I totally agree but I don't need to be pulling for them, they are having lots of success and are very reputable. We all know NEA history, I have some of their products and had issues with spec which they fixed no questions asked. (and i am aware of other more hazardous flaws). All I was saying was I'd just rather see another Canadian company thrive than watch it fail, regardless of having a, er, bumpy start(?). Just my personal thoughts.
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I totally agree but I don't need to be pulling for them, they are having lots of success and are very reputable. We all know NEA history, I have some of their products and had issues with spec which they fixed no questions asked. (and i am aware of other more hazardous flaws). All I was saying was I'd just rather see another Canadian company thrive than watch it fail, regardless of having a, er, bumpy start(?). Just my personal thoughts.
Got my NEA upper today.
Appears to be out of spec. The Mil spec magpull stock is super loose and upper and lower take down pins seem off kilter.
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Cant decide to paint it Matt black or tan. Krylon doesn't seem to stick very well.
Appears to be out of spec. The Mil spec magpull stock is super loose and upper and lower take down pins seem off kilter.
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Cant decide to paint it Matt black or tan. Krylon doesn't seem to stick very well.
At the end of the day, NEA is a small Canadian business that employs people, probably employs lots of sub contractors, pays taxes and contributes to the economy. I don't understand how anyone can wish they go belly up. It's simple really, if you don't like the product, don't buy it. If enough people followed that model they probably would go belly up, but it's clear there is a market for their products in Canada.
I honestly wish nea would chime in. How can you make airplane parts and be a precision metal worker and not be able to get a chunk of metal into a spec that's been around for years. Just seems silly easy to me. We aren't reinventing the wheel or creating a entire new gun like atrs. I not an nea fanboi or hater. I just can't understand
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No kidding. But it's the Internet, tough guys and experts are everywhere. I wonder how many here would be so quick to stand up in front of the actual men and women who work at NEA and tell them that their fingers are crossed that they go tits up?
Colt Canada merely employs Canadians to manufacture products for the parent US company Colt. There is nothing Canadian about Colt Canada.
Replacing parts is doable, but having to replace the whole rifle is where NEA going belly up would screw over those who bought an NEA rifle
You're right, the dollar will dictate whether or not a company succeeds. Sadly there are many who feel buying from a Canadian company is more important than holding said company to a standard, that standard being a functional product. If it weren't for poorly informed consumers you wouldn't see half the companies and/or products you see today. Mc Donald's is pure garbage but they still sell a few million burgers a year..
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This. I happen to know Jeff personally and he couldn't be a nicer guy. He is a family man with several young children who he clearly loves. It can't be easy to run a business like NEA and maintain time for the family. But hey, lets sh!t all over the man and hope he goes out of business. Its the human thing to do.
NEA does not make aircraft parts. The parent company that owns them does, big difference. Keep in mind that in the aviation industry the customer demands and requires parts to be in spec. Many in the firearms community haven't a clue what "in spec" means nor do they feel it is something to be demanded. Living off a great warranty and low price tag is the order of the day for most.
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Having a family does not mean a person isn't a scumbag or unethical. Not saying he is, just pointing out that someone's personal life status is not mutually exclusive to the integrity, intelligence, professionalism, or knowledge of said individual. I don't think anyone wishes misfortune on those at NEA, just that they either stop building and selling out of spec non functioning garbage, or simply close up shop. Personally I don't care either way, I don't buy their products or those from any other manufacturer that has a sketchy track record.
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Perhaps not identical co's, but it was the expertise at the parent level that suggested the NEA group as a whole had the key competencies, management, QC, etc to manufacture what is arguable an easier product. Ignoring everything else in the product line, a lower and upper should be easy to manufacture, would you agree? With the apparent lack of QC and ability to accomplish this at the subsidiary level, at some point it has to put the parent into play. Reputational risk is huge for the parent company and at some point they will have ask wtf is going on. I don't think air craft companies are as forgiving as the firearms community when it comes to a less than satisfactory product, regardless of the warranty programs. Would also argue both require a level of QC beyond the norms strictly from a safety point of view. Lastly, does anyone know the true affiliation, I would think the aviation and firearms manufacturing is done at the same plant using the same equipment? Just playing devil's advocate here,.
FYI
NEA AR15 started off as an exercise to build a domestic rifle for less than C$1000 to compete with Norinco, They were making claims of the quality of their AR will be as good as companies like LMT and Daniel Defense, however anyone with a bit of common sense will know that to keep the cost below C$1000 you have to make some cuts somewhere.
Around the same time NEA released their SA lower that took AR mags, It was expensive however the machining and finishing was no where near to justified the asking price, the lower showed a lot of machining marks that could have been easily remedied with bit of media blasting or polishing, it just didn't looked like the work of a company that have been doing work for the aerospace industry.
NEA AR15 started off as an exercise to build a domestic rifle for less than C$1000 to compete with Norinco, They were making claims of the quality of their AR will be as good as companies like LMT and Daniel Defense, however anyone with a bit of common sense will know that to keep the cost below C$1000 you have to make some cuts somewhere.
Around the same time NEA released their SA lower that took AR mags, It was expensive however the machining and finishing was no where near to justified the asking price, the lower showed a lot of machining marks that could have been easily remedied with bit of media blasting or polishing, it just didn't looked like the work of a company that have been doing work for the aerospace industry.
Thats why I returned mine... Now to wait for the damn refund!
