Runningfool
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- SW Ontario
I've had my NEA-15 since January 2012. In the past 2.5+ years I've put close to 10K rounds through it and competed in well over a dozen multigun events with this 14.5" rifle. Probably 2/3 of those rounds were Norinco, the rest were AE 55gr and reloads (55gr hornady bulk). In that time I've had maybe 5 or 6 dud norinco rounds and half of the time they would fire when I gave them a second chance - if they fail a second time I toss them.
I've shot in the hottest and coldest temperatures this end of the province of Ontario can dish out. I lube sparingly, 102 Moly Grease on the carrier rails and a few drops of Archoil in the appropriate spots, though I did drink the frog lube koolaid once and applied the paste according to their directions. As I understand it, when I got my rifle from SFRC, NEA wasn't making their own bolts and mine has a dpms bolt that Ryan installed before shipping out.
I installed a Geiselle S3G trigger and a Magpul BAD lever early on, no issues with either. Actually I did have an issue with the Geiselle trigger...it made every other AR trigger I've pulled since suck.
So here are the pics. Take them for what they are worth. I stopped keeping accurate numbers of rounds fired after my 5th 1600 round case of norinco 223 but I'm confident that I'm not far off from 10,000 rounds. Contrary to CGN lore, my #### has not fallen off. I will say that my cam pin is worn to the point that it is easily felt when running my finger along it. Now if Mg2401 is correct, I've said something against NEA and that means I will be banned and this thread will disappear...if that is the case, well, I guess you will not be reading this.
My apologies to JTF#, my gas rings are not offset
Magwell wear on one side, expected.
Bolt catch wear.
And finally, just because I love Canada, here is a shot of 2 Canadian made AR15s with a Canadian made watch (Momentum Cobalt Lite) and a tasty Canadian draft beer (Neustadt Springs Big Dog Porter)
I've shot in the hottest and coldest temperatures this end of the province of Ontario can dish out. I lube sparingly, 102 Moly Grease on the carrier rails and a few drops of Archoil in the appropriate spots, though I did drink the frog lube koolaid once and applied the paste according to their directions. As I understand it, when I got my rifle from SFRC, NEA wasn't making their own bolts and mine has a dpms bolt that Ryan installed before shipping out.
I installed a Geiselle S3G trigger and a Magpul BAD lever early on, no issues with either. Actually I did have an issue with the Geiselle trigger...it made every other AR trigger I've pulled since suck.
So here are the pics. Take them for what they are worth. I stopped keeping accurate numbers of rounds fired after my 5th 1600 round case of norinco 223 but I'm confident that I'm not far off from 10,000 rounds. Contrary to CGN lore, my #### has not fallen off. I will say that my cam pin is worn to the point that it is easily felt when running my finger along it. Now if Mg2401 is correct, I've said something against NEA and that means I will be banned and this thread will disappear...if that is the case, well, I guess you will not be reading this.
My apologies to JTF#, my gas rings are not offset
Magwell wear on one side, expected.
Bolt catch wear.
And finally, just because I love Canada, here is a shot of 2 Canadian made AR15s with a Canadian made watch (Momentum Cobalt Lite) and a tasty Canadian draft beer (Neustadt Springs Big Dog Porter)
