Bravo Company vs Cryptic Coatings 5.56 NATO
Compared on builder picks, today's prices and specs.
Our pick: the builders' favorite
Bravo Company
Builders pick it 3 to 1 over the Cryptic Coatings 5.56 NATO.
$199.00at Bravo Company USA, in stock
Why the Bravo Company wins
Builders pick the Bravo Company 3 to 1 over the Cryptic Coatings 5.56 NATO. It is in 21.8% of GunPartPicker builds that have a bolt carrier group, against 7.3% for the Cryptic Coatings 5.56 NATO. It is also the cheaper one today: $199.00 at Bravo Company USA, $43 less than the Cryptic Coatings 5.56 NATO.
6 stores we track have the Bravo Company in stock. Builders paid a median $199.00 for it when they added it, against $217.99 for the Cryptic Coatings 5.56 NATO. On paper they differ on cartridge (Multi against 5.56 NATO) and style (M16 against M16 Bolt Carrier). It is most often built with the Geissele Automatics SSA-E X and the Radian Raptor Charging Handle &.
Key differences
- Builder picks: 75% for the Bravo Company, 25% for the Cryptic Coatings 5.56 NATO
- Lowest price in stock: $199.00 for the Bravo Company, $242.25 for the Cryptic Coatings 5.56 NATO
- Stores with it in stock: 6 for the Bravo Company, 1 for the Cryptic Coatings 5.56 NATO
- Median paid by builders: $199.00 for the Bravo Company, $217.99 for the Cryptic Coatings 5.56 NATO
- Cartridge: Multi for the Bravo Company, 5.56 NATO for the Cryptic Coatings 5.56 NATO
- Style: M16 for the Bravo Company, M16 Bolt Carrier for the Cryptic Coatings 5.56 NATO
About the brands
- BCM makes mil-spec AR uppers, barrels and bolt carriers, and it test fires every complete upper and bolt carrier group before it ships. More on Bravo Company
- Cryptic Coatings makes coated AR bolt carrier groups in PVD and CVD finishes like Mystic Bronze, made to cut friction and run cooler. More on Cryptic Coatings
In real builds
Builders pick the Bravo Company 3 to 1.
- Bravo Company75%
- Cryptic Coatings 5.56 NATO25%
- Most builtPaid less
- Slot share
- 21.8%
- Median paid
- $199.00
- Slot share
- 7.3%
- Median paid
- $217.99
How we count ⌄
Shares come from GunPartPicker's build data: real parts lists people put together while planning a purchase, not sales. Slot share is the share of builds with a bolt carrier group that chose this one. Median paid is the price shown when builders picked it, not today's price; the table below has today's prices.
Side by side
| Spec | |  |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest in stock | $199.00Bravo Company USA | $242.25Primary Arms |
| Stores in stock | 6 | 1 |
| Cartridge | Multi | 5.56 NATO |
| Style | M16 | M16 Bolt Carrier |
| Finish | Black | Titanium Carbo-Nitride PVD |
| Weight | Not listed | 11.55 |
| Actions |
Today's best prices and 90 day price history
Every store we track for each part, cheapest in stock first. Prices are checked through the day.
Price history, last 90 days
- Bravo Company: lowest $199.00 on Aug 17, highest $255.49 on Nov 13 over the last 90 days.
- Cryptic Coatings 5.56 NATO: lowest $217.99 on Aug 16, highest $242.25 on Aug 21 over the last 90 days.