I have been looking for a Gemtech SBC and the Bootleg carrier for a while and they seems to be as rare as hens teeth right now. Did these two companies stop making them? The Bootleg, I can find in the light weight version, but the full auto one is harder. I can’t find an in stock Gemtech one at all however.
Is going with a standard carrier and a heavier buffer/spring a preferred way to go? FWIW, I want one of the two above mentioned carriers because I just got a Noveske barrel with a pinned GB and I don’t want to mess around with an adjustable GB if I can help it.
What are people using to reduce their carrier speed now a days? Special suppressed carriers, AGB, or something else?
They run them in batches. If you sign up for notifications at a few places you will get an alert at some point. Lanbos was the cheapest around when I picked mine up.
Adjustable gas blocks and the BRT are awesome options if you are looking for a purpose built gun. If you a looking to go back and forth between suppressed and unsuppressed then the SBC is an excellent option. There is a lot of hate for it but I have put mine through the ringer with several classes and about 5k through it with no issues. I am using a BCM bolt.
Anyone remember the pig tail gas tubes? :haha: They cork screwed around the barrel in the EARLY days of trying to figure out how to make carbeans work.
I do remember that. The gas port was on the bottom and made a 180 degree turn right?
Side note, I bought a Bootleg BCG to try out since I didn’t have a BCG for this upper anyways. Hopefully it will work! If it doesn’t, I will do a .078” gas port next with a new BCG.
I’ve been running the bootleg carrier in several rifles. Its made a huge difference in my 6.8SPC. Badly overgassed with a can, and the bolt would over run the mag and cause malfunctions.