Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
And replacing all the trigger parts with RATECH requires replacing the BCG as well, less you want to mincemeat the zinc bolt. But then that brings the issue of Quality control to light. You have absolutely no guarantee the "upgraded" BCG will even work OOTB, most require fairly extensive modification, which is why milspec are not stocking said BCG at the moment.Get them stock (NO RA-tech parts) and just add the NPAS.
Once a trigger part fails eventually, replace the entire trigger parts with RA-tech, or just replace that 1 failed part with a WE part.
I have a 416 which is pretty much the M4 and its bloody fantastic, and not a pain in the arse at all.
And it's not just for WE that the RATECH bolts are iffy, every time I see a 2nd hand WA/Ino/G&P listed with one, a little part of me dies inside, as they are more expensive than the better upgraded bolt's.Kiwi is right about the Ra-tech bolts, right pieces of sh*t they are.
As Tariq says, buy stock definitely, WE's quality control isn't very good so it may last ages, it may last a couple thousand rounds, then upgrade. For the trigger set, go for CWI over ra-tech or just replace with standard WE parts and hope you get a good one. No need to upgrade the bolt though, keep the stock one- not bad and lighter than upgrade ones.
An RA Tech upgraded WE M4 will not set you back £600 lol, they're barely a touch over £400.
Personally I'd just buy the RA Tech one from the get go, my L85 has RA Tech everything apart from the bolt carrier and it's not skipped a beat. I don't have any doubts that the M4 would be any different and I plan to get an RA Tech'd one as soon as funds allow.