U.S. Made M14 Receivers?

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Hey guys,

I recently acquired a complete USGI M14 minus the stripped receiver.

What are the options in Canada for American made M14 receivers? Do any Canadian dealers import Fulton Armory receivers? I haven't found much so far...

Cheers
John
 
You can get LRB from Armtac in Canada.
LRB are generally accepted as the best, although a bunch of Norinko fans will probably dispute that.
http://www.armtac.com/

If you just want cheap, you can simply buy a Norinko, strip it and put your parts onto it.
 
"...What are the options..." None. M14 receivers are prohibited here. They are considered to be MG's, Stateside, and subject to immediate confiscation by the ATF. The ATF is where the Socialist F**ks got the 'once an MG always an MG' 12(3) nonsense.
Don't think Fulton bothered with getting the export licence. They can sell everything they make at home.
You should be able to put all those parts onto an M305 receiver with a bunch of fitting. Suspect it'd cost more than a whole M305 though.
 
sunray said:
"...What are the options..." None. M14 receivers are prohibited here. They are considered to be MG's, Stateside, and subject to immediate confiscation by the ATF. The ATF is where the Socialist F**ks got the 'once an MG always an MG' 12(3) nonsense.
Don't think Fulton bothered with getting the export licence. They can sell everything they make at home.
You should be able to put all those parts onto an M305 receiver with a bunch of fitting. Suspect it'd cost more than a whole M305 though.
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I know Armtac has (retardedly expensive) LRB stripped receivers and Smith receivers. From reading US forums it looks like Fulton is about half the price
 
There is nothing wrong with the Norinko receivers since they are forged, they just need some TLC. You could try calling Nick at Vulcan Gun Room - just google it. He offers a service where he anneals the Norinko receiver and then does a nice hand working job on it and then has it hardened again and parkerized. He can also remove Norinko markings and laser engrave with anything you want.

He will do all the fitting for you.

When finished they look really good.

He actually has a rifle there which is exactly what I'm describing where he took the parts off a real M14 and put them on a Norinko - then he used the Norinlko parts to create a deactivated M14 using the M14 receiver.

He is licensed to do this stuff legally.
 
I wouldn't put your parts on a Chinese heart, go for LRB or Smith Ent from Armtac and support the good guys. Nope, anything made by people making real wages in a fair country doesn't come cheap. Then you have a real deal US M14, your resale value will be FAR better too than if you screw the parts on a Chinese receiver.
 
Ardent said:
I wouldn't put your parts on a Chinese heart, go for LRB or Smith Ent from Armtac and support the good guys. Nope, anything made by people making real wages in a fair country doesn't come cheap. Then you have a real deal US M14, your resale value will be FAR better too than if you screw the parts on a Chinese receiver.
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I second this BIG TIME, I plan to build a USGI M14, and the first thing I intend to get is a proper US made receiver as it will cost the most, might as well get the big part checked off first.
 
sunray said:
"...What are the options..." None. M14 receivers are prohibited here. They are considered to be MG's, Stateside, and subject to immediate confiscation by the ATF. The ATF is where the Socialist F**ks got the 'once an MG always an MG' 12(3) nonsense.
Don't think Fulton bothered with getting the export licence. They can sell everything they make at home.
You should be able to put all those parts onto an M305 receiver with a bunch of fitting. Suspect it'd cost more than a whole M305 though.
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Ya! But I'm pretty sure we all figured out that he meant non restricted purpose built semi auto receivers.
OP; I agree with Ardent. If you have a full set of M14 parts in good shape minus the receiver I would invest in a US built one to put it on.

I feel nothing is wrong with a Norc one but if you have the bucks invest in LRB or Smith.
 
Ardent said:
I wouldn't put your parts on a Chinese heart, go for LRB or Smith Ent from Armtac and support the good guys. Nope, anything made by people making real wages in a fair country doesn't come cheap. Then you have a real deal US M14, your resale value will be FAR better too than if you screw the parts on a Chinese receiver.
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Thank you for the support. We will stop carryin stripped receiver only as LRB and SEI intension are not selling stripped receiver anymore but to offer complete rifle. LRB and SEI average wait is 6 months. We usually get rifles in every 3 months and a lot of time, they are pre-sold 2 months before they even show up in Canada therefore, we never have anything in stock.

We are interested to bring in fulton armory stripped receiver if there are enough interest.
 
crashcollins said:
I feel nothing is wrong with a Norc one but if you have the bucks invest in LRB or Smith.
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Agreed!

I live in the states and have easy access to M14 receivers made in the USA.
That said, all of my M14s are built on Norinco & Poly Tech receivers... this has not diminished their value, not at all.

BTW, Chinese receivers are dimensionally closer to USGI receivers than all others except SEI.
 
If you have $1k to $1500 worth of genuine GI parts, you may as well insure the value of the resulting gun by putting them on a premium receiver - in the long run, you'll get every cent back, I'm a guy with nothing against Norinco, but there are horses for courses, and on this course the good stuff is what makes the most sense.
 
Armtac said:
Thank you for the support. We will stop carryin stripped receiver only as LRB and SEI intension are not selling stripped receiver anymore but to offer complete rifle. LRB and SEI average wait is 6 months. We usually get rifles in every 3 months and a lot of time, they are pre-sold 2 months before they even show up in Canada therefore, we never have anything in stock.

We are interested to bring in fulton armory stripped receiver if there are enough interest.
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I'm sure if there was a middle ground between a $200 Norinco receiver and a $1300 LRB receiver it would be a big hit. Like these Fulton Armory receivers seem to be the U.S. made receiver in the right price range.

Cheers
John
 
enefgee said:
If you have $1k to $1500 worth of genuine GI parts, you may as well insure the value of the resulting gun by putting them on a premium receiver - in the long run, you'll get every cent back, I'm a guy with nothing against Norinco, but there are horses for courses, and on this course the good stuff is what makes the most sense.
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Yeah, putting these premium USGI parts into a Norinco is out of the question. I would feel dirty if I did it...
 
Spanky said:
What makes you say that?
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Fit & finish on the FA receivers I've seen is not as good as a Springfield receiver...
why would you not use a quality forged or bar-stock receiver for your build?
Spanky said:
Yeah, putting these premium USGI parts into a Norinco is out of the question. I would feel dirty if I did it...
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Why would you say that?


It's your money and your rifle so do as you please, but don't handicap yourself by country of origin.
 
H2O MAN said:
BTW, Chinese receivers are dimensionally closer to USGI receivers than all others except SEI.
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Having only built rifles on three different receivers, take this with what salt you may as I've need owned an SEI yet, I found the Norcs to be the most out of spec when compared to LRB and Springfield. I had more grief fitting parts and stocks to Norinco by good measure than LRB and Springfield. There are a couple significant departures from USGI specs right off the top of my head where the other two I mentioned do not diverge. LRB, less for the long action face (a benefit when fitting barrels), would be by far the closest in my opinion.
 
I've never owned an SEI receiver either... I got on the waiting list for an LRB after giving up on my Springfield M1A and waited about a year before Lee Emerson suggested I talk with Ron Smith. Ron suggested I find a Norinco or Poly Tech receiver and let him build what I wanted on it. This was years before SEI's bar stock receivers hit the market. I followed Ron's advice and had him build two MK14s on heel stamped Norinco receivers. These rifles ran like sewing machines. Later on, I sent him three heel stamped Poly Tech receivers for additional builds, all have TRW bolts and a mix of USGI, SEI and Chinese parts. If Ron experienced any grief building these rifles, he never shared any of it with me.

I may have been a little harsh on the Fulton receiver... even a less than premium receiver can be made to run right by an experienced M14 armorer/gunsmith. Best of luck with your build Spanky.
 
Ardent said:
Having only built rifles on three different receivers, take this with what salt you may as I've need owned an SEI yet, I found the Norcs to be the most out of spec when compared to LRB and Springfield. I had more grief fitting parts and stocks to Norinco by good measure than LRB and Springfield. There are a couple significant departures from USGI specs right off the top of my head where the other two I mentioned do not diverge. LRB, less for the long action face (a benefit when fitting barrels), would be by far the closest in my opinion.
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I think your bias makes you look for issues, if not imagine them.

I was going to build my wife a rifle on a LRB receiver, but you hate the Chinese stuff so much, screw it, I'm going to build her rifle on a Norinco receiver.
 
We are interested to bring in fulton armory stripped receiver if there are enough interest.
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What about bringing in complete Fulton Armory M1A's? I have handled a few down south, and they are very nice rifles.
 
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