My NEA broke :(

I am going to interject, although a little late, blaxsun is correct about the warranties...

The original warranty was no questions asked, there where no terms and conditions on the warranty, they said if it broke they would fix it. Dave explained the reason why it now has terms and conditions, they felt they were being taken advantage of. He claimed that with an initial batch of rifles they sent out 12 replacement uppers based on good will and had only received 2 back at the time. This was stated in that thread where the guy had got his cleaning brush stuck in his leaded up 10/22 barrel. This was also stated as another reason for the change in warranty policy.
 
Mirk said:
I am going to interject, although a little late, blaxsun is correct about the warranties...

The original warranty was no questions asked, there where no terms and conditions on the warranty, they said if it broke they would fix it. Dave explained the reason why it now has terms and conditions, they felt they were being taken advantage of. He claimed that with an initial batch of rifles they sent out 12 replacement uppers based on good will and had only received 2 back at the time. This was stated in that thread where the guy had got his cleaning brush stuck in his leaded up 10/22 barrel. This was also stated as another reason for the change in warranty policy.
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Yeah...some guy put a few bricks of CCI blazer through his NEA 10/22 barrel, leaded the crap out of it and then got a cleaning brush stuck in it. Then he used a hammer to bash it deeper into the barrel. Then he blamed NEA for it.

NEA replaced this clown's barrel.
 
mg4201 said:
Not true. The only things people have accused NEA of are
Lying yup they did that.
relaeasing guns with crappy finishes; yup they did that
releasing guns with taiwanese parts after claiming to be a Canadian product.
having multiple accounts; yup they did that
Releasing guns with very heavy trigger springs; yup they did that
releasing guns with BCG's with huge nasty grinding marks; yup they did that
releasing guns with out of spec buffer tubes; yup they did that
releasing guns with trigger parts with little to no heat treat; yup they did that
releasing guns with out of spec sling plates that blocked the cocking handle; yup they did that
relaeasing guns with unstaked gas keys; yup they did that.
releasing guns with out of spec rails; yup they did that.
releasing guns that were completely non functional while claiming they were tested; yup they did that.
In truth they only thing that hasn't happened yet is that one of these untested guns hasn't managed to fail completely and injure someone.
releasing guns with loose gas blocks; yup they did that(thanks Blaxsun)
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blaxsun said:
^ You forgot the loose gas blocks. ;)
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Hey..........wait a minute!!!
















You missed shilling!
 
When NEA was actively posting there were dozens of FanBoys and Keeners when a thread like this appeared. What happened to them all??? They all could not have been NEA Shills, there has to be some satisfied people...maybe not.
 
Jäger said:
Yeah...some guy put a few bricks of CCI blazer through his NEA 10/22 barrel, leaded the crap out of it and then got a cleaning brush stuck in it. Then he used a hammer to bash it deeper into the barrel. Then he blamed NEA for it. NEA replaced this clown's barrel.
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I miss that thread... it was pretty epic!

Nester said:
You missed shilling!
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Yes - how could we forget the shilling! Well, in fairness - we did try... then there was the fanboy shilling, SA shilling, the NZ shilling... (not necessarily in that order). Just chillin' and shillin'...

bjs7293 said:
They all could not have been NEA Shills, there has to be some satisfied people...maybe not.
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Denial is not a river in Egypt... ;) I'm sure there are some very happy owners - just as there are probably an equal number of very dissatisfied former owners. As for the rest, maybe they had few expectations going into it - and maybe for some it's their first AR and they haven't had a chance to really compare it to anything else. And then there's that river in Egypt... :D
 
So, back to my original post before all this nonsense:

Has anyone else encountered gas tube/key damage like this with their AR ( I couldn't care less what brand it was) and if so, what was the cause/solution?
 
blaxsun said:
I miss that thread... it was pretty epic!



Yes - how could we forget the shilling! Well, in fairness - we did try... then there was the fanboy shilling, SA shilling, the NZ shilling... (not necessarily in that order). Just chillin' and shillin'...
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Gee I watched a lot of those threads with interest, but I think you might struggle a bit with the definition of shilling though.

In my view, an awful lot of people with no particular axe to grind did chip into those threads to simply say they owned or used NEA rifles and were entirely satisfied. Obviously to be a satisfied owner is to be a shill. Got it. Thanks for the PSA. It does explain a lot.

For those wondering why no-one bothers contributing to NEA threads now, this train wreck is the reason. It is pretty obvious that the NEA haters will continue with vitriol and bile and will do so regardless of the facts of the matter where an NEA rifle is concerned.

For the OP, FWIW, I haven't seen or heard of that particular fault appearing on any of the NZ forums either. Hope you get it sorted and get back to shooting soon.
 
bjs7293 said:
When NEA was actively posting there were dozens of FanBoys and Keeners when a thread like this appeared. What happened to them all??? They all could not have been NEA Shills, there has to be some satisfied people...maybe not.
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I don't care if people hate on me but I have an NEA, i had them swap my out of spec parts, i put 600 rounds through it without any sort of stoppages. For me it was money well spent and I am happy.
 
Samson23 said:
So, back to my original post before all this nonsense...
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Unfortunately it looks like it will be a long time before anyone can ask a question regarding an NEA-15 without this crap going on...the same handful of people just cannot seem to resist the urge to make a mess of things...quite unfortunate really.
Hope you get your rifle back soon Samson. Sorry for contributing to the derail...
 
scaggly said:
Gee I watched a lot of those threads with interest, but I think you might struggle a bit with the definition of shilling though.

In my view, an awful lot of people with no particular axe to grind did chip into those threads to simply say they owned or used NEA rifles and were entirely satisfied. Obviously to be a satisfied owner is to be a shill. Got it. Thanks for the PSA. It does explain a lot.

For those wondering why no-one bothers contributing to NEA threads now, this train wreck is the reason. It is pretty obvious that the NEA haters will continue with vitriol and bile and will do so regardless of the facts of the matter where an NEA rifle is concerned.

For the OP, FWIW, I haven't seen or heard of that particular fault appearing on any of the NZ forums either. Hope you get it sorted and get back to shooting soon.
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You can never take back first impressions. When NEA brought their AR to the Canadian market, they failed miserably at their first impression. People here could go on and on about the individual little problems, but at every step of the way NEA mismanaged the handling of their AR.

Sure they had a great warranty policy, but their marketing, public relations, logistical ability and quality control were not up to the task. This is fact, otherwise there would still be fanboys and NEA would still be on these forums.
 
scaggly said:
Gee I watched a lot of those threads with interest, but I think you might struggle a bit with the definition of shilling though.

In my view, an awful lot of people with no particular axe to grind did chip into those threads to simply say they owned or used NEA rifles and were entirely satisfied. Obviously to be a satisfied owner is to be a shill. Got it. Thanks for the PSA. It does explain a lot.

For those wondering why no-one bothers contributing to NEA threads now, this train wreck is the reason. It is pretty obvious that the NEA haters will continue with vitriol and bile and will do so regardless of the facts of the matter where an NEA rifle is concerned.

For the OP, FWIW, I haven't seen or heard of that particular fault appearing on any of the NZ forums either. Hope you get it sorted and get back to shooting soon.
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No, NEA actually had company employees posting on the forum. Gunny Bunny was the one that started most of the trouble. Then after they "left" CGN there were a pile of multiple accounts banned, all connected to ..... NEA.
 
mg4201 said:
No, NEA actually had company employees posting on the forum. Gunny Bunny was the one that started most of the trouble. Then after they "left" CGN there were a pile of multiple accounts banned, all connected to ..... NEA.
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And people not connected to NEA who said they were quite happy with NEA rifles would get accused of shilling. By the same posters, who can't resist the urge to crap up any thread that mentions NEA. Then those same posters wonder why no-one bothers to post.

It is like arguing with evangelicals of any stripe, even though their ideas might be bat-sh!t crazy, or just flat out wrong, but you'll never convince them they they aren't the way, the truth and the light.

Sorry OP, will stop contributing to the derail of your thread now.
 
scaggly said:
And people not connected to NEA who said they were quite happy with NEA rifles would get accused of shilling. By the same posters, who can't resist the urge to crap up any thread that mentions NEA. Then those same posters wonder why no-one bothers to post.

It is like arguing with evangelicals of any stripe, even though their ideas might be bat-sh!t crazy, or just flat out wrong, but you'll never convince them they they aren't the way, the truth and the light.

Sorry OP, will stop contributing to the derail of your thread now.
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The bigger question is, why do you care about how Canadians argue over their feelings on a Canadian made rifle?
 
Who told you the mis alignment was okay? This clearly sounds like a poor alignment issue, stemming back to the installation of the barrel nut and gas key alignment. It shouldn't have resulted in this however, if it was functioning fine prior to the damage. Is it possible that a double feed could have wedged the gas tube far enough over to cause it to hit the edge of the gas key?
 
Yep, in literature spanning the millenia. Quite apt too I think.
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Sorry, what I meant was that the exact phrase was used by someone previously in an NEA thread who had business ties to NEA.

Not that I'm saying you have business ties with NEA. I'm sure you don't.

Although it does seem a little curious that of all your posts, only one doesn't have something to do with NEA.

Probably just a coincidence :)

My tinfoil undies seem a little tight today
 
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