When I spend $200 on a BCG, I buy Bootleg adjustable carriers. Well worth the cost if you switch a suppressor on and off the rifle.
Where'd all the AR bolt/bolt carriers go??
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When I spend $200 on a BCG, I buy Bootleg adjustable carriers. Well worth the cost if you switch a suppressor on and off the rifle.
I've been watching for a JP high pressure bolt to be In-Stock since I bought my Criterion barrel "got it for 250$” 9 months ago. At the time they were 140$ average. This past Thursday I finally caught one In-Stock. Did I pay 25% more than the price they were this time last year?? Nope paid the same price they've been since I was in the mkt for one. Now if I wanted to try and pick up an extra carrier I'm gonna have to pay 150$ for one that was 100$ a year ago. I get supply and demand n all that but it doesn't change the fact that the difference in price between economy brands and Gucci brands is alot more narrow. Point I'm trying to make isn't what your trying to turn it into. It's simple brands that cost 40% more a year ago are still going at nearly the same price and the economy brands aren't.
It’s true that a lot of the demand increases in the gun market start with the cheaper stuff, because unfortunately most people are cheapskates. You can see it every time there’s an election or tragedy; the cheapest version of whatever people panic about disappears first and prices go up on that stuff, while the high end stuff stays about the same because the demand isn’t there.
That is supply and demand, but it’s also a reflection of the attitude of most of the population. Personally if I’m going to pay $150 for a PSA bcg, I’d rather just spend $200 and get a Bootleg, but the market demand shows most people don’t think that way.
Save your money
RCA Adjustable Gas Key - Welcome to Rubber City Armory
Made from Pre-Hardened 4140: 28-32RC with radiused corners reducing sharp edges. Enhances performance of low mass and standard mass GI systems without unnecessary dissassembly. Gas flow is adjusted and maintained at the carrier with set screws. One to adjust gas flow and one to lock it in place...
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Nah, that’s missing the point of a Bootleg carrier.Save your money
RCA Adjustable Gas Key - Welcome to Rubber City Armory
Made from Pre-Hardened 4140: 28-32RC with radiused corners reducing sharp edges. Enhances performance of low mass and standard mass GI systems without unnecessary dissassembly. Gas flow is adjusted and maintained at the carrier with set screws. One to adjust gas flow and one to lock it in place...
The RCA gas key provides essentially the same functionality as a set screw adjustable gas block. The Bootleg carrier is a completely different thing, providing an easy method to switch between suppressed and unsuppressed.
You can combine the Bootleg carrier with an adjustable gas key or gas block to get better functionality than either one by itself; using the gas block/key to tune the rifle unsuppressed, and then using the Bootleg carrier to switch between suppressed and unsuppressed. That’s what I do on several rifles and it’s the best suppressor setup I know of. My only complaint is that it requires a screwdriver to change settings; a tool-less adjustment would be an improvement.
And importantly- the Bootleg is adjusted in the gun, with a visible indication of the adjustment setting at the ejection port. No more forgetting where your gas block or key was set last time.
If I’m only looking for a set and forget method to perform initial tuning on a rifle, I don’t use the Bootleg for that and IMO an adjustable gas block is a better solution. But if I have to spend $150 on a cheap carrier anyway, I’d rather spend $200 on a Bootleg or other high quality carrier because they have other benefits besides the adjustment.
Thanks for this. I ordered one too. My 6 ARC build was just waiting on a JP bolt. Bartlien from craddock.
Seems I got the last one.
What I meant by "where did all the bcg's go" was really "where did all the 90 dollar bcg's go" lol. But yea, I know I shouldn't skimp on them but I'm cheap sometimes; then a poster in here replied with you should never skimp on that stuff reminding me I need to quit being cheap; Found an ok nickel boron one at AIM for 140 so I said screw it 
This situation we're in is really inconvenient to say the least. Should have jumped on this stuff more when it was on every street corner. Oh well, I'm sure this will all blow over and we'll be back to normal in a year or so, if all of this stuff doesn't get banned that is.
This situation we're in is really inconvenient to say the least. Should have jumped on this stuff more when it was on every street corner. Oh well, I'm sure this will all blow over and we'll be back to normal in a year or so, if all of this stuff doesn't get banned that is.Except “in stock” at optics planet doesn’t mean you’ll actually get them any time soon. Avoid them if you can.
Yeah starting to wonder.... I keep getting emails saying they are getting my order ready to ship but not that they shipped...
There are other choices than Optic Planet for sure
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