05-21-2018, 07:39 PM
Smokehouse_83 Wrote:He got sick of waiting and ordered a Faxon barrel yesterday. Will the BCA bolt on the side charger work with the Faxon barrel? Cause he is gonna order one and build an upper. Told him well you will have a better shooter for sure.
Funny how we're in parallel here. I ordered a new Faxon barrel and it arrived Saturday.
My BCA upper is the side-charge receiver, 20" barrel and the 15" hand rail. I took it apart and discovered I don't have the right wrench for the barrel nut so I'm leaving shortly for the gunsmith who can swap the barrels for me.
I tried my BCA bolt by hand and it fits perfectly into the Faxon barrel extension.
I'm also glad that the BCA gas block is an amazing fit on the new barrel. It couldn't be better; I doubt there is much more than one thousanth clearance. I just checked and (with calipers) the barrel is 0.750" and the gb 0.7505". Perfect.
Once I've got the BCA short-throated barrel off I'll contact them about exchanging it.