So.. Uhh. Flash hider WTF? Gotta love Norinco QC...

[Merllin]

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[Mike Oxbig]

Yikes! Does it look as though a bullet grazed it from the inside maybe?
I'd imagine it'd take some force to bend it like that.

 

[Merllin]

I'm not sure.. Ive looked it over.. doesn't look like anything came in contact with it. I talked to Kevin Keon (an M14 smith around these parts) and he says hes seen it happen due to the metal being poor or soft. The gun is still fairly accurate (2" groups at 100 yards), but I don't wanna shoot it and take the chance... I dont even know at what part of the last range session it started happening to be honest.

 

[Shrek]

What Kevin Keon said is true. A bit of heating (shooting) followed by cooling will cause imperfections like this to become obvious.

 

[BattleRife]

You're probably referring to this thread.

I would try calling Marstar first. They supposedly have a decent stock of spare parts, though I've never actually tested them.

 

[Archibald]

Surely somebody has a take-off m305 flash hider for this poor fellow!?

 

[Paul Morrison]

It looks to me as though the flash hider worked loose at some point in the past, and was fired in that condition. Are you the original owner?

 

[gnmontey]

I have a spare norc hider inbound. It's yours for the cost of postage. PM me if interested.

 

[Merllin]

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[All Wheel Drive]

The whole gun is likely the same.

Pay for what you get.

Marstar is the Wal-Mart of Canadian gun shops

 

[Onagoth]

The whole gun is likely the same.

Pay for what you get.

Marstar is the Wal-Mart of Canadian gun shops

An opinion based on experience?

 

[Fixit]

The whole gun is likely the same.

Pay for what you get.

Marstar is the Wal-Mart of Canadian gun shops

 

[squid1230]

X2

 

[playerprez]

I had the same thing happen but mine flew apart..2007 batch

 

[jdman]

An opinion based on experience?

 

[Merllin]

I had the same thing happen but mine flew apart..2007 batch

Ya thats what this one is.... 2007 stamped...

The rest of the gun seems to be in great shape according to the smith.

 

[Spyderfire1]

I have a spare norc hider inbound. It's yours for the cost of postage. PM me if interested.

Nice to see a shooter help another shooter. Good work.

This guy took what he had left over and didn't try to sell it on EE for some ridiculous price.

 

[Merllin]

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[Vengeance]

The whole gun is likely the same.

Pay for what you get.

Marstar is the Wal-Mart of Canadian gun shops

 

[mosquito99]

so is the bullet hitting the suppressor, try running a 5/16 (.312) helical reamer in there , to make sure nothing is struck by the bullet