Isn’t that the definition of poor QC? One works the next one has issues.
No disagreement.
They used the early adopters as beta testers and this is why they are making changes to the Gen2 and probably why they are behind schedule.
If owned NEA before and its hit or miss. So buy it knowing it might fail that way you wont be disappointed when it does...lol.. and heck they wont even cover shipping to send it back...lol...
Make sure your expectation is reality, and you are good with the price on that basis.
Haven't driven it? Maybe there's exotic circumstance in which your opinion is super important, but generally if you haven't even sat in the thing, then absent some spectacular and unusual qualification, you are probably not the go-to guy for opinions on that car.
Great analogy.
You are probably right on that front. I am glad I got one of the good ones
Mine has some of the "worst" gouging but its only a small amount of aluminium, pics make it look worse than it is. It is now broken in and it never effected function in any way so I don't care.
To be fair to NEA, the other (expensive) NR rifle that fits in this category has had a lot of problems as well.
Hopefully they get things sorted out.
NEA/BCL seem to be the ones not getting a first round pass, for QC issues (not that they should). This is not a NEA25. It is a new rifle, but it also is an AR, which is a well known and manufactured platform.
Aint that the truth,
Thats why Ive opted to build my 102 to
my specs and hopefully not have any issues. After seeing Jerrys accuracy testing I might keeps the NEA barrel as well since this is just my plinker / hunting rig.
So for the unfamiliar to the platform, not all parts you see listed are must haves for operation.
The other NR rifle threads are asking for a NR with cheap internals that can be replaced. Kinda funny, since this is almost fitting to that description. And
everywhere in the recent while, in these last few weeks talking about NR ARs, the key benefit being noted as that you can
change out and upgrade what you wish, whether it be a little or a lot.
Take out the fluff from those that are sad because they cannot buy just a receiver set. Too bad for them. They should either wait until a manufacturer that they choose supplies a NR receiver set, or buy this
complete rifle. Just because there isn't a manufacturer that supplies just a receiver set, doesn't mean buying a rifle just for the receiver set automatically makes the rest scrap metal.
Managing your expectations. Figure it out from there, if this is for you. We are about to see if some of the launch pains are addressed, in round 2.
Overall, there are some issues related to QA/QC. Read the threads, as some are quite minor, some required full on warranty. They could have come out the gate better, without doubt. Just about every post you see, negative or positive, has validity. Choose what suits you.
Now let's get back to the build thread, there should be a separate thread to define issues, and fixes.
