Bear Creek Arsenal TY ....! Got my 16”. Upper. .223 Wylde from your outfit. ,! Ordered last week , one week later , UPS ! Looks great . CANT BEAT YOUR PRICE . Its Mil spec and ALL GOOD . PLAN ON MORE UPPERS FROM BCA.
I bought a 5.56 24" heavy fluted barrel a couple years ago from bca and the first time I put a steel case in it it stuck so bad that when I tried to clear it my charging handle broke
I built my 300BO pistol and .223 Wylde 16" with BCA barrels and side charge uppers. Both are very accurate. Having been a manufacturing engineer I get how doing everything in-house results in not having to charge for outside processes and middle man markups. Some folks can assume that quality is a function of price paid. They're wrong but they gotta diss you and call you "poor". I'm too old and experienced to care about some 20 something-thing's opinion. They never show up at the matches anyway.
Km Tactical, Palmetto State Armory and Bear Creek Arsenal all have great value for guys working on a budget and really are helping bring in new shooters
You still need a lower receiver and bullets/mag. Any barrel under 16 inches is considered a pistol do you have to be 21 to buy pistols.I would like for you to show me where they’re selling 100% complete lower with no background or FFL check?
@@durpmagerk1815 a complete lower or stripped lower will have to be purchased through an FFL unless you buy from a private individual. Check the laws in your state first though.
My friend has a colt ar upper in 5.56..... Nice upper... I have a 20in 5.56 16 in 5.56 16 in 300 bo and a 20 in 6.5 grendel for the same price...... Glad my buddy enjoys his colt upper
I haven't bought a complete Bear Creek upper but I have bought several of their barrels for my builds. I love their barrels and have had no issue with them.
Bought the BCA Side Charging , 18" Stainless Steel , Fluted Complete Upper in .223 Wylde 1 1/2 years ago , shipped to my door for less than $250. Included the 16" free float rail and BCG , this is the most crazy accurate and dependable AR that I own , it is also my favorite to shoot. BCA is where ALL of my Uppers will come from.
Great deal! things have been like what you found not much of a price increase great company. BCA & PSA make quality reasonable priced uppers, lowers, complete rifles it comes down to the skills of the shooter to hit bullseye as long as you have a quality firearm.
Gonna order me one and thanks for a review that hits the points of why i am getting one of these uppers. Just for plinking for me so was on a budget for upper and lower.🇺🇸👍
I own 3, 300 blk in side charging, 223 pistol and a 16" 223. I was blown away by the accuracy of the 16" It def is a tack driver. I don't think I'll be shopping else were anytime soon.
Marty Wilson actually they went down I built a damn dmr in 6.5 Grendel for 600 dollars psa lower and a 24 inch stainless complete upper for 260 there out of complete rifles so just by a 150 dollar psa lower and bam you got a 400 500 dollar rifle in and caliber they have 50 beuwolfs
I just ordered a .223 Wylde, 18" Stainless Black Nitride Bear Claw Fluted Heavy Barrel, 1:8 Twist, Mid-Length Gas System, 15" MLOK Split Rail Side Charging Rifle for 492 and change including shipping. I've been shopping around for a couple weeks and couldn't beat that anywhere I looked, including PSA. In this market it'd kinda be dumb not to give it a go, and if there's something that doesn't tickle your pickle, upgrade it when you can
I have bought a lot of parts and pieces from these nice folks. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM ALWAYS GOT A GREAT DEAL! great parts, good prices, best site i was ever at! nice people. bought lots of barrels, great parts!
Got one myself. 458 SOCOM complete upper. Works great and in the grand scheme of things, the ammo cost more than the gun!! It’ll stop. Anything you hit with it though. 😎
I am really happy with my BCA purchases. I plan on buying another this week.... not sure what yet.... however i do plan on running 20,000 rounds of 12.7x42 throught mine, just waiting on offers to help fund that plan. I will accept .450 bushmaster donations also... lol
Probably the best AR upper review and the most honest I have ever seen, well done sir you earned a sub! I have had such great luck with both the low end and high end of BCA stuff, I run 458soc and 556 uppers and 22nos and 6.5gren and 7.62x39 and 9mm glock barrels from them, and they all do amazing, only issue i have had is after shooting the 7.62x39 BCA barrel that actually worked and was very accurate it made me never want to shoot an AK ever again.
I want to do the 7.62 soooo bad. Anything I should know about the build before doing one? I've done countless 223 & 300blk builds under my belt but never tried the 308/7.62 platform. Thanks in advance.
@@Lar_ry my advice is buy a complete upper for the LR308 platforms that way of you have any issues you can easily send it back to be worked out as to where if you build it all yourself you are stuck figuring out any issues on your own. The lower isn't as important as long as it fits the upper which many lowers and uppers do not match in the LR308 platforms but bear Creek unlike PSA's 308 uppers/lowers will pin on to any dpms style lr308 upper/lower
So happy to see someone giving credit where credit is due. I've got 3 bca uppers, because that's what I could afford, and love them! Even run one on a polymer 80 lower. The one issue I had was something you covered, one of the gas blocks were not peaned correctly and it came loose. After a couple minutes on the phone with them the really nice lady had a new bcg coming... #BCA is the best in poor boy compliant uppers
Love the attitude, get what you pay for. I bought the 6.5 grendel 6 months ago and finally got a lower, planning on shooting this weekend. For my first ar I am impressed with this upper
I love my Bear Creek upper for one reason. I have a side charging pistol. I have had several issues because of Bear Creek is not a premium product like my Banshee, so I have begun replacing all parts with premium parts. I am looking forward to taking the Bear Creek upper out to range after everything is replaced so I have no more malfunctions. Bear Creek is great for beginners, and for people who want to learn about the AR. I have learned alot rebuilding my Bear Creek with premium parts. I will be buying extra barrels next to swap out when my trigger is cooking their barrels
I'd gotten the urge to expand my AR platform last year about this time and had a hankering for a .458 Socom and a 6.5 Grendel. I ended up spending more on reloading components for them than Bear Creek charged for the uppers (.458 Socom brass ain't cheap!). I will admit that I have not had an extensive amount of firing time with either one but did put a couple hundred rounds through the Grendel and 50 or so through the .458. With my initial reloads (no refinement on seating depth or powder charge - or even powder for that matter!) I was easily getting ~1 MOA groups with the Grendel (and about the same with an experiment in fire-forming 7.62x39 to 6.55 Grendel!). I paid a little bit more than $200 but I also got a 20" fluted stainless barrel. The socom also is about a 1 MOA gun with my first reloading attempts using poly coated lead cast bullets. Got nothing but praise for BCA and have sent a number of my friends and acquaintances to them for various purchases.
Built a 16" 350 Legend a year ago. Used a BCA side charge upper, put it on a stripped Anderson lower with a PSA lower build kit. Shoots MOA all day with factory ammo. I also have a bore scope and the rifling and finish in the barrel is head and shoulders better than some of my more expensive brand name bolt rifles. It has run flawlessly since day one. My son built an 18" in 5.56 with a BCA upper, 223 Wylde chamber, stainless fluted barrel with 5R rifling. With our hand loads (69 grain JHP's from Rocky Mountain Reloading) over 23.6 grains of H-335, it shoots sub MOA all day. It was a little tight at first and we did have a few issues of the bolt not going all the way into battery, but after tearing the bolt all the way down, cleaning and relubing it smoothed out and runs flawless now. I do know some people that have had issues and had to return their uppers to get fixed or replaced, but BCA did it no questions asked and the fixes or replacements have been fine. No, they're not $2500 Wilson Combat uppers, but they work, they shoot well, and for $200, you don't mind too much if there's a few small issues, they can be fixed. I also built a 7.5" pistol in 300 Blackout, but bought a PSA upper only because BCA didn't have what I wanted. PSA's are pretty nice too, but a little more expensive. Personally, I have no issues with buying uppers from either company.
I’ve been completely satisfied with my purchases from BCA. Maybe I’ve gotten lucky but I own several BCA complete uppers & Ive always got the upper from the pictures but I understood I may not before I purchased them. They stand by their product too with an outstanding warranty that I’ve had to use once & they surpassed my expectations.
I've got the 12.7x42, and within 200 yards, it's going to punch a softball sized opening out the back, within an inch of where I point it. Great product, great service. If it breaks, I'll fix it. I will be much more upset over a failure on my FN dmrII than I ever would be on the wulf
I have complete 16" BCA 1/9 wilde ! $399 2 years ago. Fantastic! I also was very lucky. On the same day 7 months ago got email from both, BCA and PSA. I have rifles from both builders. The PSA is a PSAK47 GF3 "blem" ? Found no blem. $499. A steal. So BCA has 24" H barrel FLUTED NATO 1/7 full m lock and pic rail 18". For $174 shipped to my home , crazy!! So PSA on same day has complete muilt lower on sale in fde for $99 shipped !! This is truth my FFL $25. Do the math , I have a beautiful DMR for less than $300. I was blessed , this is freedom . Sir I apologize for the length of my message. But your story and mine has to be told, Old dad, grandfather Smyrna Tennessee 😎
I researched BCA uppers and customer reviews extensively. And I have now purchased three uppers from them. I could not be any happier! Other than tightening and locktighting handguard and gas block fasteners, I have not had any issues. like yourself, I was a bit skeptical on my 1st purchase, but figured I had to try one. BCA products are exceptional especially when you factor in price! I will never buy an off the shelf AR again! Thank you BCA!!!
I love Bear creek Arsenal. Good company to do business with. I have 300 blackout 10.5 heavy barrel. Shot 500 rounds, steel, sub sonic and Super sonic ammo with out a suppressor. Cycle beautiful, no problems. Build a grendel 6.5 10.5 barrel, brought most parts from them. Order the upper receiver from them, but the forward assist was missing. But hey I was still happy with them. The grendel is complete and it works beautiful. Will build an other one from Bear creek Arsenal parts. I'm happy with them. 🤗
Great review. I appreciate your honesty. I own a 14" BCA pistol upper in 7.62x39 and am thinking hard about a 16" in the same caliber to build a rifle.
Never had a problem with BCA. Total worth the money if it’s for plinking or hunting. I’m not gonna put 20,000 rounds of 12.7x42 through it, it’s just for fun
Love the video and your commentary. I'm gettin an upper from them for my first build. Thanks for the video. Plus everything else is basically sold out because of the end of the world.
I’ve got a BCA 7.62x39 upper that I added a NicBo Toolcraft bcg to, and a BCA10.5 barrel that I just completed a pistol build for. Both have Anderson lowers and are nice rifles. You’ll find that a lot of AR owners are budget minded, would we love a $12-1500 AR?, yes but we can’t afford it so we do what we can.
I have put a little over 500 rounds of steel and 200 brass through mine and only had one failure which was ammo related. I do clean after each range session, but I don't believe it needs it that often, I just have a habit. When I bought it, it came with a 1:7 twist barrel which was pretty good with heavier loads but tended to over stabilize 55gr, which is what I buy mostly, so I upgraded it to a Delton 1:9 twist. Now I have a spare barrel that I can use for a different build later down the road, overall I am very happy with my purchase.
I got a 10.5" 556 from thim a few months ago don't regret it I put 300rd throu it onley 1 jam I agree with you well worth two hundred bucks good video 💪💪
Had to chuckle because I didn't know there was a controversy. (I am a 1911 shooter) I was happy to see this come up because I have decided to go with a 6.5 Grendel for shooting a little distance. BCA was recommended to me so I came to youTube for some opinions. I saw your vid and it was very helpful in making my decision. Since I have no experience in rifles, I needed the help. Thanks very much!
Great video! I just got turned onto BCA not too long ago. I’m hoping to do business with these guys as well. I haven’t heard anything bad about these guys yet! Thanks for keeping things real!
great commentary…thank you. looking at purchasing a 458 SOCOM and 6.5 Grendel. This was perhaps one of the most honest thoughts I have heard from the shooting community in a long time…again thank you. Love how you point out the obvious and don’t get into the ‘DRAMA’ of stuff. You may have single handily became BCA best customer service rep…..lol. ‘ it just goes bang’…love when you said that. When I was in the navy…we were Remington Rand 1911….the sucker rattled like crazy…but it always went ‘Bang’… what good is it to pay $1000+ for a real tight firearm and then have it malfunction when you need it most….because there was a speck of dirt that jammed it up? The 1911 I carried, had rain, mud, snow…and anything else you could throw at it….but it still went ‘bang’. Wouldnt win any competition trophies, but had the confidence that when I pull the trigger….it went ‘Bang’ I like some of those high dollars firearms….but being in Montana…still rather have a ranch/pick up gun! Great video….thanks !!!
I got a BCA 223 wylde stainless spiral fluted barrel in 2020. So far its worked well on my hodgepodge build. No flaws out of the box that I didn't put on it during assembly. Crazy accurate close and as far as I could test at the ranges I've gone to. Shipping was quick and zero issues. Overall I had a pleasant experience and I'm glad I took the plunge for my first build.
I just built my first ar with a bca complete upper in 5.56 with a anderson lower and a cmmg lower parts kit whole build ran me in the low $600 dollar range it hasn’t had a single malfunction so far outstanding product for the price
Just ordered a BCA upper $219, $99 psa lower build kit and I have a 80% lower frame so $398. Gonna order a sig Sauer msr red dot from psa $79 couple mags and ammo. Still have less than $500 in it.
I bought one during the shut down and i finally got to take it to the range and oh man. I love it. I agree with you, if i wanted to spend $600 on an upper i would expect an higher performance but this functioned as intended
i gotta agree, i just received a 10.5 in 5.56 last week from these guys, and i will attest, they are putting out really decent builds. i am really surprised that bear creek isnt a much bigger name in the industry. perhaps thats a good thing. because as the word spreads the availability goes down and sometimes the prices go up. but for what you get and the quality of what you get, you really cant go any other way. you cant build an upper for these prices. and if you can, then i certainly cant see how. for me, this is the best way. you let someone else go thru the hassle of timing the barrel and putting everything together. i was told to expect loose bolts and out of spec torques. but when it arrived it was perfect, i think the person tht told me that was just a hater. someone who is opposed to saving money. theres nothing wrong with getting a product for an affordable price. im very impressed with the upper i received and will be procuring another very soon.
You can build it cheaper but i work for a company like bear creek but i get an employee discount. But retail wise for their price point you cant beat it. I have a bear creek 300 blk upper. Runs great
Got a 7.5" 300 blackout and a 6.5 Grendel 18" from BCA love both put about 40 rounds through the grendel about 350 rounds through the 300 blackout. Their customer service has been awesome,will be buying again from them.
I have one and put it on a lower with a fostech echo trigger. Ran about 500 rounds mag dumping and the only issue I had was the roll pin in the gas block walked out. A .50 cent part and 10 minutes replacing it and it back up and running with no issues. For $200 you cannot beat that especially with all the heat and abuse I put mine through. The barrel still holds 1 to 1.5 moa when I do my part. I will definitely be buying more of these
The first time I tried Bear Creek Arsenal was to build a budget rifle that could fall from my tree stand or get dragged through a swamp and not hurt my feelings. I started with a 16 inch heavy barrel .300 Blackout. First year out that rifle took 3 deer from 20 yards out 120 yards wearing a $40 red dot. For the next year I built a .450 Bushmaster. Same style red dot, 80 yard neck shot. Now I have those builds, plus a 12.7x42 and a couple .223s, They all run good, and they're all accurate considering the optics I put on them. The largest average group is 2 inches, with a better optic, I know I could shoot any one of them 1 moa or better.
Just replaced the 18" barrel on my BCA LR308 upper with a Balistic Advantage. Wouldn't cycle, left tons of brass in chamber and bolt head even though it actually seemed under gased. When comparing side by side with the BA barrel the gas port and block stop was 1/4" farther out from the chamber on the BCA barrel this made gas tube hardly insert into gas key. I would assume that that measurement would be very standard. I believe the chamber was to tight and that's why even under gased it failed to eject and left tons of brass in the chamber. I wasted $80 in ammo trying different brands and dissembling the gun dozens of times convinced I missed something.
I have bought my 5.56 pistol, 300 blk pistol and just got my 223 Wylde side charging upper. Only one failure to function on the 300 blk and the 5.56 has functioned perfectly at the range with “a few” magazine run through it. Looking forward to the 223 Wylde.
Bought a BCA 5.56 upper w/16 " ss barrel, 15" m-lok March 2020. $299 through a LGS. Mated it to a Anderson lower with a trigger re-spring job. The day it showed up prices shot up due to covid. I got mine just in time. Great "get out of my yard" & beer can buster. Holosun 515C. I'm satisfied with it.
Great point Great video I have 1 complete 450bm and multiple 556 uppers I've had no problems what so ever and the price for all would equal 1 colt!!!! Some people just don't get it lol
Awesome review. You put it perfectly. Your getting a Ford and your not expecting it to run like a Ferrari. Nice thing about cheaper guns is your don't feel bad when they get scratched or dented or dinged up. Hell half the time they run better than the Gucci stuff. The Gucci stuff tends to want to be babied and if you don't keep it spotless it runs like crap. I always wait for a buddy of mine to buy something because no matter what it is he will treat it like garbage, so if it still runs after about 6 months of him running it, it's pretty good. Got a shotgun from him and I cleaned it and it was so full of dirt and shit I was surprised it still ran. I asked him when the last time he cleaned it and he said never.
I just bought a bca upper in 6.5 grendel. I have some fancy shit and this one is by far the cheapest and I like the bca. I will buy from them again for sure. Enjoy your guns man!
My Gunsmithing Buddy gave me the 7.5" 556 upper & I've only shot it a few times at 50y. Not very accurate shooting m855's but it could be my crappy cheap red dot. It is well put together & very clean. Functions absolutely fine with 3:30/4:00 ejections.. Now, I did buy (few years ago) a $240 Grey Ghost Precision 16" 300bo upper in OD Green & that's a beast! She eats & Hammers down all the 4 deer I shot this year using 110g A-Max & the hundreds of hogs I have on my Ranch.. 110g & 120g Remington OTFB's seemed to be the best grouping at 100y. Hole in hole
Bought my first AR from BCA last week and I need to say right now that I am super impressed with their customer service. For some unknown reason my rifle arrived with a charging handle that had marks on the T handle. Looks like it was in the jaws of a pair of pliers or at least something metal. It definitely had bite marks I wasn't a deal breaker and it didn't affect the operation but I thought they should know, so I emailed them and 2 hours later they replied with an apology and said a replacement was on the way. I haven't fired it yet but I looked it over carefully and 'm not worried. I wanted a home defense - SHTF rifle and that's what I got. I'm happier than a puppy with 2 peters and will go to BCA again.
Bought the .223 WYLDE side charger from them a week before Thanksgiving. Paid 339 for it which I don’t think is too bad given the current state of affairs. My first AR so I really don’t have anything to compare it to. Took it out yesterday and shot .223 and 5.56 through it. Couple of jams at first but when all the oil got down where it needs to be it functioned flawlessly. Very accurate and will definitely do what I need it to do. Very happy with it and hope to get another
I own several uppers from BCA, 223/5.56, 7.62x39, and 450 Bushmaster. Ranging from 71/2 “ to 16”, traditional and Gen. 2 side charging, all shoot exceptionally well, never any issues. BCA has great products, affordable pricing, fast shipping and (yes) customer service too ! They do answer emails and you can talk to a real person with a phone call. Unlike Palmetto State Armory who takes (14 ) days or more to print a shipping and tracking label a another two (2) weeks to ship ! Yes I’m expressed with BCA , give them a try hopefully you’ll see for your self and make the change to a company that actually cares and stands behind their products and values their Costumers.
Got a BCA 18" upper for 6.5 grendel paid 219.00 for it a 50.00 Anderson lower got it together last month took it out put 10 rounds in a 50 cent piece before I even adjusted the sights. Yah I was 4 in left and about 1in high but the grouping was awesome. Got an extra 20% lower not sure what's next probably a pistol. But the upper will be another BCA.
I just got a 10.5 stainless steel wylde from bca. 0 staking on the top of the gas key. Did a little research and found out they bought some fancy crimping machine to crimp the gas key from the side.. We'll see..
I have bought a BCA 5.56, 300 BLK, 12.7x42 (50 Beowulf) and .450 Bushmaster complete uppers. I have never had any issues with any of them and they were all very accurate.
I have a 16" 223 wylde with the bear claw spiral fluted barrel and also their version of a 50 Beowulf and I must say for the price they are great and do a good job
I've got one and I like it in .22, 16 in bbl, about 4 side charging uppers in 556, 223 Wild, 300 AAC, rifle and pistol. IF you can do a little hand work with a stone around the feeding are, and hone the bbl., the groups tighten to a point that is comparable to a high priced semi-custom rifle.
Good morning brother, I purchased some Anderson uppers and lowers about a year ago as well as a Bear Creek upper. A 16” .233 Wylde, side charging upper (Gen1) with the M-Lock hand guard. I’ve been procrastinating putting together these platforms until of late as the world has changed dramatically. I married up the Bear Creek with an Alex Pro Firearms lower which fits nice. It’s a heavy girl but I’m good with it. I say all of that to ask you this. A year later are you still satisfied with your uppers? Are they firing well, parts, and performance (accuracy) meet or exceed your expectations? Just wondering before I go out and sight mine in this weekend. I guess I’m looking for a little validation on my purchase. I’m not a gun snob by any means and I don’t begrudge anyone that wants that $2,500.00 special rifle either. I just want to know if you were satisfied with yours and if it’s something you would trust your life to? Thanks for the video and your time.
I got my 10.5" 300 blk upper about two weeks after I watched this for about 240 no problems whatsoever haven't out many rounds through it but Sunday a binary trigger is going in it 🇺🇲
I’m new to owning and shooting ARs I bought a 16” 5.56 1:8 BCA upper I did some research before buying and I just got it and made sure nothing was wrong when it came in and made sure it was oiled and everything was in working order and I shot a 30 rd mag through it. Nothing malfunctioned worked fine. I have seen reviews about BCA uppers being overgassed. Is that a problem? What will that do to the gun? Can anyone confirm this and if so how do you fix it?
I like my upper from them a lot. I bought a 16" 5.56 from them and plan on buying a 10.5" from them soon. I just haven't decided if I want to get it in 300 blackout or stick with 5.56🤔 leaning heavily towards the blackout.👍🏻🍻
I have two of their uppers in two calibers. The 7.62 upper gobbles up cheap Russian steel ammo and is very accurate. It will be my hunting rifle. Some of the set screws could have been tighter and the finish isn't ultra high quality but none of that bothers me. The 5.56 A2 upper had some scratches and dings and the gas key isn't staked at all. Bugs me a little, still not unhappy. Haven't shot it yet. I'm sure I'll buy more from BCA. I see them going places...
Best review of bca I've seen.. People who don't know anything about ar's need to stick to buying m&p's. Bought a lower and 3 uppers for the price of a mp15 and I'd take either one of my bca's over an m&p any day, but I know how to inspect an upper not just take it out of the box and head to the range.
I bought a 300 Blackout upper from Bear Creek a few months ago. Finally got around to trying it, wouldn’t cycle rounds. Made sure it wasn’t a lube issue or lower issue, then tried multiple ammos. Still didn’t work. Figured ok, no worry, they’re supposed to have great customer support. Three emails to Warranty…..no response. Called the customer service number from the manual on their website….number disconnected. Customer service has been unreachable
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Thanks for the thoughtful review. Glad you appreciate our point of view and our heritage. Enjoy the uppers!
Bear Creek Arsenal TY ....! Got my 16”. Upper. .223 Wylde from your outfit. ,! Ordered last week , one week later , UPS !
Looks great . CANT BEAT YOUR PRICE . Its Mil spec and ALL GOOD . PLAN ON MORE UPPERS FROM BCA.
I now own a 10.5 556
, 300 blackout and a 458 socom. All looked great right out of the box
I have my bear creek and very happy.. looking to buy more
We have there 16" barrel with 15" hand guard, my wife and I have built two and I'm waiting on a third upper to get in stock.
I bought a 5.56 24" heavy fluted barrel a couple years ago from bca and the first time I put a steel case in it it stuck so bad that when I tried to clear it my charging handle broke
A buddy of mine bought a bear creek upper .we took it out shot it .now 4 of us has one .love them
BCA upper and PSA EPT lower JP trigger Spring and screw set and a nice bolt and you have a very nice rifles for about 5 or 5:50
I built my 300BO pistol and .223 Wylde 16" with BCA barrels and side charge uppers. Both are very accurate. Having been a manufacturing engineer I get how doing everything in-house results in not having to charge for outside processes and middle man markups. Some folks can assume that quality is a function of price paid. They're wrong but they gotta diss you and call you "poor". I'm too old and experienced to care about some 20 something-thing's opinion. They never show up at the matches anyway.
Km Tactical, Palmetto State Armory and Bear Creek Arsenal all have great value for guys working on a budget and really are helping bring in new shooters
You still need a lower receiver and bullets/mag. Any barrel under 16 inches is considered a pistol do you have to be 21 to buy pistols.I would like for you to show me where they’re selling 100% complete lower with no background or FFL check?
@@durpmagerk1815 a complete lower or stripped lower will have to be purchased through an FFL unless you buy from a private individual. Check the laws in your state first though.
@@chickenshippfarmsandoutdoo4617 na im fucked in Cali so we build ya dig. Im so glad I have that knowledge now
Agreed. My newest build is a Bear Creek upper on a Palmetto State lower. It works, and works well for what I need out of a 16" 5.56 carbine.
Love the trolling of the Gucci gun croud!!!
BCA is impressive.
My friend has a colt ar upper in 5.56..... Nice upper... I have a 20in 5.56 16 in 5.56 16 in 300 bo and a 20 in 6.5 grendel for the same price...... Glad my buddy enjoys his colt upper
Love my bca grendel
I'd rather enjoy all my Colts than anything BCA. Bubbas gonna bubba.
@@cody8217 gun snobs are gonna snob.
I haven't bought a complete Bear Creek upper but I have bought several of their barrels for my builds. I love their barrels and have had no issue with them.
I secretly think everyone owns at least 2 bca uppers. For the price it's like a free take one pamphlet, how could you not lol.
Bought the BCA Side Charging , 18" Stainless Steel , Fluted Complete Upper in .223 Wylde 1 1/2 years ago , shipped to my door for less than $250. Included the 16" free float rail and BCG , this is the most crazy accurate and dependable AR that I own , it is also my favorite to shoot. BCA is where ALL of my Uppers will come from.
Great deal! things have been like what you found not much of a price increase great company. BCA & PSA make quality reasonable priced uppers, lowers, complete rifles it comes down to the skills of the shooter to hit bullseye as long as you have a quality firearm.
Gonna order me one and thanks for a review that hits the points of why i am getting one of these uppers. Just for plinking for me so was on a budget for upper and lower.🇺🇸👍
I own 3, 300 blk in side charging, 223 pistol and a 16" 223. I was blown away by the accuracy of the 16" It def is a tack driver. I don't think I'll be shopping else were anytime soon.
Product exceeded my expectations... price point made me fall in love. BCA won me over.
I wish i would have purchased before the virus hit. Price went up
Marty Wilson actually they went down I built a damn dmr in 6.5 Grendel for 600 dollars psa lower and a 24 inch stainless complete upper for 260 there out of complete rifles so just by a 150 dollar psa lower and bam you got a 400 500 dollar rifle in and caliber they have 50 beuwolfs
I just ordered a .223 Wylde, 18" Stainless Black Nitride Bear Claw Fluted Heavy Barrel, 1:8 Twist, Mid-Length Gas System, 15" MLOK Split Rail Side Charging Rifle for 492 and change including shipping. I've been shopping around for a couple weeks and couldn't beat that anywhere I looked, including PSA. In this market it'd kinda be dumb not to give it a go, and if there's something that doesn't tickle your pickle, upgrade it when you can
Just ordered one for my ar pistol build. Got a full build for less than 500
Mailing list. Get on it!
Same
I have bought a lot of parts and pieces from these nice folks. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM ALWAYS GOT A GREAT DEAL! great parts, good prices, best site i was ever at! nice people.
bought lots of barrels, great parts!
Got one myself. 458 SOCOM complete upper. Works great and in the grand scheme of things, the ammo cost more than the gun!! It’ll stop. Anything you hit with it though. 😎
I am really happy with my BCA purchases. I plan on buying another this week.... not sure what yet.... however i do plan on running 20,000 rounds of 12.7x42 throught mine, just waiting on offers to help fund that plan. I will accept .450 bushmaster donations also... lol
20,000 ROUNDS!!!! wooow that is some $$$$$
@@Bear_Creek_Arsenal y'all should fund the ammo as long as they record it 🤣🤣🤣
Probably the best AR upper review and the most honest I have ever seen, well done sir you earned a sub! I have had such great luck with both the low end and high end of BCA stuff, I run 458soc and 556 uppers and 22nos and 6.5gren and 7.62x39 and 9mm glock barrels from them, and they all do amazing, only issue i have had is after shooting the 7.62x39 BCA barrel that actually worked and was very accurate it made me never want to shoot an AK ever again.
I bought one of the 7.62x39 16" uppers and the thing is amazing! I paid 161.00 for it about 5 or 6 months ago!
I want to do the 7.62 soooo bad. Anything I should know about the build before doing one? I've done countless 223 & 300blk builds under my belt but never tried the 308/7.62 platform. Thanks in advance.
@@Lar_ry my advice is buy a complete upper for the LR308 platforms that way of you have any issues you can easily send it back to be worked out as to where if you build it all yourself you are stuck figuring out any issues on your own. The lower isn't as important as long as it fits the upper which many lowers and uppers do not match in the LR308 platforms but bear Creek unlike PSA's 308 uppers/lowers will pin on to any dpms style lr308 upper/lower
deadhorse pffff I doubt u even own an AR15.........#poser
So happy to see someone giving credit where credit is due. I've got 3 bca uppers, because that's what I could afford, and love them! Even run one on a polymer 80 lower. The one issue I had was something you covered, one of the gas blocks were not peaned correctly and it came loose. After a couple minutes on the phone with them the really nice lady had a new bcg coming... #BCA is the best in poor boy compliant uppers
Preach! I am confident with my BCA .223 Wylde. I would trust my life to it with getting the mission done should Skynet wake! Bear Creek is badass!
Its already here i counted 32 skynet towers in less than 30 miles on the 15 freeway!!!
Love the attitude, get what you pay for. I bought the 6.5 grendel 6 months ago and finally got a lower, planning on shooting this weekend. For my first ar I am impressed with this upper
I love my Bear Creek upper for one reason. I have a side charging pistol. I have had several issues because of Bear Creek is not a premium product like my Banshee, so I have begun replacing all parts with premium parts. I am looking forward to taking the Bear Creek upper out to range after everything is replaced so I have no more malfunctions. Bear Creek is great for beginners, and for people who want to learn about the AR. I have learned alot rebuilding my Bear Creek with premium parts. I will be buying extra barrels next to swap out when my trigger is cooking their barrels
So you learned the cheap guy pays twice?
$200 complete upper you can’t beat it
I have a 25-year-old Olympic arms A.R. 15 they never staked the bolt and has never come loose
I bought their 10.5 upper on 7.62/39. Running on my S&W lower. Love it so far. Just still fine tunning the buffer and spring to the heavier caliber.
I'd gotten the urge to expand my AR platform last year about this time and had a hankering for a .458 Socom and a 6.5 Grendel. I ended up spending more on reloading components for them than Bear Creek charged for the uppers (.458 Socom brass ain't cheap!). I will admit that I have not had an extensive amount of firing time with either one but did put a couple hundred rounds through the Grendel and 50 or so through the .458. With my initial reloads (no refinement on seating depth or powder charge - or even powder for that matter!) I was easily getting ~1 MOA groups with the Grendel (and about the same with an experiment in fire-forming 7.62x39 to 6.55 Grendel!). I paid a little bit more than $200 but I also got a 20" fluted stainless barrel. The socom also is about a 1 MOA gun with my first reloading attempts using poly coated lead cast bullets. Got nothing but praise for BCA and have sent a number of my friends and acquaintances to them for various purchases.
Great company. I plan on buying more from them. People just want to cry about something when the shine wears off.
Built a 16" 350 Legend a year ago. Used a BCA side charge upper, put it on a stripped Anderson lower with a PSA lower build kit. Shoots MOA all day with factory ammo. I also have a bore scope and the rifling and finish in the barrel is head and shoulders better than some of my more expensive brand name bolt rifles. It has run flawlessly since day one.
My son built an 18" in 5.56 with a BCA upper, 223 Wylde chamber, stainless fluted barrel with 5R rifling. With our hand loads (69 grain JHP's from Rocky Mountain Reloading) over 23.6 grains of H-335, it shoots sub MOA all day. It was a little tight at first and we did have a few issues of the bolt not going all the way into battery, but after tearing the bolt all the way down, cleaning and relubing it smoothed out and runs flawless now.
I do know some people that have had issues and had to return their uppers to get fixed or replaced, but BCA did it no questions asked and the fixes or replacements have been fine.
No, they're not $2500 Wilson Combat uppers, but they work, they shoot well, and for $200, you don't mind too much if there's a few small issues, they can be fixed.
I also built a 7.5" pistol in 300 Blackout, but bought a PSA upper only because BCA didn't have what I wanted. PSA's are pretty nice too, but a little more expensive.
Personally, I have no issues with buying uppers from either company.
“It’s a $200 upper” has the same energy as “It’s the fucking Catalina Wine Mixer” and no one’s gonna convince me otherwise
I’ve been completely satisfied with my purchases from BCA. Maybe I’ve gotten lucky but I own several BCA complete uppers & Ive always got the upper from the pictures but I understood I may not before I purchased them. They stand by their product too with an outstanding warranty that I’ve had to use once & they surpassed my expectations.
Thanks for sharing man. I am looking to pick one up soon!
I have the 18" side charger in 450 bushmaster. Love it. Approximately 1-1.5" group at 100 yards. Hornady Black 260 grain XTP.
I've got the 12.7x42, and within 200 yards, it's going to punch a softball sized opening out the back, within an inch of where I point it. Great product, great service. If it breaks, I'll fix it. I will be much more upset over a failure on my FN dmrII than I ever would be on the wulf
I bought one of their 7.5" 5.56 barrels from them. FAST shipping. GOOD looking barrel. Great nitriding. Great price.
Love my BCA 450 upper..was so pleased with it I got the Ar10 308 16inch upper heavy barrel.....just awesome stuff for the price u cant beat it👍👍👍
I have complete 16" BCA 1/9 wilde ! $399 2 years ago. Fantastic! I also was very lucky. On the same day 7 months ago got email from both, BCA and PSA. I have rifles from both builders. The PSA is a PSAK47 GF3 "blem" ? Found no blem. $499. A steal. So BCA has 24" H barrel FLUTED NATO 1/7 full m lock and pic rail 18". For $174 shipped to my home , crazy!! So PSA on same day has complete muilt lower on sale in fde for $99 shipped !! This is truth my FFL $25. Do the math , I have a beautiful DMR for less than $300. I was blessed , this is freedom . Sir I apologize for the length of my message. But your story and mine has to be told, Old dad, grandfather Smyrna Tennessee 😎
I researched BCA uppers and customer reviews extensively. And I have now purchased three uppers from them. I could not be any happier! Other than tightening and locktighting handguard and gas block fasteners, I have not had any issues. like yourself, I was a bit skeptical on my 1st purchase, but figured I had to try one. BCA products are exceptional especially when you factor in price! I will never buy an off the shelf AR again! Thank you BCA!!!
I love Bear creek Arsenal. Good company to do business with. I have 300 blackout 10.5 heavy barrel. Shot 500 rounds, steel, sub sonic and Super sonic ammo with out a suppressor. Cycle beautiful, no problems. Build a grendel 6.5 10.5 barrel, brought most parts from them. Order the upper receiver from them, but the forward assist was missing. But hey I was still happy with them. The grendel is complete and it works beautiful. Will build an other one from Bear creek Arsenal parts. I'm happy with them. 🤗
Great review. I appreciate your honesty. I own a 14" BCA pistol upper in 7.62x39 and am thinking hard about a 16" in the same caliber to build a rifle.
Great video !!!
Never had a problem with BCA. Total worth the money if it’s for plinking or hunting. I’m not gonna put 20,000 rounds of 12.7x42 through it, it’s just for fun
Jfc 20k of Beowulf, that's like 5k jams minimum guaranteed
Love the video and your commentary. I'm gettin an upper from them for my first build. Thanks for the video. Plus everything else is basically sold out because of the end of the world.
Just bought a side charger from them after a watching other sites sell out in real time online. Can't wait to put it together and try it out
Very thoughtful and well put video,I have been satisfied completely with BCA products.I do agree with you.
I’ve got a BCA 7.62x39 upper that I added a NicBo Toolcraft bcg to, and a BCA10.5 barrel that I just completed a pistol build for. Both have Anderson lowers and are nice rifles. You’ll find that a lot of AR owners are budget minded, would we love a $12-1500 AR?, yes but we can’t afford it so we do what we can.
A functional rifle and 3 cases of ammo (at least in “normal” times) to train with is much better than a $1500 rifle and no ammo and no training.
Good video very interesting and I'm in process of pulling the trigger on a side charging upper
Well done....I appreciate your realness.....I'm very happy with the two I have
I have put a little over 500 rounds of steel and 200 brass through mine and only had one failure which was ammo related. I do clean after each range session, but I don't believe it needs it that often, I just have a habit. When I bought it, it came with a 1:7 twist barrel which was pretty good with heavier loads but tended to over stabilize 55gr, which is what I buy mostly, so I upgraded it to a Delton 1:9 twist. Now I have a spare barrel that I can use for a different build later down the road, overall I am very happy with my purchase.
I got a 10.5" 556 from thim a few months ago don't regret it I put 300rd throu it onley 1 jam I agree with you well worth two hundred bucks good video 💪💪
Excellent review. Good job.
Had to chuckle because I didn't know there was a controversy. (I am a 1911 shooter) I was happy to see this come up because I have decided to go with a 6.5 Grendel for shooting a little distance. BCA was recommended to me so I came to youTube for some opinions. I saw your vid and it was very helpful in making my decision. Since I have no experience in rifles, I needed the help. Thanks very much!
Thank you great video
Great video! I just got turned onto BCA not too long ago. I’m hoping to do business with these guys as well. I haven’t heard anything bad about these guys yet! Thanks for keeping things real!
bought two uppers from the both times been just like on the pitcher was very happy with my 2 uppers
great commentary…thank you. looking at purchasing a 458 SOCOM and 6.5 Grendel. This was perhaps one of the most honest thoughts I have heard from the shooting community in a long time…again thank you. Love how you point out the obvious and don’t get into the ‘DRAMA’ of stuff. You may have single handily became BCA best customer service rep…..lol. ‘ it just goes bang’…love when you said that. When I was in the navy…we were Remington Rand 1911….the sucker rattled like crazy…but it always went ‘Bang’… what good is it to pay $1000+ for a real tight firearm and then have it malfunction when you need it most….because there was a speck of dirt that jammed it up? The 1911 I carried, had rain, mud, snow…and anything else you could throw at it….but it still went ‘bang’. Wouldnt win any competition trophies, but had the confidence that when I pull the trigger….it went ‘Bang’ I like some of those high dollars firearms….but being in Montana…still rather have a ranch/pick up gun! Great video….thanks !!!
I got a BCA 223 wylde stainless spiral fluted barrel in 2020. So far its worked well on my hodgepodge build. No flaws out of the box that I didn't put on it during assembly. Crazy accurate close and as far as I could test at the ranges I've gone to. Shipping was quick and zero issues. Overall I had a pleasant experience and I'm glad I took the plunge for my first build.
Love my bca upper it works great and I'm not easy on it at all for 200 bucks it's a great deal
Great review nothing but honesty 👍🏼
I got one. I love Bear Creek Arsenal. I paid 180 after tax and shipping. Great upper. Will be buying more
Just ordered my first $200 upper from BCA. Super excited to test it out at range.
I bought a few barrels and one full upper and think for a budget upper and budget barrels they work just fine. 👍
I just built my first ar with a bca complete upper in 5.56 with a anderson lower and a cmmg lower parts kit whole build ran me in the low $600 dollar range it hasn’t had a single malfunction so far outstanding product for the price
Just ordered a BCA upper $219, $99 psa lower build kit and I have a 80% lower frame so $398.
Gonna order a sig Sauer msr red dot from psa $79 couple mags and ammo. Still have less than $500 in it.
man that has got to be the best intro ive ever herd on youtube hands down
I bought one during the shut down and i finally got to take it to the range and oh man. I love it. I agree with you, if i wanted to spend $600 on an upper i would expect an higher performance but this functioned as intended
i gotta agree, i just received a 10.5 in 5.56 last week from these guys, and i will attest, they are putting out really decent builds. i am really surprised that bear creek isnt a much bigger name in the industry. perhaps thats a good thing. because as the word spreads the availability goes down and sometimes the prices go up. but for what you get and the quality of what you get, you really cant go any other way. you cant build an upper for these prices. and if you can, then i certainly cant see how. for me, this is the best way. you let someone else go thru the hassle of timing the barrel and putting everything together. i was told to expect loose bolts and out of spec torques. but when it arrived it was perfect, i think the person tht told me that was just a hater. someone who is opposed to saving money. theres nothing wrong with getting a product for an affordable price. im very impressed with the upper i received and will be procuring another very soon.
You can build it cheaper but i work for a company like bear creek but i get an employee discount. But retail wise for their price point you cant beat it. I have a bear creek 300 blk upper. Runs great
Got a 7.5" 300 blackout and a 6.5 Grendel 18" from BCA love both put about 40 rounds through the grendel about 350 rounds through the 300 blackout. Their customer service has been awesome,will be buying again from them.
I have one and put it on a lower with a fostech echo trigger. Ran about 500 rounds mag dumping and the only issue I had was the roll pin in the gas block walked out. A .50 cent part and 10 minutes replacing it and it back up and running with no issues. For $200 you cannot beat that especially with all the heat and abuse I put mine through. The barrel still holds 1 to 1.5 moa when I do my part. I will definitely be buying more of these
The first time I tried Bear Creek Arsenal was to build a budget rifle that could fall from my tree stand or get dragged through a swamp and not hurt my feelings. I started with a 16 inch heavy barrel .300 Blackout. First year out that rifle took 3 deer from 20 yards out 120 yards wearing a $40 red dot. For the next year I built a .450 Bushmaster. Same style red dot, 80 yard neck shot. Now I have those builds, plus a 12.7x42 and a couple .223s, They all run good, and they're all accurate considering the optics I put on them. The largest average group is 2 inches, with a better optic, I know I could shoot any one of them 1 moa or better.
How's that 12.7 x42 running? In really thinking about getting one...
Just replaced the 18" barrel on my BCA LR308 upper with a Balistic Advantage. Wouldn't cycle, left tons of brass in chamber and bolt head even though it actually seemed under gased. When comparing side by side with the BA barrel the gas port and block stop was 1/4" farther out from the chamber on the BCA barrel this made gas tube hardly insert into gas key. I would assume that that measurement would be very standard. I believe the chamber was to tight and that's why even under gased it failed to eject and left tons of brass in the chamber. I wasted $80 in ammo trying different brands and dissembling the gun dozens of times convinced I missed something.
I have bought my 5.56 pistol, 300 blk pistol and just got my 223 Wylde side charging upper. Only one failure to function on the 300 blk and the 5.56 has functioned perfectly at the range with “a few” magazine run through it. Looking forward to the 223 Wylde.
Bought a BCA 5.56 upper w/16 " ss barrel, 15" m-lok March 2020. $299 through a LGS. Mated it to a Anderson lower with a trigger re-spring job. The day it showed up prices shot up due to covid. I got mine just in time. Great "get out of my yard" & beer can buster. Holosun 515C. I'm satisfied with it.
Great point Great video I have 1 complete 450bm and multiple 556 uppers I've had no problems what so ever and the price for all would equal 1 colt!!!! Some people just don't get it lol
Awesome review. You put it perfectly. Your getting a Ford and your not expecting it to run like a Ferrari.
Nice thing about cheaper guns is your don't feel bad when they get scratched or dented or dinged up. Hell half the time they run better than the Gucci stuff. The Gucci stuff tends to want to be babied and if you don't keep it spotless it runs like crap.
I always wait for a buddy of mine to buy something because no matter what it is he will treat it like garbage, so if it still runs after about 6 months of him running it, it's pretty good. Got a shotgun from him and I cleaned it and it was so full of dirt and shit I was surprised it still ran. I asked him when the last time he cleaned it and he said never.
I just bought a bca upper in 6.5 grendel. I have some fancy shit and this one is by far the cheapest and I like the bca. I will buy from them again for sure. Enjoy your guns man!
Just ordered my second BCA. 556. Very happy
You have me interested !!!
My Gunsmithing Buddy gave me the 7.5" 556 upper & I've only shot it a few times at 50y. Not very accurate shooting m855's but it could be my crappy cheap red dot.
It is well put together & very clean. Functions absolutely fine with 3:30/4:00 ejections..
Now, I did buy (few years ago) a $240 Grey Ghost Precision 16" 300bo upper in OD Green & that's a beast! She eats & Hammers down all the 4 deer I shot this year using 110g A-Max & the hundreds of hogs I have on my Ranch.. 110g & 120g Remington OTFB's seemed to be the best grouping at 100y. Hole in hole
Bought my first AR from BCA last week and I need to say right now that I am super impressed with their customer service. For some unknown reason my rifle arrived with a charging handle that had marks on the T handle. Looks like it was in the jaws of a pair of pliers or at least something metal. It definitely had bite marks
I wasn't a deal breaker and it didn't affect the operation but I thought they should know, so I emailed them and 2 hours later they replied with an apology and said a replacement was on the way.
I haven't fired it yet but I looked it over carefully and 'm not worried. I wanted a home defense - SHTF rifle and that's what I got. I'm happier than a puppy with 2 peters and will go to BCA again.
Love it man! This has been my way of thinking ,but I’ve held off because of all the haters. Not going to wait anymore, thanks brother!
Bought the .223 WYLDE side charger from them a week before Thanksgiving. Paid 339 for it which I don’t think is too bad given the current state of affairs. My first AR so I really don’t have anything to compare it to. Took it out yesterday and shot .223 and 5.56 through it. Couple of jams at first but when all the oil got down where it needs to be it functioned flawlessly. Very accurate and will definitely do what I need it to do. Very happy with it and hope to get another
I love mine worth the small price you pay and very reliable, I’ve got 4
I own a full BCA 556 rifle and an extra 10.5 upper. Best deal in America! BCA rocks! Over 2k rounds with ZERO issues! Love my BCA rifles!
I have a 300 blk out from BC and it's great. I echo your sediments.
I own several uppers from BCA, 223/5.56, 7.62x39, and 450 Bushmaster. Ranging from 71/2 “ to 16”, traditional and Gen. 2 side charging, all shoot exceptionally well, never any issues. BCA has great products, affordable pricing, fast shipping and (yes) customer service too ! They do answer emails and you can talk to a real person with a phone call. Unlike Palmetto State Armory who takes (14 ) days or more to print a shipping and tracking label a another two (2) weeks to ship ! Yes I’m expressed with BCA , give them a try hopefully you’ll see for your self and make the change to a company that actually cares and stands behind their products and values their Costumers.
Got a BCA 18" upper for 6.5 grendel paid 219.00 for it a 50.00 Anderson lower got it together last month took it out put 10 rounds in a 50 cent piece before I even adjusted the sights. Yah I was 4 in left and about 1in high but the grouping was awesome. Got an extra 20% lower not sure what's next probably a pistol. But the upper will be another BCA.
I just got a 10.5 stainless steel wylde from bca. 0 staking on the top of the gas key. Did a little research and found out they bought some fancy crimping machine to crimp the gas key from the side..
We'll see..
I got the 458 socom upper and I love it... I have put 1000 rounds through it and no issues.. ready to order more from. Them
I have bought a BCA 5.56, 300 BLK, 12.7x42 (50 Beowulf) and .450 Bushmaster complete uppers. I have never had any issues with any of them and they were all very accurate.
I lovey 12.7 side charger. Accurate as anything and leaves a crater. Radical out of Texas also does a great job for price point.
Radical employee here👍🫡
I have a 16" 223 wylde with the bear claw spiral fluted barrel and also their version of a 50 Beowulf and I must say for the price they are great and do a good job
I've got one and I like it in .22, 16 in bbl, about 4 side charging uppers in 556, 223 Wild, 300 AAC, rifle and pistol. IF you can do a little hand work with a stone around the feeding are, and hone the bbl., the groups tighten to a point that is comparable to a high priced semi-custom rifle.
Good morning brother,
I purchased some Anderson uppers and lowers about a year ago as well as a Bear Creek upper. A 16” .233 Wylde, side charging upper (Gen1) with the M-Lock hand guard. I’ve been procrastinating putting together these platforms until of late as the world has changed dramatically. I married up the Bear Creek with an Alex Pro Firearms lower which fits nice. It’s a heavy girl but I’m good with it. I say all of that to ask you this. A year later are you still satisfied with your uppers? Are they firing well, parts, and performance (accuracy) meet or exceed your expectations?
Just wondering before I go out and sight mine in this weekend. I guess I’m looking for a little validation on my purchase. I’m not a gun snob by any means and I don’t begrudge anyone that wants that $2,500.00 special rifle either. I just want to know if you were satisfied with yours and if it’s something you would trust your life to? Thanks for the video and your time.
I just one in 7.62x39 and I love it...oil it up and it was good to go....quite accurate too
I got my 10.5" 300 blk upper about two weeks after I watched this for about 240 no problems whatsoever haven't out many rounds through it but Sunday a binary trigger is going in it 🇺🇲
I’m new to owning and shooting ARs I bought a 16” 5.56 1:8 BCA upper I did some research before buying and I just got it and made sure nothing was wrong when it came in and made sure it was oiled and everything was in working order and I shot a 30 rd mag through it. Nothing malfunctioned worked fine. I have seen reviews about BCA uppers being overgassed. Is that a problem? What will that do to the gun? Can anyone confirm this and if so how do you fix it?
I like my upper from them a lot. I bought a 16" 5.56 from them and plan on buying a 10.5" from them soon. I just haven't decided if I want to get it in 300 blackout or stick with 5.56🤔 leaning heavily towards the blackout.👍🏻🍻
7.62x39 isn't a bad idea either
Its got better ballistics with a short barrel than .300 aac which is my current last complete build
@@HansBelphegor I was considering that too. For my new new build. I've built 3 others since this comment was posted. 🤣🤣🤣👍🏻🍻
@@budgetguncinema7777 i need to stop building guns, then again after my 350l and my 450 bushmaster i think i should probably stick to buying ammo
lol most honest and accurate intro on TH-cam
I have two of their uppers in two calibers. The 7.62 upper gobbles up cheap Russian steel ammo and is very accurate. It will be my hunting rifle. Some of the set screws could have been tighter and the finish isn't ultra high quality but none of that bothers me. The 5.56 A2 upper had some scratches and dings and the gas key isn't staked at all. Bugs me a little, still not unhappy. Haven't shot it yet. I'm sure I'll buy more from BCA. I see them going places...
Best review of bca I've seen.. People who don't know anything about ar's need to stick to buying m&p's. Bought a lower and 3 uppers for the price of a mp15 and I'd take either one of my bca's over an m&p any day, but I know how to inspect an upper not just take it out of the box and head to the range.
Just picked up the 5.56 16" side charging gen 2 upper can't wait to get it
I bought a 300 Blackout upper from Bear Creek a few months ago. Finally got around to trying it, wouldn’t cycle rounds. Made sure it wasn’t a lube issue or lower issue, then tried multiple ammos. Still didn’t work. Figured ok, no worry, they’re supposed to have great customer support.
Three emails to Warranty…..no response. Called the customer service number from the manual on their website….number disconnected. Customer service has been unreachable
I bought the BCA 350 Legend upper and it runs great. Can't beat these for the price. Debating on the 450 Bushmaster or 458 Socom for my next purchase.
12.7x42 is ludicrously fun to shoot albiet expensive .
I bought one (BCA 300 BO complete upper). No problems at all! Shoots 3-4 moa, with any old ammo, and that's ok.