whats with the hate of for NEA?
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They're "supposedly" doing giveaways for the Peshmerga.
LordEvilPepper
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Under a rusty barge in BC
besides shillgate,
The fact they denied issue for a long time, (that some of those issue still crop up).
They bashed CGN "haters" on another forum calling us all a bunch of fools that shouldn't complain about our: broken bolts, unstaked gas keys, sharp edges and tooling marks, out of spec parts and flash hiders that catch rounds.
sure they eventually made things right with those affected.... but the only guns that seem to come up with more catastrophic failures on CGN is norc M305's, that says a lot about QC.... both then and now.
Not just giveaways...they've sold a lot of rifles over there. Jeff has invited me to check out their setup in northern Iraq a bunch of times but I can never get my schedule aligned, which is a shame because it would be interesting to get a look at what they're doing. Maybe next spring I'll be able to get over.
I picked up a 14.5" from them. Awesome little AR15 for under $800 IIRC. I bought it through the IOP program direct but I think now they go through SFRC.
They're in the hands of the Peshmerga. NEA also sends other non-weapon stuff to help those dudes out and have people who had boots on the ground over there. Not in a combat roll (I'd say obviously) but they're still involved.
Got a link?
-broken bolts, unstaked gas keys,
Didn't that issue come from third-party BCGs from a half-decent supplier for the early-gen guns? "OK company x has their own QC so these should be good, and we can get our rifles out the door" is an absolutely forgivable mistake, particularly when they were willing to replace them at no cost, and continuing to complain about that years later is enough to make me roll my eyes.
-flash hiders that catch rounds
It was my understanding that it was incorrect installation of the flash hider by the user, who warped the prongs. Seems silly to complain about that.
In before accusations of being an NEA shill: Had a Gen1 14.5. The only problems it ever gave me were the trigger wouldn't reset sometimes. That went away as I broke it in, havent had that issue for years now. Decided that the upper was way too heavy for my taste and sold it for something lighter. Still have the lower, I quite like it. Mine had no tooling marks and while the rails weren't as nicely machined as some higher end models, I wouldn't describe them as "sharp" either.
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Their design is outdated, specially their rail system
Remember their barrel with the blotchy finish?
Out of spec everything
Qc issue
Shillgate
Gray / purple anodizing
Bad bcc
Bad trigger
Bad forward assist
Warranty voided if you fire too fast
And the list goes on.
They have the worst reputation of any firearm manufacturer.
Remember their barrel with the blotchy finish?
Out of spec everything
Qc issue
Shillgate
Gray / purple anodizing
Bad bcc
Bad trigger
Bad forward assist
Warranty voided if you fire too fast
And the list goes on.
They have the worst reputation of any firearm manufacturer.
Runningfool
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- SW Ontario
I don't think it turned out to be user error, I think it was faulty heat treating iirc.
I didn't pay much more than that for my first one years ago (on sale).
Agreed. I saw the post and pictures, I'm sure of it, as much as one can be.
LordEvilPepper
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Under a rusty barge in BC
link? nope that was like 3 years ago... but it happened. the dialog and screen shots were posted here quite a few times, so feel free to search for it
-The flash suppressor was factory installed... and it blew apart, I saw 3 threads on the FS catching rounds
-The bolt staking was on the company, even if it was manufactured by someone else... If you fail to inspect it before you ship it with your product... you're just as much to blame.
-Totally forgot about the triggers that were junk... quite a few of them broke.
-There were lots of pictures of tool chatter on the receivers, and sharp edges on the rails that could cut you.
Just because the manufacturer replaces these items doesn't make it right...
Its my ammo, My fuel, my time, and my shipping cost wasted on everything that goes wrong. why not just spend the extra $300 in the first place and buy a decent windem instead of dealing with all the grief over 3 months and spending the same amount anyways?
Apples and Oranges.
Runningfool
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- SW Ontario
The handguard, at the time it was introduced, wasn't that outdated. In fact, their removal of most of the side rails was somewhat innovative back in 2011 when many were still doing fully railed sides. Plus you have to give credit to the fact that it was free-floated which was unheard of on ARs in Canada at that price point then.
Their new handguard design is a lot lighter, m-lock, and is a decent update imo.
Their new handguard design is a lot lighter, m-lock, and is a decent update imo.
Bought NEA PDW 7.5" 762x39 AR in june 2016. hundreds of rounds and keeps shooting. using 'corrosive' ammo, and i thought it was supposed to be very dirty and destructive ammo. so i clean it after every session, either the gun's material/design doesn't allow for much buildup or 'corrosive' ammo is not as bad as everyone thinks. the only AR that costs me $0.18/round...no other AR allows you to have so much fun at such an affordable price! LOVING MY NEA! accurate, well balanced, controlled recoil, cost effective, concealable. AWESOME!!!!
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