north eastern arm Ar15

I currently own an M&P15 and a NEA 7.5 pdw. No issues with either through several hundred rounds each. The M&P is probably the better deal for the $, but that PDW puts a bigger grin on my face.

I would buy a NEA rifle again; hopefully a NR .308 in the near future!
 
They really need to make a NEA ar-15 FAQ sticky:

1. 1st gen ones SUCK
2. 2nd gen ones are ok, but first gen parts sometimes slip in.
3. They have great costumer service
 
Hermid said:
3. They have great costumer service
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Pretty accurate summary.

So basically NEA is Kia......

Crappy but showing some signs of improvement and it has an awesome warranty that you will be making use of.

Hermid said:
They really need to make a NEA ar-15 FAQ sticky:

1. 1st gen ones SUCK
2. 2nd gen ones are ok, but first gen parts sometimes slip in.
3. They have great costumer service
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Thought I would update you guys.

Am trying to decide between the dpms oracle, NEA 14.5", windham weaponry, am not so sure on the aero precision since it has a carbine gas system on a 16" barrel. All suggestions welcomed
 
winchester1852 said:
Thought I would update you guys.

Am trying to decide between the dpms oracle, NEA 14.5", windham weaponry, am not so sure on the aero precision since it has a carbine gas system on a 16" barrel. All suggestions welcomed
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Windham or aero,why would the gas system be an issue?
 
I'd be surprised if any of those options ran anything other than a carbine gas tube. Mid-length is nice (marginally smoother) but I don't think it's a deal breaker. My two cents based on experience:
1)Windham
2)Aero
3)DPMS
4) NEA
 
winchester1852 said:
Thought I would update you guys.

Am trying to decide between the dpms oracle, NEA 14.5", windham weaponry, am not so sure on the aero precision since it has a carbine gas system on a 16" barrel. All suggestions welcomed
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Which WW? If you are planning on going stateside with your AR (competitions and whatnot) then a 16" barrel is a good idea since you won't be able to get it into the US with anything shorter.

When I got my 14.5" NEA back in 2012, one of the things that sold me was the free-float handguard. At the time, in Canada you were looking at about $4-500 more for an ar with a ff handguard so that made the choice easier. The AR landscape in Canada has changed a lot since then....we've had the dollar at par, sandy hook panic buying, obama's re-election panic buying, a glut of ARs on the US market, and lately the weakening of the CND relative to the USD. Choosing an AR hasn't gotten any easier but as others have said, you really can't go wrong with whatever you choose.

In this forum we like to wring our hands and proclaim this or that but the bottom line is this: your first AR might be a rental...you buy it, shoot it till your heart's content and if you don't like it, throw it on the EE and sell it for a few hundred bucks less and move on. Essentially you've rented that AR for several months for a few hundred bucks....no biggie...at which point you will know 200X what you know now about what you want and don't want in an AR.
 
Runningfool said:
Which WW? If you are planning on going stateside with your AR (competitions and whatnot) then a 16" barrel is a good idea since you won't be able to get it into the US with anything shorter.

When I got my 14.5" NEA back in 2012, one of the things that sold me was the free-float handguard. At the time, in Canada you were looking at about $4-500 more for an ar with a ff handguard so that made the choice easier. The AR landscape in Canada has changed a lot since then....we've had the dollar at par, sandy hook panic buying, obama's re-election panic buying, a glut of ARs on the US market, and lately the weakening of the CND relative to the USD. Choosing an AR hasn't gotten any easier but as others have said, you really can't go wrong with whatever you choose.

In this forum we like to wring our hands and proclaim this or that but the bottom line is this: your first AR might be a rental...you buy it, shoot it till your heart's content and if you don't like it, throw it on the EE and sell it for a few hundred bucks less and move on. Essentially you've rented that AR for several months for a few hundred bucks....no biggie...at which point you will know 200X what you know now about what you want and don't want in an AR.
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I like your point of view!
 
Runningfool hit the bullseye when he said you just rent your first one and gave some good advice. I've had every ar on your list except the ww,however I used a friend's for an entire weekend of courses I currently have a dpms it was the 2nd ar I've ever owned. I've had ones that were substantially more money however I through a time when I stopped shooting for a bit so I sold the expensive ones to fund other hobbies. That being said I'd still say the ww or the aero would be my top choice just becouse I do think their more refined then my dpms and as far as nea goes,##### nea I gave em enough chances and I won't spend a dime on another one.
 
skoal said:
Runningfool hit the bullseye when he said you just rent your first one and gave some good advice. I've had every ar on your list except the ww,however I used a friend's for an entire weekend of courses I currently have a dpms it was the 2nd ar I've ever owned. I've had ones that were substantially more money however I through a time when I stopped shooting for a bit so I sold the expensive ones to fund other hobbies. That being said I'd still say the ww or the aero would be my top choice just becouse I do think their more refined then my dpms and as far as nea goes,##### nea I gave em enough chances and I won't spend a dime on another one.
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Fair enough ill décide by Saturday ill report back.
 
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