Help with identifying my m305

Katana said:
Said in an earlier post, it looks like the mount that Marstar sells.
Take it off if it gives you any POI issues and get a real mount like a Smith, ARMS or M14.ca, I hear they get good reviews.
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Yeah the plan will likely be to swap out and the mount for a decent one and to get some better glass. I bought the rifle as a package deal with a canelas pine ridge scope. It'll do for now as my main focus rifle is actually my savage 10fp. This one just sort of came up after I sold an old remington 742 I had.

When it comes to replacing the mount, I'd still like one that allows me to use the iron sights as well. Are all these side mounts crap, or are there some good ones available?
 
Both the Smith Ent. and ARMS mounts use the side attachment. I've mounted 3 of mine with Smith's (2 of the 2006 model & 1 of the 2005 witch I still own) and had great success with them. I haven't tried the 2005 yet but I have no reason to believe that it will fail. The ARMS 18 and Smith 2006 will allow you to use the irons a well but the 2005 won't, no channel cut down the middle as it's designed for use with an ACOG. The one made by M14.ca will allow you to use the front sight and there's a hole on the back so you can use it for a "back up" but it in no way would be as good as the one that it replaces (you have to remove the rear sight to install this mount) but it should be good enough if your scope takes a dump.
 
84wh1 said:
It if makes a difference, it a 22" barrel. Does the 2009**** serial number reflect the manufacturing year?
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The components for the norinco M305/M14s rifles were "manufactured" in the 90's.
Assembly dates are unknown but I can tell you that the serial numbers with date codes, or just the date code itself (2007 ect) are the 'IMPORT YEAR' , not the manufacture date.

To date your receiver's manufacture, look on left side of receiver, under the stock line. Then send those numbers to CGN member "different". He has the info required to translate those numbers. ALL other numbers on these rifles are meaningless as far as dating manufacture.
 
Folks should remember, china made the components for these rifles a couple decades ago and it is my belief that over in china, these components are built into rifles as required. This process is random and is evidenced by solid flash hiders showing up randomly on rifles from different import years.
I have gotten solids on 2005 rifles, 2007, 2009 and even a 2011, but few and far between.
 
Looks like a good aftermarket op rod spring guide.

Tactical Teacher is a "down to earth" guru. He's more about having fun tweeking and shooting M305's vs. fussing too much about them.
If you get a chance, go to one of his M14 clinics.


84wh1 said:
And here is another question. This is the OP rod Guide from from my rifle. Is this an aftermarket one? I thought the factory norcs were flat and had cuts?

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Ok so looking into the various m14 scope mounts available, I've read that some of them seem to have a wind age adjustment on the mount. Now looking at my mount, is the knob in the top right that ties into the stripper clip guide what I turn to adjust for windage? And if so, do I turn the whole knob or use an Allan wrench for the centre? Thank ya'll
 
Maybe I'm nit picking but one thing about this forum that really bugs me LOL is the lack of calling parts by their correct names.
The Oprod is the charging handle unit
The Oprod Guide is the part attached to the barrel that the Oprod engages.
The Oprod spring guide rod is the part that is inserted into the oprod spring. It engages the connector pin.

There's your "lesson from the pros" for today LOL and ya, I'm not taking myself as seriously as my post might come across as.
If yer oprod spring guide rod is flat, with or without slotted holes... It's a standard guide rod.

A for the under the stock line: these are refered to as "lotto numbers" by many in m14 circles.
They really don't offer any valuable info to the end user. If a guy wants to learn the history on the chinese rifles, that info is widely availlable using google fu.
Suffice to say, the rifles we have all been buying for the past decade + have been assembled from parts/receivers machined many years ago.
An exception to this would be the 18.5 inch versions from various dealers and the dominion arms socom 18 rifles from Canam. I have zero knowledge of how those rifles came to be. Well, I know the parts/receivers aren't new production, it's all the same new old production, but the barrels are an anomoly and it's my guess that the 18.5" standard barrels and the socom 18 barrel,brake and gas lock sight are new production.
Everything else came from the same factories , machined well over 2 decades ago.
 
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