Nornico M4, who has them?

P&D had quite a few too awhile back. I foolishly bought a Bushmaster for more money because I didn't trust the chinese clones and now after reading the stuff here I may have spent more money than I needed too...
 
Glenfilthie said:
P&D had quite a few too awhile back. I foolishly bought a Bushmaster for more money because I didn't trust the chinese clones and now after reading the stuff here I may have spent more money than I needed too...
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If you had a chance to do a side by side comparison you would feel better about your purchase.
You get what you pay for.
 
We have some. They also are ~$965 shipped to most of Canada. The online shipping module works out the exact price. I just tried one and it was $963, so.

Also, we now tighten the castle nut down (most are loose) and install a black extractor insert (otherwise missing) for free.
 
Looks like one of my first firearms purchase will be a M4. I do want buy one or two more much cheaper firearms at the same store (SKS and shotgun) but I sure hope, CFO has seen people buying M4 as their first firearm, otherwise, I'm gonna be waiting for along time to get it. LOL!
 
dangertree said:
We have some. They also are ~$965 shipped to most of Canada. The online shipping module works out the exact price. I just tried one and it was $963, so.

Also, we now tighten the castle nut down (most are loose) and install a black extractor insert (otherwise missing) for free.
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Hang on...is the extractor insert an optional part?

I thought there had to be something there?

So ArmsEast norks come with the Black, and non-ArmsEast norks come with the nothing?
 
lmar said:
What specifically didn't you like about your Norinco?

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For the record, I don't own one.
I examined one at a dealer a few days ago and decided against purchasing one.
I concluded that I wouldn't want to shoot it before replacing all of the springs as well as the bolt carrier group...after that it didn't seem like such a 'bargain'.
I was merely commenting on the fact that I personally would advise a prospective AR purchaser to, if possible, do a side by side comparison with an American/Canadian AR vs. the Norinco.
FWIW, I would give the same advise to anyone contemplating the purchase of an Imperial Defence AR as well.
 
They run just fine without having to fiddle around with the springs. An extractor spring insert is a nice touch, but has not really been required on the ones that I have seen run. Lever has been running a demo model for over a year now with thousands of rounds through it without a hitch.
 
too expensive IMO. for 500-700 more you could get any American brand AR with much better finish and finer machine work(probably better steel too). something you couldnt get if you spend another 500 on top of a Chinese made AR. if the price was set at around 5-600,like any other clone guns that are 30% of real piece price,then i would consider owning one. 70%, meh, they are pushing it. im sure they got these for dirt cheap
 
dangertree said:
Also, we now tighten the castle nut down (most are loose) and install a black extractor insert (otherwise missing) for free.
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Im confused, which Castle nut?

Do you mean the Barrel nut

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or the butstock lock ring nut?

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Cause I thought they only used castle nuts with cotter pins?
 
RUSTSPOT said:
too expensive IMO. for 500-700 more you could get any American brand AR with much better finish and finer machine work(probably better steel too). something you couldnt get if you spend another 500 on top of a Chinese made AR. if the price was set at around 5-600,like any other clone guns that are 30% of real piece price,then i would consider owning one. 70%, meh, they are pushing it. im sure they got these for dirt cheap
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foxbat said:
For the record, I don't own one.
I examined one at a dealer a few days ago and decided against purchasing one.
I concluded that I wouldn't want to shoot it before replacing all of the springs as well as the bolt carrier group...after that it didn't seem like such a 'bargain'.
I was merely commenting on the fact that I personally would advise a prospective AR purchaser to, if possible, do a side by side comparison with an American/Canadian AR vs. the Norinco.
FWIW, I would give the same advise to anyone contemplating the purchase of an Imperial Defence AR as well.
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I've fired both... A bushmaster 16" and a stock norc, the bushy first and the norc second. Traded two magazines of 308 through my M14 to try em.

At 40 yards I couldn't tell the difference between a 10 shot string in both. Take up was a little longer in the norc but felt no better or worse then the bushy, broke at what felt like 5 or 6 lbs. Grouping was the same on the both (a limitation of the shooter though).
 
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