I have the 10.5 that I got from Canada Ammo and I have about 1000 to 1200 rounds of Norinco ammo through it. In all those rounds, I had 2 failures to feed but it was with a borrowed Lar-15 mag with grey follower (forgot all my mags at home), it has never let me down with the factory mag or the 2 Lar-15 mags I own with orange followers. I love this gun and wish it wasnt restricted, it would make for a fun bush rifle.
Considering a Norinco CQ-A AR-15. Can anyone tell me the good, the bad, and the ugly?
- Thread starter BENELLImFOUR
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Good: cheap price, works like it should, always goes bang and reliable
Bad: some dimensions might be slightly off so certain aftermarket parts may need work to fit. Finish isn't great compared to US-made ARs but not horrible
Ugly: you'll end up buying and shooting lots and lots of ammo!
Bad: some dimensions might be slightly off so certain aftermarket parts may need work to fit. Finish isn't great compared to US-made ARs but not horrible
Ugly: you'll end up buying and shooting lots and lots of ammo!
Travis Bickle
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Upper Lower Middle Alberta
If you're looking for a rifle that you can shoot the 5hit out of, not worry about it getting a little scratch on it, shoots as well as any other stock configuration standard AR15 and costs a hell of a lot less, then get yourself a Norc AR Sir.
They are great rifles. The newest batch that I got a chance to hold and strip down was miles above the older ones in fit and finish. They really stepped up their machining over at Norinco for the latest batch. Even the bolt carrier etc is well machined.
Most aftermarket stuff will fit them, I managed to swap out every single part of my old one to milspec parts except for the fire selector (required slight modification) the handguards (people have managed to modify others to fit though) the mag release button hole is slightly smaller than a mil spec button. Everything else swapped easy and worked great.
You can't go wrong with it Sir. Hell buy a used one on the EE for even less money and just beat the 5hit out of 'er
They are great rifles. The newest batch that I got a chance to hold and strip down was miles above the older ones in fit and finish. They really stepped up their machining over at Norinco for the latest batch. Even the bolt carrier etc is well machined.
Most aftermarket stuff will fit them, I managed to swap out every single part of my old one to milspec parts except for the fire selector (required slight modification) the handguards (people have managed to modify others to fit though) the mag release button hole is slightly smaller than a mil spec button. Everything else swapped easy and worked great.
You can't go wrong with it Sir. Hell buy a used one on the EE for even less money and just beat the 5hit out of 'er
Norinco AR are hit and miss. I had an old one and it ran fine. I had a new one and it needed a new bolt. The warranty from North Sylva is non existent. Sent it back to elwood epps. 5 months later it came back in the exact same condition it left in. I still had to source a bolt.
Standingtall
Regular
- Location
- Victoria, BC
Newb question to add in. Do the lar mags work with the norc ar's? Read earlier the grey followers jam but the orange are ok?
Pistolwhiptricks
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Mississauga
I run them in my Norinco and haven't had an issue. They have the grey followers.
the good...cheap, great shooter.....if it gets scratched up you dont mind,
the bad...if you expect the fit and finish to be same as something double the price you may be disappointed as they can vary greatly
the ugly.. feeding it ammo $$ and AR upgrade addiction
the bad...if you expect the fit and finish to be same as something double the price you may be disappointed as they can vary greatly
the ugly.. feeding it ammo $$ and AR upgrade addiction
I use both LAR mag types ... no issues ... few hundred rounds through and no problems at all. I load it point it, it go bang and make confetti .... does what I want ...
I wanna buy one, too. But my safe is over crowded.
This is the AR that people can really enjoy without caring about scratches, drops and even abuse.
You can beat it to hell.
Just treat it like an issued AR.
A too high end AR eventually become a safe queen or collectables.
I am wondering how many people really beat up their higher end ARs.
This is the AR that people can really enjoy without caring about scratches, drops and even abuse.
You can beat it to hell.
Just treat it like an issued AR.
A too high end AR eventually become a safe queen or collectables.
I am wondering how many people really beat up their higher end ARs.
Are you considering that brand just because of price alone? i.e. I'd love to drive a mercedes, but hey, all I can afford is a honda civic...
If so, then yes go with it. Because no other arguments will beat the price argument.
If not so then no, I'd go with a higher end brand.
If so, then yes go with it. Because no other arguments will beat the price argument.
If not so then no, I'd go with a higher end brand.
i don't agree at all, if you don't plan on selling your guns then you treat them like i do, as the tools they were meant to be, not as Chinese vases from the Ming dynasty.
Tired of these nannies here that think a Knights Armament has a scratch on it that you ruined your rifle.
Who is this we? Your company? Or do you ship it off to some other Norinco workshop place?
surely SFRC is not a one man show, when I talk about the company I work for i'd feel like a tool saying "I" I refer to it as "we" cause in the end we as a whole company are responsible for what "we" do, not "I"
