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eh. ill wait and see the marstar pricing, if its anything close to the m14's ill buy one, strip it down, blast the crappy finish off of it, and duracoat it, should look 100000x better after :D
 
Hmm, for that price I may just pick one up.

Think there are volume discounts? I may need to outfit my Chinese invasion defense force with irony rifles. :D
 
wow not to bash lever but those pics on the web really really look bad, paint chipping, pore paint job all round i would not waste my hard earned cash on what on the website pics. Hid you did well.
 
dangertree said:
We'll have a range report posted after this weekend coming.

Lever took pics of the worst they could find, I guess so no one can say they were promised better. Most of them look better than the pictures posted.

Trivia maybe, but these aren't Norincos. I know these are sold internationally as a military product, which leads me to guess Polytech. But the CFC has named them NORINCO on the Reg Certs, so, I guess they're Norinco's anyway.

These are made by "Chinese State Arsenal, Factory 216" (from the FRT Info). The serials seem to run from 001, so I'd guess that this is the first run of non-fullauto CQ 556 produced? The FRTs for the F/A version exist and are older and more detailed than the FRT entry for this gun.

That's all I'll guess because I know very little of the workings of the Chinese arms industry, and I shouldn't speculate too much. Anyone who want's to school us all, please step up. I'm sure someone here knows.

I can say I know a few Americans who really want one of these out of curiosity to see "China's M4 Copy". All else aside, they're an interesting story.

Oh yeah, they don't say MADE IN CHINA on them either.
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thanks, looking fwd to your range report...any idea roughly how much you charge to refinish?
 
Can't imagine why anyone in the US would want one other than curiosity. The price seems high considering that the M305s were selling for under $400 and in the US you can build a top quality AR15 with a RRA kit and a good quality lower for $750US, not much more than the Norinco even considering the exchange rate.
 
Hadrianus said:
Looks good, but if you're going to commit to $900, why not buy US for another $500?
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1- Another $500 would be a 55% increase, a substantial difference. However, see #2.

2- Your price optimism is unfounded: to get a US made AR-15 currently would require about $600-800 premium over the Norinco.

3- The Americans won't sell us an AR-15 in this configuration.
 
BattleRife said:
The Americans won't sell us an AR-15 in this configuration.
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And they won't sell a 14.5 inch barrel to their OWN people without registering it as a short barreled firearm, $200 tax stamp and all...

I'm pleased with what people are saying about these Chinese M4's.

Cheers
Jay
 
Am I the only one who finds it ironic that a Communist State is supplying firearms to the "free" world at a price point that is making capitalists pee their pants in glee.....

L
 
powmia56 said:
Can't imagine why anyone in the US would want one other than curiosity. The price seems high considering that the M305s were selling for under $400 and in the US you can build a top quality AR15 with a RRA kit and a good quality lower for $750US, not much more than the Norinco even considering the exchange rate.
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Well it's a good thing it's just a straight exchange rate when getting AR-15's across the border.

Oh.

Wait.

We pay almost double.
 
dangertree said:
We'll have a range report posted after this weekend coming.

Lever took pics of the worst they could find, I guess so no one can say they were promised better. Most of them look better than the pictures posted.

Trivia maybe, but these aren't Norincos. I know these are sold internationally as a military product, which leads me to guess Polytech. But the CFC has named them NORINCO on the Reg Certs, so, I guess they're Norinco's anyway.

These are made by "Chinese State Arsenal, Factory 216" (from the FRT Info). The serials seem to run from 001, so I'd guess that this is the first run of non-fullauto CQ 556 produced? The FRTs for the F/A version exist and are older and more detailed than the FRT entry for this gun.

That's all I'll guess because I know very little of the workings of the Chinese arms industry, and I shouldn't speculate too much. Anyone who want's to school us all, please step up. I'm sure someone here knows.

I can say I know a few Americans who really want one of these out of curiosity to see "China's M4 Copy". All else aside, they're an interesting story.

Oh yeah, they don't say MADE IN CHINA on them either.
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So how did it go at the range today ?????????
 
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