NEA Parts Quality?
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The bolt from my NEA failed catastrophically after a measly 450 or so rounds...
To be fair I had a replacement on its way within an hour of contacting them. It doesn't stop my plan of upgrading nearly every single part of the rifle...
To be fair I had a replacement on its way within an hour of contacting them. It doesn't stop my plan of upgrading nearly every single part of the rifle...
Whether you consider NEA to make their barrels or not depends on what you consider "making the barrel". They source blanks from a particular manufacturer (who I would actually say is NOT well known...but very desirable) and profile etc themselves.
So if you're someone who says "Noveske don't make their own barrels" then you're also someone who would say "NEA don't make their own barrels".
Most companies buy blanks and go from there. Colt has done it a lot, for example, depending on their production demands.
They have had some sketchy parts runs - specifically the more stuff they outsourced the more problems they had. They did have an issue with a particular bolt supplier and the results are seen above. Their current stuff is quite good IMO. If you can get current production parts, I think the quality is quite high.
So if you're someone who says "Noveske don't make their own barrels" then you're also someone who would say "NEA don't make their own barrels".
Most companies buy blanks and go from there. Colt has done it a lot, for example, depending on their production demands.
They have had some sketchy parts runs - specifically the more stuff they outsourced the more problems they had. They did have an issue with a particular bolt supplier and the results are seen above. Their current stuff is quite good IMO. If you can get current production parts, I think the quality is quite high.
NEA doesn't make their BLANKS, they certainly do make their barrels. As usual, misinformed.
The bolt from my NEA failed catastrophically after a measly 450 or so rounds...
To be fair I had a replacement on its way within an hour of contacting them. It doesn't stop my plan of upgrading nearly every single part of the rifle...
Parts break. You got a replacement on the way in an hour. So were you happy with the experience then?
wow...
newest generation?
Reputable 3rd party manufacturer supplied bolt. I'm sure that there will be some that would suggest that they should have test fired 500 rnds through every single component that was to spec, even then that wouldn't be good enough.
There was also a correlation with some crappy hot norinco ammo being used I believe.
I was quite happy with the customer service, it was actually some of the best I had ever had. I didn't blame NEA for the failure, just sharing an experience relevant to the OP's question. As for the ammo I used... Well that's just your opinion. I haven't heard a single bad thing about it and after running LOTS of it over a chrony I doubt it was the issue. It's accurate and consistent ammunition.
so newest gen gun, thanks for the info. Oh and BTW, you are the rudest salesman i have even seen. No idea why you dont do more of it.
Sure there is..... So please point me to the threads where all the others have posted about their catastrophic failing bolts.
Oh yeah, there has been not a single one. Just with NEA guns....but yeah, like you say, parts break. Usually within 500 rounds too.
please post the thread here where you have seen this before. Id like to read it.
so newest gen gun, thanks for the info. Oh and BTW, you are the rudest salesman i have even seen. No idea why you dont do more of it.
I don't work for NEA so I'm not selling anything. Just have a perspective from the inside out and trying to offset a little of the bias. Rude? Admittedly yes, sometimes. Rehashing the same old tired stories from the same people gets to you I guess. But look at the bright side, no one has issued any dueling contracts yet!
I didn't know what ammo you were using in particular; but if you're saying tat it was Norinco then JDman doesn't need to look far for his thread.
Right here. And NEA gun yes, not NEA bolt.
Thread? Hardly. I saw it happen to a Colt HBAR 5 years ago at the Stittsville Shooting Range. Guys next to me on the firing line. Supposedly with American Eagle ammo, but could have been an overcharge (?).
In Gagetown we also saw the occasional diemaco lose a lug after (presumably) many hundreds of rounds. Bolt would be replaced, life would carry on.
450 rds is a very low mean shots to failure though. Not to be considered a normal rate.
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How do you gather this is a newest gen gun? I thought NEA has been making all of their own BCGs for months now. If you are basing your conclusion on DMcFaul's statement that it was a 3rd part bolt, wouldn't that mean this was an earlier gen gun when NEA was outsourcing them? Just curious.
