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Originally Posted by Thenooblord
its SUPPOSED to be softer than the bolt
do you want to be wearing out a $15 bolt catch or a $115 bolt carrier?
out of curiosity do you mean "worn out" as in it doesnt lock back anymore, or worn out as in actual major material removal on the part? cause theres a plethora of reasons that we M4s dont lock back that has little to do with wear
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It won't lock back anymore. When this happens, it's because the bolt carrier has notched the bolt stop to the point that the bolt carrier slides past the bolt stop. I'll then file it down a millimeter flat and it working great again until after another average 20 mag empties.
The bolt carrier itself is fine with little to no wear where the bolt stop catches, so I figured if the bolt stop metal was little bit harder, then I wouldn't have this problem. Although I realize I am never going to avoid this problem entirely, just want to prolong the frequency of filing/replacing this part.