Norinco M4 service life - manual says 6000rds!?

[Invalid Zero]

Epps still have tons on their website!

They've got one less now.

 

[Publican]

+1000 rounds through mine not one hiccup. Finish quality every bit as good as my buddies Rock River. I have owned 4 Norinco exported products and have been very impressed and pleased with all 4.

 

[nza]

Actually,

6K is not too far off for a carbine.

Bolt breakage with a carbine (their gas system is not as "soft" as that of a full length rifle) will happen. Locking lugs crack and break off.

For a full length rifle, you'll start to see it around the 10-15K mark.

I've got AR's with that many rounds, and I keep an eye on them carefully.

I have replaced many parts on AR's.

Triggers that have had the sear face crack.

Bolts with broken lugs.

Firing pins with little dimples in the end.

Hammer pin (snapped in 2 right in the middle!)

Those are some of the things you'll see with higher round-count rifles.

NS

Nothing that $99.99 USD at Brownells couldn't fix.

 

[KevinB]

The spec for a M16 Bolt is 5k rounds...

Yeah is a rifle in semi-auto they will go for 10k+ usually.

My guess is Norinco played it safe and said 6,000rds.

 

[Glenfilthie]

I think the round count is less an issue than the RATE at which they go through. You are going to burn up a barrell alot faster if you heat it up with rapid fire than you will if you allow proper time to cool.

 

[Applefarmer]

Norinco has a bumper warranty, once you can't see the bumper the warranty is over.