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Hello all,
I thought I would share this in the hope that someone finds it useful.
I used the old side charge upper thread to begin doing research on this option. One of the companies that manufactures these is Blackwood Arms. On their website, they only offer a complete Side Charging Upper Receive with a 5.56 bolt.
At 9 PM local time, I emailed the Blackwood Arms manufacture to inquire about purchasing one of their uppers without a bolt. I also mentioned my interest in developing this as a 6.5 Grendel project.
Within 20 minutes I had received a response. Blackwood Arms will not be able to do custom orders, but this fall they do “anticipate adding a 6.5 side charging upper, and a line of AR10/SR25 uppers for .308 and possibly a .338.”
I then inquired if the new 6.5 upper would be at a similar price point to their current offerings. The prompt reply: “Less ��, the next gen of uppers will no longer feature the ultra expensive nickel boron bcg which currently makes up half the price of the upper. Also the old anodize was a very expensive 4 step process that in all honesty was over kill. We hope to have the new price point between $350-$375.”
I asked my contact, Mr. BeGole, if it was okay to share that information on this forum. He said yes and to please “let them know we have a sale going on for OEM MIl-Spec bolt carrier groups for $85 this month.” Hey... if I am going to shill, might as well go all out
There are not many reviews of Blackwood Arms products. Maybe one of y'all with more technical knowledge will bug them and ask if the bolts will be “SAAMI-certified” and other questions.
Thanks to lilharcher for the initial research.
I thought I would share this in the hope that someone finds it useful.
I used the old side charge upper thread to begin doing research on this option. One of the companies that manufactures these is Blackwood Arms. On their website, they only offer a complete Side Charging Upper Receive with a 5.56 bolt.
At 9 PM local time, I emailed the Blackwood Arms manufacture to inquire about purchasing one of their uppers without a bolt. I also mentioned my interest in developing this as a 6.5 Grendel project.
Within 20 minutes I had received a response. Blackwood Arms will not be able to do custom orders, but this fall they do “anticipate adding a 6.5 side charging upper, and a line of AR10/SR25 uppers for .308 and possibly a .338.”
I then inquired if the new 6.5 upper would be at a similar price point to their current offerings. The prompt reply: “Less ��, the next gen of uppers will no longer feature the ultra expensive nickel boron bcg which currently makes up half the price of the upper. Also the old anodize was a very expensive 4 step process that in all honesty was over kill. We hope to have the new price point between $350-$375.”
I asked my contact, Mr. BeGole, if it was okay to share that information on this forum. He said yes and to please “let them know we have a sale going on for OEM MIl-Spec bolt carrier groups for $85 this month.” Hey... if I am going to shill, might as well go all out
There are not many reviews of Blackwood Arms products. Maybe one of y'all with more technical knowledge will bug them and ask if the bolts will be “SAAMI-certified” and other questions.
Thanks to lilharcher for the initial research.
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