Nea 15
- Thread starter shaner72
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OP, there a a lot of 14.5" and 18" AR's in NZ. Everyone seems to be happy with their rifles.
My 14.5 has been flawless, as has the one purchased by my Brother in law. Both have shot a number of matches and seen regular range shooting with no problems. Mine is probably at a round count of around 800 rounds by now, has been cleaned a total of two times and has never faltered.
Both have digested a mix of steel and brass cased ammo without issue. Handloads see my rifle shooting around 3/4" groups at 100m with a 4x scope. My match AR will shoot 1/2" groups, but then again it cost nearly twice as much so it bloody well should shoot better than my bush/range beater!
I'd say to ignore a lot of the white noise that seems to accompany any NEA threads, and maybe give some consideration to the experiences of those who actually own and shoot their NEA ARs rather than those who might have fingerf$@ked one in a shop one time or looked at some pictures on the internet.
At the end of the day, they're ARs. If they aren't quite right, they're pretty easy to fix. If you don't like one part, swap it for another until you get the mix that works for you.
Just be sure to buy lots of ammo and have a blast shooting it!
My 14.5 has been flawless, as has the one purchased by my Brother in law. Both have shot a number of matches and seen regular range shooting with no problems. Mine is probably at a round count of around 800 rounds by now, has been cleaned a total of two times and has never faltered.
Both have digested a mix of steel and brass cased ammo without issue. Handloads see my rifle shooting around 3/4" groups at 100m with a 4x scope. My match AR will shoot 1/2" groups, but then again it cost nearly twice as much so it bloody well should shoot better than my bush/range beater!
I'd say to ignore a lot of the white noise that seems to accompany any NEA threads, and maybe give some consideration to the experiences of those who actually own and shoot their NEA ARs rather than those who might have fingerf$@ked one in a shop one time or looked at some pictures on the internet.
At the end of the day, they're ARs. If they aren't quite right, they're pretty easy to fix. If you don't like one part, swap it for another until you get the mix that works for you.
Just be sure to buy lots of ammo and have a blast shooting it!
If a PDW is built right from the beginning it doesn't require any "tuning", it just runs right from the start without any problems. Any "tuning" should be done during R&D (ie. an internet search to see what works since the AR has been around longer than I have and every conceivable modification has already been proven by someone) and then strict QC to ensure every one is built to proven specs.
How are your AR's holding up?
Some "dealers" on this board do more damage to their own businesses just by opening their mouths. Don't like it don't buy it...
how are your ar's holding up?
Some "dealers" on this board do more damage to their own businesses just by opening their mouths. Don't like it don't buy it...
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My ARs, that I have built, are holding up well thank you. My point wasn't that PDWs are an easy build. It was that if a manufacturer is going to put out a product, it shouldn't need any work to make it run.
You will find that a good percentage of posts on "tuning" a PDW are from personal builds. These are people building their own, or swapping out barrels.
Right now, NEA is no threat to the business I conduct and I have no stake financial or otherwise in speaking ill of their product. My point is simple. If you are going to sell a part to the public, make sure it works before you sell it to them. Iron clad warranties are great on the surface, but they don't help you much when you want to go to the range and your gun is in transit back to the manufacturer for repair twice before you get it to run properly.
If you choose not to deal with a business built on honesty and integrity, that is your choice. I guarantee you will never see a product with so many issues come out of our shop. Not saying we are perfect, but some of the NEA problems have been ridiculously preventable.
You will find that a good percentage of posts on "tuning" a PDW are from personal builds. These are people building their own, or swapping out barrels.
Right now, NEA is no threat to the business I conduct and I have no stake financial or otherwise in speaking ill of their product. My point is simple. If you are going to sell a part to the public, make sure it works before you sell it to them. Iron clad warranties are great on the surface, but they don't help you much when you want to go to the range and your gun is in transit back to the manufacturer for repair twice before you get it to run properly.
If you choose not to deal with a business built on honesty and integrity, that is your choice. I guarantee you will never see a product with so many issues come out of our shop. Not saying we are perfect, but some of the NEA problems have been ridiculously preventable.
Here is the deal.
My NEA PDW is a great little gun. But it wasn't when I first got it.
The gun initially shipped with an un-loctited, loose gas block which was causing issues.
Then the BCG was not the right one (not NEA's fault) and the extractor was failing.
Then the disconnector wore prematurely after about 350 rounds causing double and triple taps. The worn one looked terrible, so I suspect it was just a ####ty part. I will know if it is a gun problem in awhile after I put another few hundred rounds down it.
I tightened the gas block myself. NEA sent me a brand new BCG with the upgraded extractor and also sent me an entire trigger group for the double tap issue.
I don't think I could recommend an NEA to a total AR newbie. I didn't know very much about them and the issues I was having, so it was a bit of a head ache learning and trouble shooting with little to no knowledge about the platform.
If you know what you're doing, however, I'm sure it would be fine.
My NEA PDW is a great little gun. But it wasn't when I first got it.
The gun initially shipped with an un-loctited, loose gas block which was causing issues.
Then the BCG was not the right one (not NEA's fault) and the extractor was failing.
Then the disconnector wore prematurely after about 350 rounds causing double and triple taps. The worn one looked terrible, so I suspect it was just a ####ty part. I will know if it is a gun problem in awhile after I put another few hundred rounds down it.
I tightened the gas block myself. NEA sent me a brand new BCG with the upgraded extractor and also sent me an entire trigger group for the double tap issue.
I don't think I could recommend an NEA to a total AR newbie. I didn't know very much about them and the issues I was having, so it was a bit of a head ache learning and trouble shooting with little to no knowledge about the platform.
If you know what you're doing, however, I'm sure it would be fine.
if NEA made a rifle kit for the same money or a bit less.would you buy it? all the parts are there you build it yourself. maybe that is an option they should look at. not putting out hate vibes here just a comment worthy of discussion? maybe they could do both charge a bit more for a complete rifle say 1100ish and 900ish for a parts kit. who knows might open a lot of doors.
My NEA issues aside wish them success to make it in the marketplace.
My NEA issues aside wish them success to make it in the marketplace.
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I think NEA has finally learned from it's mistakes and most of their issue came from the company jumping the gun to early so to speak. The newest gen seems to be up to par now...I'm sure you might get the odd problem still in every batch but they are well on there way now. All be picking up a rifle off them in early 2013 but first for me clearing off my CC this month and then getting DD upper from OST and a KAC upper is next. All start with a PDW from NEA first from there line though in 2013.
When people like OP say they can't find anything, what is that?
I typed NEA 15 in search bar, found everything(good/bad) I would need to know before buying one.
I wonder if that's an intelligence thing or perhaps some individuals like to save themselves effort by wasting other people's time
I typed NEA 15 in search bar, found everything(good/bad) I would need to know before buying one.
I wonder if that's an intelligence thing or perhaps some individuals like to save themselves effort by wasting other people's time
