Well, my BCA .22LR upper came in today. I wanted to change the handguard over to an OD Green M-LOK rail I had set back for it, but I cannot for the life of me break the barrel nut loose. I put enough pressure on it to where I was afraid I was going to break the receiver. I even heated it thinking BCA had put Loctite on the barrel nut. No dice. I called BCA and they said their torque range was 35-80 ft lbs. They definitely have more than that on it. They offered to let me send it back under warranty and break it loose for me, which I said no to. I put it together and went out and fired 30 rounds of PMC LRN through it with zero malfunctions and no lube. I was just function checking it and was pleasantly surprised how well it functioned. I will just put some OD green rail covers on it and call it good.
I took it out yesterday afternoon and put at least 150 more rounds through it. I used CCI Stingers, CCI Mini-Mag solids & HP, Winchester Hi-Speed RN, Remington Viper & Thunderbolt, & PMC LRN. I had one Fail to Fire with Remington Viper over the course of all that and it went the second time. No other malfunctions of any kind were noted. I still have not lubed the bolt. All round fired grouped into under 2" @ 35 yards with the CCI Mini-Mag 40 gr. solids the best. It will shoot them into a nickel. That will be my squirrel load.
Sorry for the crappy pics on the tailgate.
Specs are BCA 16" Side Charging upper w/ 15" M-LOK rail, Primary Arms Classic Series 3-9x44 scope in a Burris P.E.P.R mount, Anderson lower, Mapul OD green furniture, The trigger is an Anderson SS trigger with KVP springs. I am planning on adding some Magpul OD green M-LOK rail covers, Magpul front grip and upgrading the trigger to a Geissele G2S for a lighter pull and a little more precision.
I had watched alot of videos about the upper before I bought it and there were several instances of the chamber wall being cut out for the ejector, resulting in unsupported cases and case blow outs. Mine does not have this issue. There were videos that showed feed issues, FTF, FTE, etc. With the exception of the one failure to fire with a Remington Viper, I experienced none of those issues with my 3 Black Dog Machine magazines and am very pleased with them. Some people removed their buffer and spring, I left mine in. BCA says you do not need it. One video I watched a guy was having feed issues without a buffer and spring, which were resolved by putting those back in. The bolt fits tighter than a standard BCG, and rides very smooth in the receiver. The barrel is a lighter weight profile, but the handguard is heavy, which is one reason I wanted to change it. The right side charger is gonna take some getting used to, but you AK guys out there will be right at home.
Overall, I am very happy with the BCA upper and think it will make a fine squirrel rifle.
I took it out yesterday afternoon and put at least 150 more rounds through it. I used CCI Stingers, CCI Mini-Mag solids & HP, Winchester Hi-Speed RN, Remington Viper & Thunderbolt, & PMC LRN. I had one Fail to Fire with Remington Viper over the course of all that and it went the second time. No other malfunctions of any kind were noted. I still have not lubed the bolt. All round fired grouped into under 2" @ 35 yards with the CCI Mini-Mag 40 gr. solids the best. It will shoot them into a nickel. That will be my squirrel load.
Sorry for the crappy pics on the tailgate.
Specs are BCA 16" Side Charging upper w/ 15" M-LOK rail, Primary Arms Classic Series 3-9x44 scope in a Burris P.E.P.R mount, Anderson lower, Mapul OD green furniture, The trigger is an Anderson SS trigger with KVP springs. I am planning on adding some Magpul OD green M-LOK rail covers, Magpul front grip and upgrading the trigger to a Geissele G2S for a lighter pull and a little more precision.
I had watched alot of videos about the upper before I bought it and there were several instances of the chamber wall being cut out for the ejector, resulting in unsupported cases and case blow outs. Mine does not have this issue. There were videos that showed feed issues, FTF, FTE, etc. With the exception of the one failure to fire with a Remington Viper, I experienced none of those issues with my 3 Black Dog Machine magazines and am very pleased with them. Some people removed their buffer and spring, I left mine in. BCA says you do not need it. One video I watched a guy was having feed issues without a buffer and spring, which were resolved by putting those back in. The bolt fits tighter than a standard BCG, and rides very smooth in the receiver. The barrel is a lighter weight profile, but the handguard is heavy, which is one reason I wanted to change it. The right side charger is gonna take some getting used to, but you AK guys out there will be right at home.
Overall, I am very happy with the BCA upper and think it will make a fine squirrel rifle.
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