Reviews & Ratings for Watchtower Firearms Durabolt 5.56 Bolt Carrier Group (BCG) — 18 reviews — Page 1

This was one of my best decisions buying this BCG, yes it is a bit pricey but it's worth it. The finish makes it so slick that you could run the rifle dry if you so pleased. I've ran about 400 rounds through my new rifle I built and have cleaned it twice, any dirt that accumulates can be wiped off with a paper towel in 15 seconds, it's unfathomably easy to clean. Haven't had a single malfunction and love the rose gold finish with the FDE furniture. If you're on the fence just get it, you won't be disappointed.

I don't know how many more of these are going to have the F*1 brand mark... but I got mine. A silver and a gold, both excellent finish as far as I can tell. The bolts are very average, one of my two has a messy ejector roll pin, I'm highly likely going to sub in JP bolts instead. But the carriers seem worth the price - no flaws in the coatings, very good fit, identical to the photos. Also the logos are nicely engraved, not just etched in the coating, but of course not going to be many more of those since F*1 switched to Watchtower.

It has a real nice finish so it’s real easy to clean I try to clean it about every hundred rounds so I don’t get no carbon buildup and other than that it works pretty good no misfires for me and quite good piece of equipment

I already had a basic BCG, I wanted one with F1 on it, I would’ve purchased a different BCG if I had known. It’s a Black BCG, plain black, nothing special here, just a black bolt carrier… the pictures are wrong will not have F1 on them.. again it works but so did the one I had.. so just me but I wasn’t wanting the same.. wanted something more custom.. thought that’s what this was.. not what I received.

Waited a year after ordering this product that said “in stock”. This bcg is nothing like the picture. It’s just a standard black, non-shining, no logo bcg that most companies use and slap their logo on.

Seems like a solid bolt but looks nothing like the picture. I ordered the nitride finish and it just looks like your standard bolt carrier group that I already had in my AR. It doesn’t have the same“color”/shine like the picture and doesn’t even have the F1 logo on it. Kinda disappointed.

I might never know. This was clearly my first choice after reviewing quite literally, hundreds of bolt carrier groups. Unfortunately, it'll be months before I ever lay hands on one of these. I'm not sure if its the manufacturer not being able to keep up with supply and demand or if it's the fact that you can get one of these F-1's for less than $150 and EVERYONE is out of stock! It's happening with all manufacturers. Finding a bcg today is a next to impossible task. Still, my next build will have to wait for this one. It's truly that good of a bcg.

Fortunately, with the staff at Optics Planet, I was able to find a nickel boron bcg which also is extremely highly rated. They only had a few in stock so I ordered it instead for this build. I won't disclose the manufacturer since it is in competition with F-1 Firearms. But if you ever get the chance at one of these, I would take it in a heart beat.

I was on the fence about whether or not to buy this bcg and eventually just went for it. Best decision ever. It functions incredibly and reliably just as advertised, and when it comes to cleaning this is an absolute dream. Carbon basically wiped right of with no pressure or scrubbing required.

I have a few different brands of AR platform rifles and carbines. I like all of them, and all of them function very well. The weapon I have this bolt carrier group in is also an F-1 chassis so it seemed logical to put an F-1 bolt into it. Well logic be damned. I will now put their BCG’s into all of my AR platforms. This BCG is amazing and so is it’s PVD coating. Cleanup is a breeze just wipe it off with a rag. Carbon build up also comes smooth off with little effort. The coatings F-1 offers are not only beautiful but have a function. The rose gold coating as well as the DLC, Gold and Silver PVD all have very low friction coefficients. That translates into using little to no oil for perfect function. It’s coating is also harder than standard DD steel so it cuts into anything it hits and doesn’t scratch up at all. If you want a great BCG that looks good and is very reliable look at F-1, you will not be disappointed!

Got this bolt in black nitride and put about 100 rounds through it the first day. 0 problems out of the box. Put a little Rem oil on before shooting and wiped clean afterwards. As for the longevity I am unsure but I’m pretty happy with it so far.