Norinco M-14- Talk me into or out of it...please

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Freedom in theSkies

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I have the opportunity to purchase a new in box Norinco M-14 copy. Cost is sub $ 400.00 . Would it be a good base to build on or is it acceptable as is. I am used to Ruger Mini-14s' and I am looking to the rifle that started the craze. Springfields are just too expensive, so what can I do for under a g-note with a Norinco, to make it the best it can be?
Thanks!
 
If you go to www.fulton-armory.com , you can find some info on the chinese M1A's. It is a frames enabled site so I can't give you a direct link, so you will need to scroll down and go to the M1A/M14 info pages. Once there you can scroll down to a link on the chinese rifles.

bob
 
Strongly second the Fulton Armory suggestion. IME, the rifle needs work to function or last. The steel is soft on some parts and that has to be fixed. May be a good investment for a project gun.

Giz
 
At the same time, apparently the receiver on the Norinco's are forged and are a really good choice as a base for a custom gun from someone like Fulton or Orion.
 
I had a Chinese M14 once upon a time. It had no initial headspace problems nor was the bolt assembly loose, but it was just enough nonstandard size so regular M1A1 parts wouldn't fit exactly right on it.

Not wanting to dump more money into it to fix it and still be unable to use off the shelf parts I sold it before it developed any headspace or feeding problems. Luckily by then wholesale had gone up to nearly what retail had been when I bought it so I didn't lose my shirt.
 
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I had one of those a few years ago when i lived in Dawson Creek BC. The stock was a fence post, but a GI fibreglass unit fixed that for $20. I shot up most of a case of Santa Barbara 7.62 with zero malfunctions and quite acceptable accuracy, about 3"/100 yards, as good as my eyes are with iron sights. It showed no signs of wear or problems in that time. Paid $400 for it back then and still think it was a bargain.

Buy it.
 
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