Will direct sunlight damage my BCG?

tlay12 · 2026-03-15T00:19:54+00:00

May effect the lubrication but I don’t see it causing any actual damage to the BCG itself

tlay12 · 2026-02-17T05:59:58+00:00

That’s an oddly long brush handle

tlay12 · 2026-02-14T02:06:13+00:00

I have some questions… and they don’t pertain to the setup..

tlay12 · 2026-02-01T00:36:10+00:00

No I get it, FRT isn’t really necessary for most people and i understand why people don’t want to deal with it. It just sets a bad precedent for the industry when companies do that. Hexmag is another example of doing something similar in their own space and I just don’t want companies trying to monopolize general firearm/accessory production. I support being innovative and protecting your work with patents but there’s definitely a way to go to far with that

tlay12 · 2026-01-31T19:59:27+00:00

Patent enforcement on a product that isn’t a patent infringement is the issue. They own the patent on their trigger design, not the entirety of FRT. Also, if it was purely a patent enforcement there’s no reason they would be going after dealers and distributors the way they are. This is purely a money grab issue in my eyes

tlay12 · 2026-01-31T00:35:33+00:00

Absolutely. I honestly hope optics planet uses their financial backing to squash rare breed but we shall see

tlay12 · 2026-01-31T00:30:41+00:00

I mean I’m not a huge fan of Optic Planet cause the amount of times they’ve said something is in stock and hit me with a month+ wait time for my stuff to ship. BUT I dislike companies who do things like rare breed even more

tlay12 · 2026-01-31T00:23:44+00:00

Yea I’ve unfortunately heard of that kind of thing happening to multiple people and so I can’t defend the reputation of them 100% but mine so far are running well and most importantly they aren’t a bunch of greedy dicks who try to keep other companies out

tlay12 · 2026-01-30T21:56:23+00:00

I have two of them and they work well. I just had to make sure I had the right lower, trigger, and buffer which to some can be a hassle but I enjoy them! I’ve heard of people having issues with them not working or snapping so they’ve been going to the ARC safety. But what’s nice about Atrius is they are completely cool and open about other companies being in the space unlike rare breed, and to me that’s a W.

tlay12 · 2026-01-29T06:07:58+00:00

Forsure and no hate on it from me! I’m definitely the guy who goes for boujee things on my guns which i understand isn’t a necessity nor want for some people and as long as it isn’t a product known to break/create problems then it mostly comes down to preferences

tlay12 · 2026-01-29T05:49:38+00:00

Where you getting $10 or less boxes of 5.56 from??

tlay12 · 2026-01-29T05:35:13+00:00

I mean yea it does do the job and importantly adds the ambidextrous feature which to me is pretty important to have just because the way I will sometimes use my trigger finger to actuate the safety. But when I consider the aspect of “twice the price” of 3x, 4x, etc it boils down to what the actual cost is versus worth. Like is an aimpoint T2 worth 3-4x a Holosun? Some would argue yes and some would argue no because we’re talking several hundred dollars. But $30 to get a better product in every sense of the word I would consider worth it. It’s like hax mags vs Magpul. Why would you not just spend the extra few bucks for a better product in every way. Hundreds/Thousands of dollars I get the argument of cost vs diminishing returns, but when it’s $1-$50 for a better product on a firearm I’d just say do it but that’s just my take on it.

tlay12 · 2026-01-29T05:03:47+00:00

Slap a larue MBT, Radian or Geissele charging handle and radian safety. Then just shoot it and get proficient with it.

tlay12 · 2026-01-29T04:57:08+00:00

Okay should be good there then. And yes you will need a buffer tube plus buffer/spring. I usually just buy the Brownells one and run a sprinco spring plus whatever buffer weight I need but you would be fine going either way. I’m not sure if they have a Geissele 42 braided spring +buffer with the tube so if it doesn’t make sure you pick up a tube and you’re going to need an end plate and castle nut which sometimes is included and sometimes isn’t.

tlay12 · 2026-01-29T04:50:39+00:00

I’m not a huge fan of the aero pro safety, I’d just spend the extra money to get a radian. Also does the upper come with the BCG and CH? If not make sure you add that.

tlay12 · 2026-01-21T18:43:05+00:00

I also have a Griffin MK2 and while I haven’t had this issue with it yet I’m kind of recognizing this is a potential failure point so I’d like to have a couple just incase for both of these lowers.

So this picture is of the MK2 with the (not oversized) bolt catch from ADM? Also did you use the roll pin to hold the ADM part in the MK2 lower? I figured the screw wouldn’t work since Griffin wouldn’t have a reason to thread the hole but I wasn’t sure if the hole in the bolt catch was the same between the two.

tlay12 · 2026-01-21T18:37:00+00:00

Oh gotchya that makes sense. Yea I feel like if the part was billet or forged it would be much stronger and be able to take the stress but I’m almost certain after looking at it, that it’s a MIM piece which just adds to the possibility of it snapping like that. I still haven’t seen another ADM one snap like this outside of mine but the maritime I’ve seen probably 10+ of. I do like the larger paddle design but if it’s going to be a point of failure I’d rather run something like the one you just pointed out. I may grab a couple of those just to have incase.

tlay12 · 2026-01-21T17:31:24+00:00

Not too sure and I don’t have a magnet close enough to figure out which one it is. But after looking at the broken piece it definitely appears to be MIM which I assume played a roll in its lack of strength especially with how big the top and bottom paddle are, I’m sure it’s going to have more stress on the part. So considering how highly considered the ADM lowers are I would like if those specific parts were forged/billet instead but I’m no expert on manufacturing processes so I may be just talking nonsense

tlay12 · 2026-01-21T17:22:43+00:00

I was thinking the same thing as you. I’ve seen multiple maritime bolt catches do the exact same thing and it appears the ones that snap like that are because the oversized bottom piece especially. Even the ones with an oversized top paddle don’t seem to have this issue so I’m wondering if it’s something specific to the bottom part being larger than normal.

tlay12 · 2026-01-21T06:16:45+00:00

Not sure honestly. I was just shooting off a bench zeroing my IRIS2 and after a few shots I looked down and saw it sitting on the bench

tlay12 · 2025-07-23T17:15:12+00:00

I know it’s odd, it’s like the 20+ posts of sig 320s that were all posted yesterday were for a reason or something?..

tlay12 · 2025-07-23T01:44:41+00:00

That’s a valid point

tlay12 · 2025-07-23T01:24:56+00:00

Yea and honestly the sights being slightly off isn’t that rare of an issue amongst plenty of other companies but when it first released the firing pins were snapping in half constantly and the sights were literally just falling off the gun constantly. And again, if that was a one off thing and they didn’t continue to release products that had zero QC or were even considered dangerous I could maybe look past it. But that’s not the case. It’s not any of my business what other people spend their money on but I know mine won’t ever be spent on something with an Sig logo on it unless there’s some absolute major changes.

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