NiB coating - what does it do?

[44Dave]

See title; why do I want NiB?  

[washguy]

Hi 44 nib does two things

its super slick so in a part like the bcg it glides in the upper and requires less oil and your bcg cleans up real easy

the second thing it does... it makes your wallet flatter so you dont have back problems lol

:) Wash

[Robocop1051]

Lol.

NiB coating is harder than a standard coating this prevents wear and damage to the part treated.

It does provide a low friction surface. This feature is really only a benefit if you have several NiB parts working in concert.

The surface works similar to a tephlon

[Robocop1051]

I should also mention, I have first hand experience. My entire upper receiver is coated.

To test it, I ran the rifle dry (absolutely ZERO oil) for 15 months, never cleaning the rifle. My rifle fire flawless. I only cleaned it at the end because I was getting embarrassed by how dirty it looked. All the NiB parts cleaned to like-new condition using "FireCLean".

[44Dave]

OK, that's what I thought.  I was a bit confused as the Shadow Ops Weaponry bcg I got came with dire warnings to lube it or suffer consequences.  I'm sure that's a cover your ass thing to include with it, or they got a crap coating.  Heh.  Guess I'll find out once I start shooting the thing.