** Your NEA102 build **
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oh well too late, spare bolt i guess
Well, at least make sure it has the elastomer for the extractor spring. If not, you can order one fairly inexpensively.
Sorry haven't tried one or read about it. The specs and the price though... tough to beat. I would consider one. Just wondering which company makes it for them. I'm guessing it's Toolcraft. Again specs look good and good reviews if it is in fact the Toolcraft one.
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I am considering the following parts for this project. Thoughts?
Criterion Barrel....
http://www.fulton-armory.com/barrelfatitan185lwcm1x10750gasblockchrome-lined.aspx
JP low mass BCG
https://jprifles.com/buy.php?item=JPBC-4SP%20BCG
Criterion Barrel....
http://www.fulton-armory.com/barrelfatitan185lwcm1x10750gasblockchrome-lined.aspx
JP low mass BCG
https://jprifles.com/buy.php?item=JPBC-4SP%20BCG
One last thing. Did you not just try a standard castle nut instead of replacing everything? I'll try that route first when mine arrives
Got a stack of new parts here awaiting my rifle's return, with her new eyeball in tow.
I've got a CTR stock with the limbsaver recoil pad I was looking for, sling mount hardware, A2 flash hider, more mags, and a new 30mm Mark 2 IMS for my inbound STAC 3-16x42 (re-homed the VX2 I was using).
Can't wait till she comes home from her field trip to the Okanagan.
I've got a CTR stock with the limbsaver recoil pad I was looking for, sling mount hardware, A2 flash hider, more mags, and a new 30mm Mark 2 IMS for my inbound STAC 3-16x42 (re-homed the VX2 I was using).
Can't wait till she comes home from her field trip to the Okanagan.
I just got to thinking, if you removed the castle nut from the stock buffer tube, I'd bet the PRS will fit perfect. The stock was only short about the same amount as the castle nut thickness from slipping on all the way and bolting up.
I never stopped to think about it until now because I had a spare A2 tube on hand and just put it on instead.
I did not however change the spring/buffer, but can't say of it'll be reliable either as I haven't tested it out yet.
Had a thought this morning about the never ending "what barrels fit" question.
If there is a gunsmith (or someone that really knows what they're doing) on south or central Vancouver Island that has a DPMS extension, expected compatible barrel, and compatible barrel nut on hand and is waiting on a rifle for installation, I'm willing to offer up my rifle as a guinea pig for a test installation.
My rifle should hopefully be back in my hands within a week or two.
I'm in Nanaimo, and am willing to drive as far South as Victoria, and as far North as Courtenay to make this happen.
If there is a gunsmith (or someone that really knows what they're doing) on south or central Vancouver Island that has a DPMS extension, expected compatible barrel, and compatible barrel nut on hand and is waiting on a rifle for installation, I'm willing to offer up my rifle as a guinea pig for a test installation.
My rifle should hopefully be back in my hands within a week or two.
I'm in Nanaimo, and am willing to drive as far South as Victoria, and as far North as Courtenay to make this happen.
You should measure the length of the receiver extension, the BCL one is longer than a Mil spec receiver extension, as designed for the PRS stock. Myself and another guy here on CGN ran into the same issue when fitting a carbine MOE stock on. The receiver extension was be too long, so I shorten the tube by about 8mm, and it worked. There is plenty of material at the end of the receiver extension and you do not need to change out the buffer and spring.
If you swap out the tube, you need the proper rifle buffer and spring.
Absolutely... not.
The Bolt head/lugs are smaller diameter, there is a ledge that also prevents the bolt from going into the carrier of the Gen 1. Everything is completely different. I figured as much but now I can say for sure.
Funny how this seems to be the most desirable rifle on the market right now but all anyone talks about is changing everything on it to make it reliable and more accurate. By the time you guys are done all that will be left is the upper and lower receiver and you'll still have BCL (NEA) on the side which not that long ago was not much better than a Norinco in most people's opinion.
91 pages of what other brands of parts will fit this rifle to make it better. Sounds like a lot of satisfied customers.
It's too bad they don't just sell the upper and lower receiver alone, you could then add all the parts you wanted and end up in the same place for less money.
91 pages of what other brands of parts will fit this rifle to make it better. Sounds like a lot of satisfied customers.
It's too bad they don't just sell the upper and lower receiver alone, you could then add all the parts you wanted and end up in the same place for less money.
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This may all be true but at the end of the day it's still an AR I can take out to the bush and hunt with.
Yes I'm replacing the stock, grip and trigger right off the bat but I do that with all of my rifles. The hand guard and barrel well time will tell but its part of the awesomeness of this adult Lego.
In reality from the manufactures side of things more folks are probably going to be buying and shooting this rifle in nearly factory configuration than guys that are willing to invest in the tools and knowledge to build from stripped units.
Maybe down the road once the production is caught up maybe we will see that option.
That's just my opinion though
Yes I'm replacing the stock, grip and trigger right off the bat but I do that with all of my rifles. The hand guard and barrel well time will tell but its part of the awesomeness of this adult Lego.
In reality from the manufactures side of things more folks are probably going to be buying and shooting this rifle in nearly factory configuration than guys that are willing to invest in the tools and knowledge to build from stripped units.
Maybe down the road once the production is caught up maybe we will see that option.
That's just my opinion though
So $1700 for an upper, a lower, and... is anything else worth leaving attached in your opinion? Maybe there are some good springs in the LPK?
It's not really sounding like a good deal after all.
If the accuracy results Jerry has gotten so far (1.5-2moa consistently with handloads) is any indication I think the barrels are only good if you don't let them get any heat in them which kinda defeats the purpose of having a semi auto. Cold bore seems to be a flyer, then you get two or three close together, then they start wandering as the barrel warms up. So if you desire consistent accuracy a new barrel is on the upgrade list which when added to the trigger cost will put these close to $3000, then the stock and grip seem to be high on the list for most people adding another couple hundred and a new forend will be another $200-$500 depending on your choice.
I think that since most people seem to be in love with the initial price tag the best thing to do is add a low mag optic and an ALG ACT trigger and just shoot the thing. Remember the lipstick on a pig saying? How much money do you throw at a base model ford fiesta before you realize you should have just bought a Mustang GT if you want to go fast?
I know how fun it is to LEGO an AR, I've done it myself but this is a lot of money up front just to have a NR receiver set.
I'm glad to hear you're happy with yours as is so far, you definitely seem to be in the minority. I know there are others who feel the same as you but with all the reports so far about reliability and accuracy issues I really question what BCL is doing, they have an opportunity for a fresh start with the Canadian market and they seem to be stepping right into the old NEA shoes. Most are decent but there are too many reports of problems considering how few of them are actually in customers hands so far.
Even though I already have a MH I was tempted to buy one of these as well but I'm not interested in having as much money tied up in an NEA/BCL as I have in my MH just to have it reliable and accurate.
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I intend to buy one, hang glass on it and shoot it...
Except an ACR is accurate and reliable out of the box, all of them, not just a few lucky ones. Picking up a used one and converting it to NR can be done for under $3000. From the sounds of most of the shopping lists people have on here a 102 is going to cost around the same or more.
Yes there is, just not as many people are willing to spend $3500+ up front for one that has less options for LEGO play even though it comes pretty well equipped and doesn't need $1500+ worth of upgrades.
Good plan, expect to see 1.5-2 moa when you find ammo the barrel likes and 3-5 moa from cheap crap and you'll be happy. When you want to shoot groups take your time and try not to let the barrel get hot.
I know there have been a couple reports so far of guys doing better than that but one lucky group does not make it a 1 moa rifle. Consistent groups under 2 moa are pretty respectable for a rifle with a mediocre barrel like these have. For comparison my Proof Research barrel on my Modern Hunter has only given me a 1.4 moa 10 shot group so far with handloads, I'm still refining my load and I probably could have done a little better if I slowed down and really concentrated but so far that's the best I've seen from it. I just loaded some more testers earlier this evening I'll be shooting tomorrow so I'm hoping to see an improvement.
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Lots of folks investing big bucks in rifles that will likely end up on the Restricted list along with all of the other currently NR centre-fire offerings. I would simply scope it, swap out the trigger and shoot it, enjoying the NR status for as long as possible. If the Liberals win a second majority I fully expect the reclassification of NR centre-fire rifles to occur in a repeat of the late 1980s/early 1990s. To be followed 2 years later by Prohibition with Grandfathering. And so it will go, just like it did a generation before this one. Enough time has obviously passed for memories to fade, judging by the large number of "ostriches" on CGN these days who refuse to even acknowledge the Liberal disarmament agenda....
