Everything you have said means NOTHING germane to the discussion. Coating finishes are irrelevant if the part underneath is not dimensionally correct, heat treated properly and from the right materials. The only way to ensure this is testing.
Unnecessary coatings are a source of premature parts failure and poor fitment. Go take some stupid high Rockwell coating on a part that slides against 6061/7075 anodizing and your just went through the anno and are creating stress points on the bare alloy.
Ever wonder why Bolts are MPI and HP tested? It actually reduced the lifespan of the part but provides confidence that it can handle higher pressures and does not have micro fractures that could be catastrophic under high heat and pressure.
Mil spec means nothing when everyone makes shit to different specs, tolerances, ect. The only way you are even getting confirmed mil spec parts is to buy from Colt, LMT or FN, which by the way, only colt can sell commercial guns based on the TDP. Everything else is a wild guess and attempted reverse engineering. You don't know what mil spec is because you do not have access to the prints.
So no, you can't just take a box of parts that YOU think are good because of fancy marketing and buzzwords and throw them together and have the same confidence level of a quality factory gun that has been tested and proven.
The best indicator of future performance is past performance.
This is what happens when people punch above their weight class on the subject at hand.
And Boomer? Shit I'm not even 40. You don't know as much as you think you do, and your posts prove it. Spend more time learning.
