JP Bolt carrier

Chowder · January 17, 2013, 10:11 PM

I was wondering if anyone has experience with the full mas JP complete BCG. It is a little pricey but if it is worth the extra price I am willing to pay.

This is the BCG I am looking at.

http://www.jprifles.com/buy.php?item=JPBC-2A

Thanks in advance for the help.

CTS · January 17, 2013, 11:38 PM

Wow! I used one of their triggers sets and it is nice but it didn't cost that much. I don't know what could be so special that it would warrant that kind of money but that's just me. Have a look at these bolts: http://www.rguns.net/gunparts/rifle-...#RGUNS-AR-BOLT
The nickle boron looks awfully nice to me for half the price.

Chinny33 · January 18, 2013, 11:40 PM

I shoot a lot of 3 gun and I see many competitors use JP. Some swear its the only thing that holds up in the MGM Iron Man where you are shooting 1,000+ rounds for the day. Not true, not everyone has JP as their bolts and are doing just fine.

http://www.brownells.com/rifle-parts...prod27448.aspx

I saw this on brownells. Looks pretty similar -$100 in cost over the JP.

Im not convinced that you dont need to oil/lubricate plus you just wipe off carbon.

Chowder · January 19, 2013, 04:41 PM

Thanks for the link, I have heard good things about the fail zero. Looking for a place that will let me back order a BCG since I seem to always miss out on the e-mails saying things are back in stock.

MarkCO · January 20, 2013, 12:48 PM

The VAST majority of 3 Gunners use a Low Mass carrier, most from JP, and a mil-spec bolt. Some guys run the enhanced bolt, some just put an upgrade kit on their mil-spec. The ONLY bolts I have personally seen fail at a major 3Gun match have been JP bolts...but then there are more of them than the others.

The guys who don't run JP Low Mass carriers are by and large sponsored by a rifle company or have other ties to a direct competitor of JP. We build custom upper for competition and I do recomend and use the JP low mass carriers, but I use the standard mils-spec bolts.

Properly staked and greased, most people will never see any difference in carriers. If you want to go low mass, there are only 2 choices. The JP low mass (Stainless or QPQ) or the Youngs UltraLight (Chromed). Bolts...don't cut corners!

So, depending on your build and purpose, it might be worth it, but probably not.

January 17, 2013, 10:11 PM	#1
Chowder Senior Member Join Date: July 3, 2012 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 449	JP Bolt carrier I was wondering if anyone has experience with the full mas JP complete BCG. It is a little pricey but if it is worth the extra price I am willing to pay. This is the BCG I am looking at. http://www.jprifles.com/buy.php?item=JPBC-2A Thanks in advance for the help.

January 18, 2013, 11:40 PM	#3
Chinny33 Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 248	I shoot a lot of 3 gun and I see many competitors use JP. Some swear its the only thing that holds up in the MGM Iron Man where you are shooting 1,000+ rounds for the day. Not true, not everyone has JP as their bolts and are doing just fine. http://www.brownells.com/rifle-parts...prod27448.aspx I saw this on brownells. Looks pretty similar -$100 in cost over the JP. Im not convinced that you dont need to oil/lubricate plus you just wipe off carbon. __________________ PLAN PLAN PLAN A prudent man forsees evil and hides himself; the simple pass on and are punished Proverbs 27:12

January 20, 2013, 12:48 PM	#5
MarkCO Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 1998 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 4,307	The VAST majority of 3 Gunners use a Low Mass carrier, most from JP, and a mil-spec bolt. Some guys run the enhanced bolt, some just put an upgrade kit on their mil-spec. The ONLY bolts I have personally seen fail at a major 3Gun match have been JP bolts...but then there are more of them than the others. The guys who don't run JP Low Mass carriers are by and large sponsored by a rifle company or have other ties to a direct competitor of JP. We build custom upper for competition and I do recomend and use the JP low mass carriers, but I use the standard mils-spec bolts. Properly staked and greased, most people will never see any difference in carriers. If you want to go low mass, there are only 2 choices. The JP low mass (Stainless or QPQ) or the Youngs UltraLight (Chromed). Bolts...don't cut corners! So, depending on your build and purpose, it might be worth it, but probably not. __________________ Good Shooting, MarkCO www.CarbonArms.us

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January 17, 2013, 11:38 PM	#2
CTS Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 2011 Location: NE Georgia Posts: 1,070	Wow! I used one of their triggers sets and it is nice but it didn't cost that much. I don't know what could be so special that it would warrant that kind of money but that's just me. Have a look at these bolts: http://www.rguns.net/gunparts/rifle-...#RGUNS-AR-BOLT The nickle boron looks awfully nice to me for half the price.

January 19, 2013, 04:41 PM	#4
Chowder Senior Member Join Date: July 3, 2012 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 449	Thanks for the link, I have heard good things about the fail zero. Looking for a place that will let me back order a BCG since I seem to always miss out on the e-mails saying things are back in stock.