Interested in a Norinco M-14, need advice

Luck of the draw really. Some are excellent out of the box. Basically most issues can be solved by a new op rod, spring kit and a new stock or bedding job. After that a good muzzle brake and scope mount are excellent upgrades.

All in all its like the best bang for the buck on the Canadian market. Don't hesitate, buy now!
 
Buy one and shoot it , they are wonderful, most guys work on them just cause they like to, they shoot fine right out of the box. Ive owned 5 or 6 and they all were great. Prairie gun traders just sold me another, 18.5 inch and $599........dropped it in a boyds stock and its perfect



bcexmod said:
Hi everyone. The Norinco M 14 has caught my eye recently. I started to read up on it in this forum and concluded from the posts that this rifle(as good as the platform is) may or may not require a lot of work to get it up to par. I am no gunsmith, but don't mind a little "tuning" here and there but I cannot overhaul a new gun.
What's the deal with these norincos? Are they all in need of adjustments, or just some of them?

I'd really like to get one, and don't mind working on it a bit, but as I said I can't get into a major overhaul. Are there specialty tools to get? Are they expensive. I know info on this rifle is abundant. Any thoughts? Cheers, Dan.
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I just bought a full size one my self brand new, works great, the only down side is commercial ammo gets pricey, buy as much surplus as you can find
 
WOW !!!

Love what you have done to these M305 !! Great Job Chalk River !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's the trouble with them ,there is so much you can do to them to look and work better , it's never ending fun !!!

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Hi, those are nice. What about the socom, what is the barrel length and is it non restricted. How much do those go for?

chalkriver said:
The shorties come in 2 types..the regular one has the slotted flashider shown above and then Domion Arms (Canam) brought in the Socom 18 . It has a threaded muzzle, gas lock front sight and a reversible flashider . I cut the stock and added a buttstock adapter and a CTR buttstock with a 3/4 inch cheekriser shown in the 2nd picture .
Unitizing the gas system is something best left to a professional with a TIG welder .You can also cut a 22 inch barrel down to 18.5 inches and have the end threaded for a muzzle brake.
I am down to only owning 2 now . The Ultimak front rail and Eotech are now on my Socom18.
The Arms 18 scope mount is now on the one with the Archangel stock. It was cut down from 22 inches and the muzzle rethreaded to 28 x 1/2 and
I installed a Blackrose tactical muzzle brake and a gas lock front sight .


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Socom has a 18.5 in barrel and its non restricted .
I bought it at Canam and they used to sell them for $499 If I remember correctly.
 
NEW ITEM: Dominion Arms Socom 18 Canada ammo .
$499 , Non-restricted , Threaded muzzle .595x32 , Reversible flash hider

It was a limited run and sold out quickly !

There have been very few come up on the EE for sale .

I think if you see one on these the price will be much higher than the original $ 499.00 + tax .

I missed out , ordered to late and they were sold out .

My buddy has one and I had a chance to disassemble and reassemble it , it has the best fit and finish I have yet to see on any M305 I have seen , even dead nuts on at the 6 O'clock , no shims required .
 
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