Norinco m14... worth it or not?

Rocket Surgery said:
^^ Incorrect
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Quite correct. I have two damaged ones to prove it. The problem is the lug on the mount that slides into the grove on the side of the reciever can't take the pounding and gets deformed. Once that happens it's impossible to get it tight again. That's why I abandoned it for an aircraft grade steel mount.

See my tries at various mounts here:
 
Well then, any recommedations on where i should purchase one from>? good service, timely shipping, good prices, etc takin into account.
 
Mandown! said:
Ya see how much tinkering? how finiky are they and does tinkering require buying lots of expensive parts to make it a sweet rifle? if it is stuff that i can do without having to spend alot of money on it them i'm into it!
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Nah, it does not need expensive parts to get running well. Just a few things here and there, and that's just for my personal taste. I know of a few LE Armorers who are shooting match ammo inside an inch with box stock (chu wood :eek: ) Norc M14's, but their conditions are very 'determined'.... I will not say any more ;) Time for me to STFU....

If you like to tinker with hand tools, it's a great platform. Even painting, sanding, cleaning the stock(s) are fun. Scoping, mounting, testing loads; all broaden the experience and hobby! :)

:cheers:

Barney
 
Hungry said:
If you don't get all parts replaced with USGI goodies, yer #### will :eek: fall off! :D

Nah... I'm just joking. Tighten things up at one of my clinics and you will surprise yourself with this $ 400 plus high school shop class project! :) Even better, wait until you shoot handloaded match boolits! :cool:

:cheers:

Barney
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finding usgi goodies is another story....

They are worth it for the tinker factor. Not to mention incredibly fun to shoot.

I bought mine used and it's accuracy was unacceptable for me. Some quick, easy, cheap mods and tons of helpful advice from these boards has got it up and running to where it needs to be. YMMV.

Guide rods are easy to replace and help a lot.

It's fun to see the work that you have done show results downrange.
 
BioPace said:
But if you think an SKS is heavy, maybe you should heft one of the M14s before dropping your coin.
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my SKS weighed in a 10 lbs today, virtually the same. On another note I handled an m14 at a local store today, I'm sold on them.

Also, the m14 they had at the store was overpriced, for a used gun (which I kind of expected), but the guy was trying to tell me the polytech is a better version than the norinco, and better quality, and trying to tell me that's why it's a higher price. I was under the impression the polytechs/norcs were basically the same deal, just different branding?
 
Fyn said:
my SKS weighed in a 10 lbs today, virtually the same. On another note I handled an m14 at a local store today, I'm sold on them.

Also, the m14 they had at the store was overpriced, for a used gun (which I kind of expected), but the guy was trying to tell me the polytech is a better version than the norinco, and better quality, and trying to tell me that's why it's a higher price. I was under the impression the polytechs/norcs were basically the same deal, just different branding?
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Correct. There is no difference, same company makes them.
 
JRW (QOR) said:
Quite correct. I have two damaged ones to prove it. The problem is the lug on the mount that slides into the grove on the side of the reciever can't take the pounding and gets deformed. Once that happens it's impossible to get it tight again. That's why I abandoned it for an aircraft grade steel mount.

See my tries at various mounts here:
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You should start a class action lawsuit against every manufacturer that makes aluminum mounts. You could start a blog and warn everyone about these crap mounts, the world will be a better place. I'll gladly spend $150-$250 on a steel mount for my $400 gun, because my aluminum one can only keep zero for about 350 rounds before i have to take it off to grease the receiver.

Of course we could battle this out, but I'm Metis and you're QOR so we wouldn't want to repeat history.
 
Rocket Surgery said:
You should start a class action lawsuit against every manufacturer that makes aluminum mounts. You could start a blog and warn everyone about these crap mounts, the world will be a better place. I'll gladly spend $150-$250 on a steel mount for my $400 gun, because my aluminum one can only keep zero for about 350 rounds before i have to take it off to grease the receiver.

Of course we could battle this out, but I'm Metis and you're QOR so we wouldn't want to repeat history.
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Hah!! You guys have a genetic advantage I think. My 6th gen Metis wife is a lethal shot--with no prior experience or practice, she was putting them in the 10 ring right away. Do you like big fires too? Every time we go out in the bush, she insists on building a massive conflagration and cooking stuff on it.
 
Let's stick to what we know and love, the M14 addiction! :D

Yes, the receiver alone well worth the purchase price, I've mentioned that in my clinics! :)

Keep it simple and don't replace many parts. Just keep shooting it and then tightening things up. That's the fun part about M14 Norc ownership. Hey, even my M1A got all the treatment(s). :cool:


:cheers:

Barney
 
Sorry Hungry--didn't mean to get off-topic. I just purchased my 1st Norinco (at the instigation of my wife), and I'm finding this forum very informative.
 
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