Timber Creek vs BCM: AR-15 brands compared
BCM leads in 5 of 6 categories.
Timber Creek for the price. BCM for buffer tubes, charging handles and handguards.
From tens of thousands of real builds and live prices at 30+ retailers.
Our take
Timber Creek makes machined aluminum AR-15 and AR-10 parts in a wide range of anodized colors, from handguards and charging handles to safety selectors.
Anodized colors · AR-15 and AR-10 · Machined aluminum
- Spending less: about 43% below average
BCM makes mil-spec AR uppers, barrels and bolt carriers, and it test fires every complete upper and bolt carrier group before it ships.
Mil-spec parts · Test fired uppers · Chrome lined barrels · Veteran founded
- Paying more: about 24% above average
- The more popular pick: in 37% of builds
- Buffer tubes, picked 7x as often
- Charging handles, picked 2.2x as often
Many builders mix them: 25% of Timber Creek builds add BCM, most often the bolt carrier group.
Biggest differences
"Picked" is the share of builds with that part that chose each brand.
| Timber Creek | BCM | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price vs average | 43% cheaper | 24% pricier | Timber Creek cheaper |
| Share of builds | 3% | 37% | BCM 12x |
| Handguards picked | 0.9% | 13% | BCM 14x |
| Buffer tubes picked | 5.6% | 40% | BCM 7x |
| Parts listed | 418 | 776 | BCM 1.9x |
| Retailers carrying | 10 | 17 | BCM 1.7x |
Price: Timber Creek wins
For the same part, Timber Creek parts run 43% cheaper than average and BCM parts run 24% pricier than average.
Builder favorite: BCM wins
Timber Creek is in 3% of builds and BCM is in 37% of builds.
Receivers: BCM wins
BCM upper receivers picked often, Timber Creek rarely.
Why BCM: BCM M4 uppers are machined from 7075-T6 forgings with a Type III hard coat anodized finish.
Most picked Timber Creek receivers
Rarely picked
Internals: BCM wins
Builders pick BCM charging handles (2.2x) and buffer tubes (7x) more often than Timber Creek. BCM barrels, bolt carrier groups and triggers are picked often, Timber Creek's rarely.
Why BCM: The BCM bolt is Carpenter 158 steel, shot peened, high pressure tested and magnetic particle inspected.
Furniture: BCM wins
Builders pick BCM handguards (14x) more often than Timber Creek. BCM stocks and pistol grips are picked often, Timber Creek's rarely.
Shopper clicks: BCM wins
Of recent clicks through to a store for these brands, 95% went to BCM and 5% went to Timber Creek.
The full record
Everything we track for Timber Creek vs BCM, from builds, store listings and daily prices.
| Timber Creek | BCM | |
|---|---|---|
| Share of builds | 3% | 37% |
| Price tier | Budget friendly | Premium |
| Parts listed | 418 | 776 |
| Part types | 19 | 34 |
| Retailers carrying | 10 | 17 |
| In stock now | 68% | 82% |
| Price change, 90 dayson the most picked parts | 5% lower | Flat |
| On sale now | None | None |
