PolyTech vs Norinco or hold out for a Springfeild?

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I absolutely need me a m305 m14 or m1a but dont know where to start. I hate the idea of ending up with a crappy inaccurate unreliable ChiCom rifle but cant find the right M1A for the right price. So im wondering just how are these Polytech and Norinco rifles for accuracy and reliability, whats my best bet?
 
polytech is norinco.... comparing a 2000+ dollar gun to a 400 dollar gun is a little ridiculous. Both the short and long norcs shoot great and people love them... its called a search function
 
I thought polytech is a military subsidiary while norinco is not meaning they would be made by different people in different factories and subjected to different quality control standards(if there is such a thing in Communist China)
 
Redneckhippy said:
I absolutely need me a m305 m14 or m1a but dont know where to start. I hate the idea of ending up with a crappy inaccurate unreliable ChiCom rifle but cant find the right M1A for the right price. So im wondering just how are these Polytech and Norinco rifles for accuracy and reliability, whats my best bet?
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When I bought my Norinco M14 I had a Springfield in one hand and the Norinco in the other. The Springfield felt like ### in my hands and screamed quality, but for more than $2000 vs $430 I would never be able to justify that. My Norinco and along with optics, various USGI type upgrades, Thousands of rounds of ammo, has still cost me less than the Sprinfield w/o optics.

So no regrets for me, Ive had no issues and I love shooting it.
 
I ended up with a crappy unreliable Springfield M1A rifle, but found a Norinco to replace it at a great price - no regrets.
 
Like H2Oman.... I got both Norc and Springfield M1A! I save money on both my shooting iron sights and avoiding the optics (very expensive option) scoping issue. I also save more money by shooting with USGI stocks and not the very expensive McMillan option; so ya gotta cut corners someplace!

Either platform will satisfy your M14 addiction! :D

Cheers,
Barney
 
If S.E.I. has listing's of Nork parts on there website I don't think the can be all that bad but if the hater's need 2 hate well then common sense would tell you the they all have 1 thing in common and that is no sense.
http://smithenterprise.com/products03.01.html said:
Regarding Chinese parts for the M14 at SEI

At SEI, we repair our M14s with USGI replacement parts.

The Chinese parts we have are take-offs from Polytech and Norinco's that were legally brought into the U.S. in the 1980's.

We can supply those take-off parts to those who want to keep their rifles with orginal parts. Please contact us to check inventory and for another other needs.
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The Chinese M-14's are decent right out of the box, for less money than a Ruger SR-22 costs! And the SR-22 won't even come with iron sights for that price.

Top quality replacement and upgrade/match parts made in the USA for Springfield M1A's will fit just fine on Chinese M-14's.

Springfield's are usually cast/blued AFAIK...while Chinese units are military-spec forged/Parkerizing, just like the original USGI M-14's would have been. Parkerizing might not be the prettiest finish, but slather it with some protective oil, and it'll keep your rifle from rusting.

Are the Chinese M-14's PERFECT? No, and you shouldn't expect absolute perfection in a firearm less than $1000. But you can MAKE them perfect with just a few tweeks and changes and upgrades...and still have your total investment be less than HALF of a Springfield. I'm happy with mine, and I've not even modified mine much, or even as much as I want to!
 
RickR1100 said:
Are the Chinese M-14's PERFECT? No, and you shouldn't expect absolute perfection in a firearm less than $1000. But you can MAKE them perfect with just a few tweeks and changes and upgrades...and still have your total investment be less than HALF of a Springfield. I'm happy with mine, and I've not even modified mine much, or even as much as I want to!
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Exactly what I wanted to say. Today, I just replaced the chinese gas system with an M1A Springfield gas system. Straight swap. Not a single problem. Now my teaching shorty M14 has an M1A flash suppressor and an M1A gas cylinder (entirely) system.

I swapped out the elev and windage knob (actually, the factory units worked well) but I just happen to love the M1 Garand or Piettro Beretta BM59 rear sight knobs.

Now my shorty is sighted in and ready for the zombie invasion, should it break out during my Western Canada M14 Road trip that starts this Friday 29 June. We are all gonna have fun, all you Western Canuckistanis! :D You will get a chance to see and play with this shorty! :)

Cheers,
Barney
 
lonely_wolf said:
Buy the one you want. Don't settle. The money will soon be forgotten, but you'll be stuck with the rifle.
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Yuk Yuk...kinda sounds like a Henny Youngman's story about his wife.... :D

Back to the program. I learned many important lessons at Hungry's last road trip through Calgary. My Poly has USGI springs, oprod and bolt. Life is really good and the rifle shoots perfection.

The best opinion was a serviceman back from Afghanistan. Everybody wants the M14 platform. He shot mine and was very surprised and impressed. He was considering a Springfield but now may consider the Poly with tweaks if it comes to money.
 
Hungry said:
Now my shorty is sighted in and ready for the zombie invasion, should it break out during my Western Canada M14 Road trip that starts this Friday 29 June. We are all gonna have fun, all you Western Canuckistanis! :D You will get a chance to see and play with this shorty! :)

Cheers,
Barney
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If you find yourself in Vancouver, with your rifle at the low-ready, don't be alarmed, that certain element of our cities population ONLY APPEAR to be Zombies. You can tell they are humans due to the needles hanging from their face and arms.
 
BurnabySoldier said:
If you find yourself in Vancouver, with your rifle at the low-ready, don't be alarmed, that certain element of our cities population ONLY APPEAR to be Zombies. You can tell they are humans due to the needles hanging from their face and arms.
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That and their neck tattoo...lol
 
Buy the one you want. Don't settle. The money will soon be forgotten, but you'll be stuck with the rifle.
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Best reply above here. I have both ... I still prefer to shoot my Springfield. ;)

Otokiak
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My first M1A I had thirty four years ago was a jam'o'matic which I got rid of and replaced with another M1A that I have now had for thirty four years, however I also own Norinco's and think they are a really good deal, also the forged receivers are millspec unlike those on M1A's which have always been cast. If you do a search on M1A and check the Wikipedia entry you will see a history of M1A issues. I believe that in the US they still seek out Norinco's forged receivers to build high spec M14's because of the forged receivers, even though they have not been able to import them since 1994 unlike in Canada which we are very fortunate in being able to do so!
 
My poly is over 20 years old. Bought it in 91 and it's never quit, not once! The serial# is under 200.. So reliable?? Yup and I don't baby it either. I have never taken the gas apart or swapped out any parts with Aftermarket stuff except for a marstar recoil buffer.
 
So there you go: the Springers are sweet looking and put together well...the Norcs are Mil-spec tough, a bit rough around the edges, but give great performance at a price that's probably lower than we really should expect. Today you can buy 4 Norcs for the price of 1 Springfield.

Or...you can buy one Norc, pimp it out with the best glass, best target stocks, then buy a second Norc shorty, and STILL have your total investment be less than one single unmodified Springfield M1A...
 
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