a noob's question about M14/305

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Hi, I have been wanting a Norc m14 for quite some years now.
The main reason I have not bought one is because this
rifle seems defected for a bone stock one directly from the dealer before
those mods(everyone talking about seal this, replace that, gauge this,
inspect that, ....) being done, based on those comments seen on CGN.

My question is: Can I buy a stock M14/305 and go straight to the woods
to shoot at the deer or moose using Canadiatire factory .308 ammo (in season of cource)?
Will any of my body parts fall off:eek: if I shoot a stock M14/305 like that?
 
The rumor is....Your #### will fall off if you don't buy TWO norc m305's.
In all seriousness, the newer batch of norc's are supposed to be of better quality. Most guys tweak their rifles to tighten groups or add more of a LCO.
 
1. clean the rifle before shooting,make sure barrel is clear
2. check the stickies for testing the trigger
3. some one will correct me if I am way off, but. ct ammo is 180gr and from what I read you should use no more than 168gr
 
Sighting it in my be a better plan before going straight to the bush hunting. And last I checked Canadian Tire did not manufacture ammo. If you mean Winchester, Federal, or Remington ammo purchased from CT, im sure you will be fine.

I however do not own one, so take my advice for what is worth. Tot he guy above me, CT around here sells a variety of 150-180gr ammo.
 
You don't have to buy expensive ammo to get good performance from the Norinco in my experience. Federal 150 grain soft point is about as cheap as it gets for hunting ammo and it shoots with satisfactory accuracy (around 1.5" groups at 100 yards) and works well on deer.
 
you can get any popular weight in canadian tire ammo- the REASON that all you see is 180 is that all the 150's and 165s are sold out- and unless you put a sadlak piston or something in there, the 180's are going to damgage your op-rod over time- ie probably break the welds between the rod and the collar-
 
Thank you for all the information.
If I understood correctly, the stock M14/305 should be fine to shoot
the regular factory cilv ammo (under 168 grain) "out of box".
Well, cleaning up and sighting in are something even a noob should know. lol

I am glad that the fall-off issue is just a rumour. Thank you.
 
In agreement with the comments so far. Clean it, lube it and fire the living crap out of it.

Once you gain proficiency and familiarity with the platform and if your needs so require, the M305 can be modified/ tuned reasonably easily and relatively inexpensively although you do hit the point of dimnishing returns fairly quicky :p
 
out of the box functionality will be determined mainly by the rear sights, they seem to be hit or miss, i have found the 2009 poly's rear sights better than the 2007 norcs, once sighted in, go harvest your dear....
 
I hit gophers at 100-150 yards with an unmodified Norc with Federal or CT ammo. No problems. I put a scope on it, just for the sake of it and have superb groups from practical distances. I'm sure you will be able to slap a deer with yours out of the box, just familiarize yourself with the irons.
 
I'm a recent M14 addict myself, with two in the rack (one rifle and one shorty). My first is a stock M305 and I have had a blast shooting it. I've only shot 110gr. and 125gr. handloads with it and it functions fine and shoots pretty darn well. They are alot of fun. Like has been said... don't be intimidated. Just buy one and shoot it. The knowledge/addiction will come once you have run a bunch of ammo through it and then you can start worrying about your #### falling off.:rolleyes:
 
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