Just recieved my new NEA 10.5" rifle and I could not believe how light it was.
The finish on it was great and the machine work inside and out looked good.
The first thing I noticed before going to the range was the insane trigger pull.
I pulled the trigger and my gauge bottomed out before the trigger broke free, and can only guess that the pull weight was between 12-15lbs
I thought the safety was on at first.
Then I went to the range to fire and sight in and ran 160rds through it.
I kept having problems with the gun firing 2shot double taps when firing from the bench and can only speculate that it was bump firing due to the strong trigger pull.
Nevertheless there were also other problems, one of which when you try to pull back the cocking handle it would catch on the washer for the stock lock ring, after filing this down flat, the problem was rectified. You can see here in my blurry photo where it took the finish off from getting stuck on the ring
Also noticed the pin for the bolt release kept working its way out and I had to keep an eye on it and kept pushing it back in. I later staked both sides when I got home to hopefully prevent this from happening again. Luckily I have 2 other AR's to copy off of and see how they were put together to help me rectify these problems
Now here's the major one, and the rest of you guys may want to check this immediately. I took the bolt out to clean the bolt and barrel and noticed that the screw had loosened off that holds the gas port down on the bolt. Had this loosened off more, it would have gouged the top of the reciever and eventually could have jammed the bolt into the reciever. To solve this problem I simply tightened the screws and then staked both sides just like my Colt HBAR's bolt. Here is a photo comparing the 2, also my DPMS was staked as well, so I am not sure if it was just my bolt that did not get staked or if they are all like this.
I took my stones to the trigger and got my pull down to 7lbs which is the same as my HBAR, but I found the steel on the sears to be soft and am not sure if the steel has been hardened. Regardless I will be replacing the trigger and all the springs in the rifle and I don't reccommend anyone doing any trigger work on these themselves. I do reccommend replacing the trigger though.
Anyways I am going to try it out this weekend with the mods in place and feel that the gun will perform alot better. I am happy with the rifle and I do understand that there are always some bugs to work out with such a new rifle. I hope this does not discourage someone from purchasing one of these rifles, because they are good and it maybe that this is just my rifle that had these problems.
They have a full warranty, so you could always send back for repairs. As for myself I found them easy to fix and I have already waited long enough for this rifle, and you will have to pry from my cold, clamy dead hands to get it from me now
The finish on it was great and the machine work inside and out looked good.
The first thing I noticed before going to the range was the insane trigger pull.
I pulled the trigger and my gauge bottomed out before the trigger broke free, and can only guess that the pull weight was between 12-15lbs
I thought the safety was on at first.
Then I went to the range to fire and sight in and ran 160rds through it.
I kept having problems with the gun firing 2shot double taps when firing from the bench and can only speculate that it was bump firing due to the strong trigger pull.
Nevertheless there were also other problems, one of which when you try to pull back the cocking handle it would catch on the washer for the stock lock ring, after filing this down flat, the problem was rectified. You can see here in my blurry photo where it took the finish off from getting stuck on the ring
Also noticed the pin for the bolt release kept working its way out and I had to keep an eye on it and kept pushing it back in. I later staked both sides when I got home to hopefully prevent this from happening again. Luckily I have 2 other AR's to copy off of and see how they were put together to help me rectify these problems
Now here's the major one, and the rest of you guys may want to check this immediately. I took the bolt out to clean the bolt and barrel and noticed that the screw had loosened off that holds the gas port down on the bolt. Had this loosened off more, it would have gouged the top of the reciever and eventually could have jammed the bolt into the reciever. To solve this problem I simply tightened the screws and then staked both sides just like my Colt HBAR's bolt. Here is a photo comparing the 2, also my DPMS was staked as well, so I am not sure if it was just my bolt that did not get staked or if they are all like this.
I took my stones to the trigger and got my pull down to 7lbs which is the same as my HBAR, but I found the steel on the sears to be soft and am not sure if the steel has been hardened. Regardless I will be replacing the trigger and all the springs in the rifle and I don't reccommend anyone doing any trigger work on these themselves. I do reccommend replacing the trigger though.
Anyways I am going to try it out this weekend with the mods in place and feel that the gun will perform alot better. I am happy with the rifle and I do understand that there are always some bugs to work out with such a new rifle. I hope this does not discourage someone from purchasing one of these rifles, because they are good and it maybe that this is just my rifle that had these problems.
They have a full warranty, so you could always send back for repairs. As for myself I found them easy to fix and I have already waited long enough for this rifle, and you will have to pry from my cold, clamy dead hands to get it from me now
