Thanks guys. I received my M305A a couple of days ago well packed in 'boil in the bag' plastic, full of healthy eastern oils. I disassembled, cleaned, replaced the shipping oil and added a good quality grease to the relevant parts; and spent most of yesterday feeding her a varied diet of brass and steel cased ammo. While Norinco rough, it performed without issue and is shockingly accurate, IF you have realistic expectations. Heavy rifle plus an intermediate cartridge equals plenty of comfortable shooting. The AK mags are really heavy, so I'm very grateful that as Canadian shooters we don't have to fill them full of ammo as this would make them even heavier and inconvenient to carry...