NEA vs Norc AR - help me justify spending more $$$

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So after shooting CZ/VZ rifles for a while, it's time to get my feet wet with an AR. Until NEA (I like them + have much of their VZ58 gear) announced their AR, I was going to buy the Norc.

The price of the NEA is in my budget though, and now I'm trying to talk myself into buying it. Hoping you guys can help. :D

What I need to know is what the extra money gets me (besides buying Canadian which is cool)... in practical terms. I don't know much about AR stuff yet, so kind of need a layman's explanation of why I really really want the NEA over the basic Norinco. Like why feature X is important... I've read the specs in their post on it, but its mostly Greek to me.

Thanks! Looking forward to joining all you 5.56 shooters soon!
 
Until the NEA offering into the AR market hits shelves and ranges there are very few folks on CGN who can give an objective opinion... Play it safe and wait till they are released and reviews are posted or dive in and be one of the first to review the product... It's taken me several months to commit to buying the norc cqb but I will probably buy the NEA as well pending range reports and a few other things....

Buy both is the short answer.
 
"Its Canadian Made" - who cares. I dont care where its made as long as its a great product. I am not just going to buy something because it is made here. Alot of "####" is made here.

I am also waiting for the bugs to be worked out. I want to see reviews and what type of problems people are having....if any. Who knows.

I would buy one for the wife.
 
Frankly - and NEA will hate this - I don't give a #### if stuff is made in Canada or not.

HOWEVER...I would not hesitate for one second on this choice. The NEA gun will be a better built gun.

Small parts quality on the Norincos is poor. Machining quality is not great. Lots of people here will tell you they run well...these people are often people who will have one for two years and run a thousand rounds through it over that entire time.

Some of the people here who I have seen post about the flawless operation of their Norincos are talking about guns that I have PERSONALLY WITNESSED malfunction!

On top of that, once you get in to ARs, you WILL start looking at putting a light on it...when that happens, a rail will make life easier.

Considering the Norks are often out of spec, attaching rails is often a pain, and you will at that point have spent more on your Nork than on an NEA.

Don't hesitate. Spend an extra couple hundred bucks off the bat and get something worth twice as much, if not more.
 
I would answer with a question of my own: What would you buy, a Chinese car or a North American car, if the price of the North American car was only slightly higher?

It's a matter of quality and reliability. NEA is building a very strong name for itself so far. If there are going to be any bugs, they will most likely fix or replace the faulty parts at no cost to the customer. That's what they've done in the past with their product.
 
Xman said:
It's a matter of quality and reliability. NEA is building a very strong name for itself so. If there are going to be any bugs, they will most likely fix them at no cost to the customer. That's what they've done in the past with their product.
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I agree, there customer service is good. It is still a pain in the ass to deal with the return, ATT to the post office...wait untill its fixed....waiting to get shipped back..........

Im brand loyal personally with my AR's......but Im buying one for the wife as I think it will be a much better option the the Norq. Going to be a good entry level AR.
 
Armedsask said:
If you have to ask, you are better off with the Norc because you are clearly too cheap and/or know nothing about quality.
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NEA has their own QC issues they've let slip out onto the market, so they're not perfect either. The CZ upper hand guards that got out with incorrect recoil grove sizing comes to mind first.

At least you know what you're getting into with a norc.

The norc's are great rifles, my best friend has one and we've beat the piss out of it. I personally have put over 2k rounds through it, never mind what he's put down the pipe. It's been a rock solid rifle.
 
misanthropist said:
On top of that, once you get in to ARs, you WILL start looking at putting a light on it...when that happens, a rail will make life easier.
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That is not entirely true....

I've had an AR for going on 3 years. I've had ZERO inclination at removing my old fatty carbine handguards for any type of rail to mount anything on my Armalite.















That is why I bought a second AR. To frankengun it and play with all the crap available. :)
 
well for a start the norc actually exists and can be purchased and the nea is vaporware. hard to compare a firearm (norc) to a nebulous concept isn't it?
 
Armedsask said:
If you have to ask, you are better off with the Norc because you are clearly too cheap and/or know nothing about quality.
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I'll freely admit I DONT know anything about the difference in quality between ARs... which is why I was turning to the experience of the forum for help. I've got no problem paying more for quality, I just want to know why its better... Like I said in my first post, I'm happy to spend the extra money, I just need an excuse to justify it (besides being Canadian made).
 
It is a matter of what you like. I like the classic M4 style of the Norc, you will not be able to get this style of rifle from NEA. As far as quality, sure the Norc has some minor fitment concerns with some milspec parts but very minor. As far as it's function I can't complain. The Norc has been accepted by most of the masses as a great entry level AR for under $700.00. The Nea AR is not on the market yet so the jury is still out...........
 
Teapot said:
A light? For what?
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They're tacticool! ;)

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