that looked pretty similar when I got it. It's been fine and I've seen no evidence of the finish chipping off into the chamber.

I have a few.

If an AR owner likes to clean his gun after shooting it's great. The chrome often prevents people from doing damage because the finish is so hard and its generally easier to clean them too.

The down side is they can have short headspace issues on some barrels and the coating tends to shed lube faster than phosphate which means you have to keep a closer eye on it.

From my understanding, they dumped the original chroming due to embrittlement issues, but who knows for sure? There are so many false stories surrounding the AR and M16 it's hard to distinguish fact from for tion. My sense is it was probably dumped as a cost thing.

woodline · Aug 29, 2018

clandestine said:
I have a few.

If an AR owner likes to clean his gun after shooting it's great. The chrome often prevents people from doing damage because the finish is so hard and its generally easier to clean them too.

The down side is they can have short headspace issues on some barrels and the coating tends to shed lube faster than phosphate which means you have to keep a closer eye on it.

From my understanding, they dumped the original chroming due to embrittlement issues, but who knows for sure? There are so many false stories surrounding the AR and M16 it's hard to distinguish fact from for tion. My sense is it was probably dumped as a cost thing.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, as always. I went with chrome on that particular rifle because I tend to put 300-400 rounds through it at a time when I use it. Somewhere in the 800-1000 round range is where I prefer to clean my rifles, so it works out pretty well for me. I don't really mess with the barrel until I start seeing groups open up when I confirm zero prior to matches, classes, shenanigans, etc. Then I'll typically strip the barrel down and refoul/reconfirm zero once I'm able to.

Thankfully headspacing is good on that rifle (first one I checked with the gauges I bought from you actually) is good. As I said, finish on the part seems fine and it holds lube pretty well. I'll definitely start keeping an eye out for cracking or anything else funny as I approach 10k rounds on the rifle, though.

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