Should I by a Colt SA20 for my C7A2 build

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army052

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Hi everyone. I'm looking for opinions on my C7A2 build. I'm not sure if it is worth buying the SA20 and build it on that. Or to use a generic 20 " AR. And put the green furniture, elcan on it. Is it worth the extra for the colt?
 
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If you are going to spend the $$$ to put an an Elcan on it than your crazy not to spend the lesser cost of the optic to make it a colt
And yes it's worth it

Ask yourself do you really want to build a c7 clone off a Chinese gun?
 
The DA 20" has a fixed A1 upper receiver so it cannot mount optics. so your looking at 150 $ to swap that over to a flattop. Then the barrel on it is a .625 profiled barreled. Not the right profile for a C7A2. So theres more money. Then you need to switch out the buttstock to a carbine stock. Theres more money. So your looking at at lease 300-400$ in parts minus the barrel.
 
The sa20 uses everything the c7 does except the auto sear. Save for that feature it is a c7. The semi auto lowers are the same as a semi auto c8 or c7 issued to police and yes there is such a thing. Even has its own frt, the semi auto c7. If you are lucky you can even find a sa20 with a weaver upper as they ran out of picatinny upper receiver near the end of production.

You can make a clone using anything. It won't be a c7 though.
 
for the little price difference getting the real deal is well worth it IMHO, Colt Canada is second to none. only thing I regret is not being rich enough to get a SA15.7, an IUR and a lower... now I need an ELCAN.

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Army052, if you were originally thinking of a DA20 and switching parts, there is an even easier and cheaper solution for you.
Lever Arms, not a site sponsor, carries a clone of the C7A2 for $699.
Only the furniture is black, the correct flat top and collapsable stock. I am not sure if it is a one on seven or a one in ninie twist.

Advertise a WTB in the EE for an Elcan and spend the money you saved on range membership and ammo.

The Colt Diemaco is an ouotstanding rifle, if you have the spending cash.

More people getting into the sport for cheap is good, don't worry about brand names.
A lot of us get embarrassed by folks with piece of c*** norincos.
Being a good shooter and a sport is what it is all about.
 
Good spotting! Think I found 1:9 twist in the ad

That's really pretty interesting! never seen that norinco configuration before at any of the other retailers (marstar, etc), or maybe I just wasn't looking very hard.

Of course by buying it INSTEAD of the Colt, you're sending jobs offshore and jeopardizing your children's future, but that's another discussion....
 
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Army052, if you were originally thinking of a DA20 and switching parts, there is an even easier and cheaper solution for you.
Lever Arms, not a site sponsor, carries a clone of the C7A2 for $699.
Only the furniture is black, the correct flat top and collapsable stock. I am not sure if it is a one on seven or a one in ninie twist.

Advertise a WTB in the EE for an Elcan and spend the money you saved on range membership and ammo.

The Colt Diemaco is an ouotstanding rifle, if you have the spending cash.

More people getting into the sport for cheap is good, don't worry about brand names.
A lot of us get embarrassed by folks with piece of c*** norincos.
Being a good shooter and a sport is what it is all about.
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If you can afford it, and you're a completest/purist, then get an SA20 because there's nothing on the market closer. you are literally just missing the fun switch and some other minor details. Most of the important bits will be identical to the real deal.

If money is a problem and you're okay with close enough, go for the Norc for Lever:

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You can pick up a green furniture set off EE for $300-500, and then find an Elcan for $1k, give or take a few hundred and that will get your rifle looking like a C7 from a distance. I'm not promoting Norc, but this one appears to be quite different than the other one with the fixed stock, pencil barrel and carrying handle upper. The lever one appears to have a heavier barrel profile and some have even gone as far as saying it was hammer forged. It makes sense as hammer forging costs less than button rifling and the Chinese are all about saving the bucks.
 
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