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They are generally very reliable with quality ammo.Quote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
Having said that I have seen a few choke at 3 gun matches and it always has been caused by dodgy reloads or magazine problems.
AR's are really Mecano for Big Boys
Mine has only misfed once, when a mate didn't let go of the charging handle, he tried to ride it home.
No jams, no gas issues and no ill fitting parts, as I got a decent quality make straight up.
Same, buy a 'good one' and dont fuck around with it.....because its 'modular', guys just have to play around........does what it says on the box.....no issues with mine....get ready for the shitstorm!!!!!!!
Like the others say. Use it, dont fuc with it too much. Get a reasonably good one from the start (Plenty of guys on here will tell you what not to buy) and you llQuote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
come back and say man that is an awesome firearm to have. Scarey accurate and so easy to shoot.. Go on buy one or borrow one and have a play..
I have not altered anything on mine so dont have any reliability issues but I reckon if you use good parts it wouldnt matter any how.
Started getting jams one day trying out reloads... bolt would come forward after firing and jam on the next live case. Turns out was as simple as me making my OAL too long for the magazine and they weren't stacking nicely. Smooth as a greased up ferret after figured that out.
Only other problem I've seen with someone else is they were overly gentle putting the magazine in, and it wasn't locking into place properly. Of course trying to chamber a round didn't go very well. Told him to stop treating her like a first date and treat her a bit rough, and away he goes.
So yeah, it it goes wrong, it's usually cos of the user, not he gun :) Bound to be someone near you that wants to show off their toy and give you a go?
So its like buy a Sako and just shoot it then.
What's a good brand then?
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OOppsy wrong question now the fun will start.. HA HA Mine is STI blimmin expensive but heaps of extras like suppressed, after market trigger and so on.Quote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
Bought first one I handled just cos it looked and felt good and got away with it...
Spanners put a list up in the AR thread which was pretty helpful I thought..
Get a nice light one with shortish barrell..
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You are welcome to have a try with any of mine if you like.Quote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
Have a 16 inch suppressed and a 20 inch comp'ed
When you say "military style" that's sort of meaningless as far as quality/function/anything. You could say "mil-spec" which has more meaning. Most of the ARs we see here aren't made to mil-spec. Doesn't necessarily mean they're not functional. Mil-spec isn't "the best spec" but it is at least specifications which are solid and reliable, and not "whatever random shit olympic arms puts out this week"Quote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
Good brand is a can of worms, just google "<x brand> problems" before buying anything. People love to say that a lot of the parts come from the same basic manufacturers which is true at some level but there are varying levels of QC in assembly as well as value and level of features.
Cheers Mike, will have to do that one day.
I had a bit of a squirt with a styer once but that's all I have ever had to do with one.
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Most will do what you want just fine, even a Norinco. Some are put together really nice, look and feel high quality and shoot well (RRA for example) but not up to scratch for serious use (serious meaning shooting at people who shoot back at you). Some are built as close as possible to "mil spec", which generally means good to go for "serious" use, and will do everything else fine as well. Only time I've seen AR's choking is when people fuck around with the gas system, use shitty mags and ammo, or an improperly installed gas key, lack of lube etc. Not rocket science to keep one running.
Awful mags are common in NZ since we have to use gimped off-brand 5 rounders and shit
It would be nice if we could use pinned P mags. But they're not allowed to resemble a banana. Actually Magpul now make a 10 round P mag with limiters available. By the time they get round to actually making them, it probably won't matter.
No worries, I have 2 already and a couple more in bits, just waiting for the last bits and will be good to go. Maybe we should go rabbit shooting with them:DQuote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
Hmm need to sort somewhere for bunnys. Where i would usually go has been cleaned out pretty much
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I think the 10 round ones are actually hitting the market about nowQuote:
Originally Posted by Beavis
The biggest issue with ARs is ammo and the simple fact that 99.9% of people don't know how to setup an AR for a non standard mil loading.
I'll go into it in depth at some stage when I have time.
MidwestPX.com
5 and 10 round Pmags.... Got a few of the 5's and they're great. Really solid - can't go back to my factory RRA magazine now.
Of course like the rest of the country... out of stock :(
Actually any semi-auto A cat firearm above a 22LR, ie you are not limited to 7 for a bolt or lever action.Quote:
Originally Posted by mikee
Out of curiosity, anyone shoot service rifle? Ie what would be a AR15 that would meet the rules? I see a M16A2 with a rusty barrel, so I assume a new std (is there such a thing?) barrel is an easy and not too costly replacement? Is it hard (or even possible) to get a C re-done as an E?
regards
It used to be possible, lots of early M16s, FN FALs, G3s, M14s and MP44s were converted to semi-auto when they were first imported. Now its frowned upon and more a matter of who you know and slipping it through. Although there is nothing in the law about it and people do move pistols from C to B. But that is another matter with its own issues.Quote:
Originally Posted by steven
id be interested in having a read, when u get time to post.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spanners
Bolt action AR15
Does anyone in NZ sell anyhing like this ?
White Oak Armament | High Power Accessories | AR15 Flat Top Upper with Bolt Handle
been offerd a new ish remington r15 suppressed guy wants me to make him an offer , any ideas what they worth?
I'd probably offer $1700 if it is in good nick, then go up to $1900 if you really really want it
thanks , after playn with mates ar think i will be selling saiga , very impressed with accuracy his is an sti , parts etc seem way easierQuote:
Originally Posted by Beavis
So my 14.5" NEA, when I put my shiny new waitaki eng can on it this weekend instead of the god awful, cause a concussion, muzzle break that it shipped with, Is it going to be fine to use with standard gas system, ie non adjustable gas block? I will be getting an adjustie or doing that dodgy sounding silicon job in the near future, but I will be itching to try her out and don't want to fark anything. Also can anyone on here tell me what buffer spring the nea14.5 has in it? Thanks
It'll have a rifle buffer system (spring, tube, buffer) if it has the A2 stock
It should function fine, you might get some gas in your eyes
Advice sort on a leupold mark ar, 3-9 x 40 p5, to mount on NEA-15 DMR, or just get a vx2 3-9 x 40 with the LR duplex. both similar money. Are they the same optics wise.?
I used mine with Waitaki can with no problems, but I still got an adjustable gas blockQuote:
Originally Posted by hanse
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Thanks, hopefully gas in the face wont be any worse than the back blast from the brake!! Im waiting on a custom made freefloat guard to suit the 14.5" should get it tomorrow il post some pics, length to suit the end of gas block and threaded onto barrel nut, not clamped on to the spikey nut like the crappy NEA handguards. I wanted a plain jane tube handguard and couldn't find f-all online in-country, those Hogue ones are all rifle length and apparently wont like being cutdown either. end of a long story I bought barrel nut on TM and got an alloy tube machined up with flutes etc. Hi temp hardcote or anodised black and Hopefully itl be mint!
Handguard like this? http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/25/ajate3y3.jpg
Hi there, judging by your posts your somewhat of an AR man, thanks for the reply.
Sort of like that, I have milled the flutes right out though. And its 265mm or roughly 10" long. That's like a DPMS one ay?
Yeah it's just a off the shelf DPMS one
I have some other DPMS that have the slots milled out somewhere
These would be cool with the slots milled and save a few oz also
What sort of price for a around ten inch one? Just out of interest really, If the one I have coming is crap then il need another. Im stuck with local market as haven't yet gone down the import track. You obviously do a bit?
Only have rifle and carbine
Rifle is almost 13" long And carbine about 7.5"
You want a mid/spectre length
I have a 15" on my 3 gun rig. Just the brake pokes out :)
well hopefully the custom one does the trick, find out tomorrow. I left it with the machinists artistic flair to decide how extreme the slotting is so could be quite neat. Cheers spanners.
Post up some pics when done
I'm just in the process of documenting a bunch of uppers and weighing them out as reference. May as well while a bunch of different configs are here
Can anyone advise if the evolution stock will fit a AR15
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Won't be able to work the charging handle, cheek piece is in the way, at least when it's that high. Otherwise it's just a matter of what length tube it is - selecting either carbine or rifle buffer/spring - and whether the internal dimensions allow a buffer/spring/BCG to work in it. And you'd need an endplate to retain your takedown pin detent/spring. It also weighs a hilarious amount.
