My NEA Rocks!

I would think the "buffer" tube would give that away...

google is makeing the pictures here, its still how that angle looks on the real upper, couldnt find a real upper from that angle,

you win a cookie for being first to notice tho
 
ez8 said:
i dont think they designed it like that to save money... its how they want it to look.
it you look at it there are plenty other edges they have that are rounded, so why would they not have to change a machining bit to do those edges but they would to shape the forward assist?
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It was to save machining time. Could it be rounded? Sure, but why? You'd just pay more for it because it would take longer to make, and most people don't really care if the FA is round. Hell, lots of people are abandoning the FA altogether.

Basically, the reason most AR forward assists are rounded is that most uppers are forged and it's easy to do it that way.

Billet uppers, like the NEA, are often squared off.

Here's a Sun Devil upper...they're fairly well known as a builder of expensive billet uppers...note the shape of the FA

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ez8 said:
i dont think they designed it like that to save money... its how they want it to look.
it you look at it there are plenty other edges they have that are rounded, so why would they not have to change a machining bit to do those edges but they would to shape the forward assist?
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Because of the way you cut a hemispherical shape. You can cut it with repeated "up and over" passes using 3d modeling. but that uses a lot of code lines and leaves tracks. Or you can use a radius cutter and cut it in a few passes, at the expense of a tool change. The general term for what is being done is "production engineering" it is not a bad thing, everyone does it with commercial products. Don't forget the rounded shape of the BFA that we are familiar with is the result of a forging process, NEA recievers aren't forged they are milled. Its not better or worse, just different.
 
I don't own an NEA but will exercise my right to post an opinion. My buddy just bought a new NEA AR. It has a relatively short barrel. I shot it this weekend. I did not like the crunchy, grindy trigger but otherwise, I found the rifle to perform well. It grouped as good as my XCR which has a much longer barrel. It felt very solid and appeared well made with acceptable fit & finish. That is my story after about 20 rounds.
 
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mg4201 said:
Because of the way you cut a hemispherical shape. You can cut it with repeated "up and over" passes using 3d modeling. but that uses a lot of code lines and leaves tracks. Or you can use a radius cutter and cut it in a few passes, at the expense of a tool change. The general term for what is being done is "production engineering" it is not a bad thing, everyone does it with commercial products. Don't forget the rounded shape of the BFA that we are familiar with is the result of a forging process, NEA recievers aren't forged they are milled. Its not better or worse, just different.
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well i dont do any machining for a living (or hobby for that matter lol) so ill take your word on your explanation.

ether way, i like the look of it squared off better. personal opinion..some people like honda, some like cadillac....i like my caddys.(which also have square edges now lol)
 
mg4201 said:
So 9 out of 46 posts on this thread are actually from customers who like their NEA. Not the cricket concert I expected.
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the thing that bugs me wit the negative comments is they derail actual information that could come from people who owen the guns.
most the comments are all opinion, and i dont blame NEA for not coming on here much anymore (ok i know parts of the story of what happened...whatever...i dont care about that)
all i care about is how heir product is, how i can get it, how the actual owners like it, and how any warranty issues are handled...who pays the shipping?

im buying a NEA...im just torn between what barrel length i want to buy. i really want to see a picture of a 10.5, 12.5 and 14.5 side by side.
Target sports doesnt know wen they are getting any more in, and they only have a 10.5. im waiting to hear back from the ammo source on a question i had.
but regardless, im buying one. ..its just from where and what specs.
 
I wasn't going to post in this thread cause the minute NEA is mentioned it turns into a sh*t show. But what the hell why not.
I bought a NEA 10.5 CQB at the end of Aug. I have no idea what production date it is. This is my first AR15 in almost 40 years of shooting, so my AR experience is limited. I went over the gun when I got it and could only find two things wrong, one the gas key was staked, but I think it could have been done better so I did a better job, and second the forend was not tight enough and could be wiggled, so I tightened that.
The trigger, well that was like pulling a toboggan down a gravel road. I drilled, tapped and put in a pretravel screw, then did the spring bending job of ar15,com. and polished the hooks. The trigger is great now. Did I mention I like to tinker on stuff.
The finish is excellent on this gun, no tool marks and the gun is the same color end to end. The fit is great this gun has no movement at all between the top and bottom.
I've had the gun out only 3 times now and put about 500 rounds through it, I have to say I am very pleased with this gun. It runs great (been using AE 55gr bulk), is very accurate with this ammo, which I understand it shouldn't be with a 1 in 7 twist and best of all this gun is a ton of fun to shoot.
Would I buy another NEA, yes. With a couple of tweeks I think I will enjoy this gun for a long time. Are there better guns for more money out there, yes, but lets face it, I'm not going to war with this thing, I'm just going to go out, make some noise and have some fun.
 
mojoman said:
It runs great (been using AE 55gr bulk), is very accurate with this ammo, which I understand it shouldn't be with a 1 in 7 twist and best of all this gun is a ton of fun to shoot.
Would I buy another NEA, yes. With a couple of tweeks I think I will enjoy this gun for a long time. Are there better guns for more money out there, yes, but lets face it, I'm not going to war with this thing, I'm just going to go out, make some noise and have some fun.
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I normally shoot AE .223 as well, I do notice better performance with 62 grn reloads, but only past 100-150m

as to whether this is due to the increased weight, my reloading, or a combination of the two I cant say without more testing.
 
easysauce said:
I normally shoot AE .223 as well, I do notice better performance with 62 grn reloads, but only past 100-150m

as to whether this is due to the increased weight, my reloading, or a combination of the two I cant say without more testing.
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I'm going to see what I can find in factory loads in 62 gr range to see if it will tighten things up some more.
 
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