Norinco CQ 556 technical questions...last few questions to go!

Your welcome. I have all three buffers and when I have time I will weigh them and post results. All the buffer I have are stamped accordingly (no stamp generally means standard carbine buffer)

However I too have no Norico buffer to compare it too. However my gut tells me, that in order to keep mfg costs as low as possible, you will find that the buffers are standard. It is my understanding that Tungsten is not cheap, and can be tough to work with.

Just my 2 cents

regards

AbH

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For those that are interseted, I found the following illustration taken from the web, very helpful insummarzine my post. Hope this helps.

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AbHobbyist said:
my gut tells me, that in order to keep mfg costs as low as possible, you will find that the buffers are standard. It is my understanding that Tungsten is not cheap, and can be tough to work with.
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I think you are right, but I have been surprised a couple of times already by the components in these rifles, so I have stopped betting on anything at this point! But I agree, standard seems most likely.
 
If someone hasn't done it by the time I get home from work tonight, I'll pull my Norc buffer and weigh it (and as a comparison I'll do the same to my MOE'd Armalite, since the MOE is supposed to come with an H buffer) I would guess that it's at least an H. Guys are forgetting that these rifles are a mix of parts produced both for civillian use and military (read F/A) use. They may not be pretty, but I'm guessing that they aren't cutting corners on the bits that count - they are selling many of these components to the militaries of foreign governments, we're just riding on their coat tails. Notice for example that the Uppers are serial numbered under the forward assist (totally different Sn than the rifle) and relief cut above the trigger group.
 
The verdict on buffer weights is...... both the Norc and the MOE come with standard carbine buffers. The MOE buffer weighed 84g (2.96 oz) the Norc weighed 86g (3.03 oz)
 
The chart is wrong that it has M4 feed ramp - the barrel extension is cut for the ramp, but the receiver is not cut for the ramp. The Norinco is mismatched.
 
ViktorF said:
Yeah, but the serial number on the carrier and under the removable handle are the same :cool:
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The SN on the carrier isn't particularly indicative (if yours is like mine it's electro-penciled) because the carrier is physically different from an SA carrier.
 
Sorry to revive this thread.

For some strange reason, while I was walking up the long hill to my house tonight, I got thinking about the chrome lined bore on the Norinco CQ-A.

Then I got thinking about something I read about Russia chrome barrel lining which is something like "chrome lining processes in Russia usually result in a much more robust barrel when compared to North American products, due to much lower environmental standards, and the ability to apply a thicker coat of chrome".....or something close to that.

Anyway, then I got thinking about China's environmental record and thought, "Hey, perhaps the Norc CQ barrel has a much better life span than regular North Americn barrels....maybe"... if I remember what I read about Russian barrels properly.

Sooooo, huge question, how many rounds do you cats have through your Norcs? Has anyone shot out a Norc barrel?

P.S. This is actually a very interesting thread, it would be good to see it finished. But that's asking a lot of the OP.
 
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