looking for federal ordnance m14sa infos

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i read that fed.ord. c series prefix serial no's are receivers sold to century firearms as stripped receivers for assembly into complete rifles with chinese parts.does this makes it a less desirable m14 to own?
in which range of prices should i expect to pay (assuming the rifle is in good condition)?
is there special things to look at?
thanks.
 
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tristanium said:
i read that fed.ord. c series prefix serial no's are receivers sold to century firearms as stripped receivers for assembly into complete rifles with chinese parts.does this makes it a less desirable m14 to own?
in which range of prices should i expect to pay (assuming the rifle is in good condition)?
is there special things to look at?
thanks.
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My understanding is that all of the Federal Ordinance receivers are cast not forged. One's with all chinese parts and cast receivers are less desirable than a Norinco all chinese including a chinese forged receiver. If you pay extra for a Fed. Ord. it would be for whatever collector value you perceive. The receiver is inferior. The Fed. Ords. I have seen seemed to have a little smoother looking finish on the receiver and some of the chinese parts.I wouldnt pay more than what I would pay for a Norinco unless it was to have a collectors item. But I shoot my guns not display in a collection.
 
Lee Emmerson posts here as Different. He has written the exhaustive M14 study and publishes it on line. Chase it down. There is more content there than ANY internet forum can volunteer.
 
Any rifle assembled by Century is suspect at best. They have no concept of QC. They assemble rifles out of parts bins without checking headspace or anything else to ensure the rifle is safe to shoot or to function properly.
 
i forgot to say that i bought the rifle
went at my gunsmith yesterday to have the whole thing checked.
i got it back today,headspace is perfect for both .308 win and nato specs.he verified the bolt locking lugs,ok too.he has shot a couple of rounds of .308 and nato,kept and showed me the empty cases.absolutely nothing bad to say about it.feelin' good now!:dancingbanana:
thanks for your help
 
i didn't try to put a scopemount yet,but i'm working on it.
here she is with some other of my "M's"
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Different said:
Correct, the Federal Ordnance receivers are known to be troublesome with installing a scope mount due to dimensional problems with the scope mount bolt hole and receiver grooves.
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Sounds like a rail would be the way to go. Perhaps a forward rail, scout mount, or RAS? Then you don't have to worry about the receiver holes.
 
dat not good...... the slot and hole should run on the same center.

I had a century arms import M14 s and it was one of the nicest tightest M14 chinese versions i have seen...... bang on headspace at 1.635 and lugs bearing even.... overall fit and finish was excellent but was the early version of the chinese variety that would not accept a G.I. bolt due to barrel protrusion
 
i think i'd go with the rail option,then.i saw one on the ee forun,a copy of knight's armament,but i really don't know if the price is acceptable or not.i you know a couple of places where i can find some,just to have an idea of the price ranges.
 
tristanium said:
here's pic of the mount hole,seems to be offset a bit but i can't tell if it's allright or not.
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Some mounts may be a problem.....like the Arms and SAI Gen 3 as they have a vertical key to engage the receiver.

Smith and others that make a Brookfield Tool and Machine type mount are designed to handle these types of flaws as they do not have the keyway....and they have a bolt that goes through a cam/hole key set up....this will allow for almost all problems.

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Get yourself a Smith #2004 (top) or #2006 (bottom)

GG&FB
 
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