I don't know a ton about guns, but I know a lot about manufacturing.
Like most things in this country, there are only a couple manufacturers, and tons of companies just labeling their logo onto stuff.
158 Carpenter Steel is the "strongest"/"hardest" steel used for bcg bolts.
There is a limited and finite amount of true 158 Carpenter Steel produced in this country. Its made by one manufacturer, and then sold to a few big players.
9310 and 8620 are other steels used in bcg.
Toolcraft and AO are the manufacturers that produce a 158 bolt. The other companies are too small to get their share of 158 raw materials.
There are other manufacturers out there, but those are the big players. Most companies that are selling a logo'd bcg, its produced by one of these two manufacturers.
Lastly, a lot of times the nickel boron bcg will be made with 8620 carrier, and 9310 bolt. Not to say which is better, just the differences.
And Lastly again, as fucked up as it is, sometimes companies just flat out lie in their advertising. Just because they say they use 158 bolt, doesn't always mean they do. Bigger companies with good reputations mostly advertise correctly, but don't think there aren't crooked people out there either.
Like most things in this country, there are only a couple manufacturers, and tons of companies just labeling their logo onto stuff.
158 Carpenter Steel is the "strongest"/"hardest" steel used for bcg bolts.
There is a limited and finite amount of true 158 Carpenter Steel produced in this country. Its made by one manufacturer, and then sold to a few big players.
9310 and 8620 are other steels used in bcg.
Toolcraft and AO are the manufacturers that produce a 158 bolt. The other companies are too small to get their share of 158 raw materials.
There are other manufacturers out there, but those are the big players. Most companies that are selling a logo'd bcg, its produced by one of these two manufacturers.
Lastly, a lot of times the nickel boron bcg will be made with 8620 carrier, and 9310 bolt. Not to say which is better, just the differences.
And Lastly again, as fucked up as it is, sometimes companies just flat out lie in their advertising. Just because they say they use 158 bolt, doesn't always mean they do. Bigger companies with good reputations mostly advertise correctly, but don't think there aren't crooked people out there either.
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