Should I buy a NEA AR?

L337 said:
I dont own NEA products, but I was in your shoes, I was very interested in buying a homegrown product and supporting Canadian industry so when I started hearing about their problems and I dont mean politics I took my time to follow a lot of what was being said.

I concluded that NEA was hit or miss, eg: items they were sourcing were not always consistent. So although I believe they are quite capable of producing a solid product I just simply didnt feel like taking a risk with my hard earned $$ and decided to spend it on an American product. I thought it was kinda of sad because I really excited about the prospect of having a "Made in Canada" AR.

Maybe in a few years when NEA has left their issues behind they will be worth a 2nd glance from me.
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Re Purchasing a Canadian made AR. Have you looked at ATRS's ARs?
http://www.albertatacticalrifle.com/atrs.html
 
Chemist: I have a feeling that you like to promote NEA more than DD or other ARs.
Just curious to ask, did the DD sold faster or the NEA?
(I bought my DDV3 from u in July and everything went smoothly, thanks)
 
I love my NEA. Had to take it in once for what sounded like a very one off type issue, but the warranty work was performed by my LGS with no fuss or muss.
 
The topic of this thread:

Should I buy a NEA AR? Or an alternative title: .... Should I go bareback with a $5 hooker? Either way you take your chances.
 
I was looking at buying an AR for a while and I came across the NEA's. I did some research on them by reading the forums and other reviews that were done by other websites and for the most part I found them all positive so i bought one. I got the 10.5" version and I took it to the range a few weeks ago. I’ve only put 80 rounds through it, steel case zinc plated, and it didn’t fail once. I realize that to break a gun in that I have to put a lot more through it but for right out of the box it worked well, and all I’m very happy with my purchase. I know they had some QC problems a while ago and when I spoke to the local dealer about them they said they were fixing the issues and it appears they have. Or at least on the one O have lol.

All and all I’m happy with the gun. The finish i think is nice and so far so good on it not failing in the ways I’ve read about that can happen. Sure are there are better AR's out there but I think at the price point of NEA, and the functioning of it, it's a pretty gun for the value.

I’m sure there will be others that disagree with me but it’s my opinion so :p
 
Kernal001 said:
I was looking at buying an AR for a while and I came across the NEA's. I did some research on them by reading the forums and other reviews that were done by other websites and for the most part I found them all positive so i bought one. I got the 10.5" version and I took it to the range a few weeks ago. I’ve only put 80 rounds through it, steel case zinc plated, and it didn’t fail once. I realize that to break a gun in that I have to put a lot more through it but for right out of the box it worked well, and all I’m very happy with my purchase. I know they had some QC problems a while ago and when I spoke to the local dealer about them they said they were fixing the issues and it appears they have. Or at least on the one O have lol.

All and all I’m happy with the gun. The finish i think is nice and so far so good on it not failing in the ways I’ve read about that can happen. Sure are there are better AR's out there but I think at the price point of NEA, and the functioning of it, it's a pretty gun for the value.

I’m sure there will be others that disagree with me but it’s my opinion so :p
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How odd; A new member signs up and his second post is to defend NEA. It seems like deja vu somehow. So how long have you been associated with NEA Kernal001?.
 
mg4201 said:
Nope not confused at all. I am still arguing that NEA makes crap AR's.
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You claim 75% are being returned and the guy actually selling is telling you he hasn't had one returned in well over 3 months.
Seems you are out of touch with the current situation, no matter how bad they were at a previous time .

Personally I'd wait for another year to see how consistent they are now that t hey have had help for quality.
 
dinsdale said:
You claim 75% are being returned and the guy actually selling is telling you he hasn't had one returned in well over 3 months.
Seems you are out of touch with the current situation, no matter how bad they were at a previous time .

Personally I'd wait for another year to see how consistent they are now that t hey have had help for quality.
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Of course I am. In truth I was just busting his balls for my own entertainment. Also in reality All nea has managed to do is show that they can make a rifle that doesn't fail immediately after the customer touches it. In the world of manufacturing that is hardly a noteworthy achievement. I am curious to see what the long term reliability is. Even if NEA made a quality product, I would never buy from them because they lack honesty and integrity as a company and they have a track record of releasing bad products.
 
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