m-14

[7385564]

my brother just came across an m-14 (for me) in great shape for good deal, which as far as i kn ow is not bad at all. what do you boys think? ive shot many rifles but not this one. any owners out there? experiences?
thanks in advance

[Cstafford]

Damn good price, go for it

[click]

^ Thats right. Even if you end up never shooting it and selling it later, you'll make a killer profit.

[FullMetalJackass]

Great gun. I hope you can find some ammo to feed it.

[James]

Whoa whoa whoa, pump the brakes! Who is this rifle made by?

[Steve Andrews]

The M14 is a great rifle to shoot. I have a 1961 Winchester, which cost my Dad £260 ($383.77 at today's exchange rate) when he bought it for me!!

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/7250/20030101009.jpg (http://img510.imageshack.us/my.php?image=20030101009.jpg)

[Muddlers]

The M14 is a great rifle to shoot. I have a 1961 Winchester, which cost my Dad £260 ($383.77 at today's exchange rate) when he bought it for me!!

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/7250/20030101009.jpg (http://img510.imageshack.us/my.php?image=20030101009.jpg)

Deactivated? I'm guessing your in the UK?

[7385564]

Whoa whoa whoa, pump the brakes! Who is this rifle made by?

finding that out by tomorrow, however what makers should i avoid?

[Steve Andrews]

Deactivated?

rofl Don't be silly!


I'm guessing your in the UK?

I live in Jersey, Channel Islands, where semi auto rifles and handguns are legal to own.

[a_very_ex_STAB]

I'm moving to Jersey! :-)

[Muddlers]

I'm moving to Jersey! :-)

I was about to say! woot

[Roy Batty]

I would assume (for that price) it's going to be a Norinco.

There are Norc M14s going on some websites for around $500.....just saying.

[JJ_BPK]

my brother just came across an m-14 (for me) in great shape for $600 canadian, which as far as i kn ow is not bad at all. what do you boys think? ive shot many rifles but not this one. any owners out there? experiences?
thanks in advance

Do some home work on the stampings & marks. Norinco & Polytech (China) made some copies and I'm not sure that a PRC copy is worth 600 C..

http://savvysurvivor.com.cnchost.com/polytech_m14_rifle.htm

My $00.0002

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I would assume (for that price) it's going to be a Norinco.

There are Norc M14s going on some websites for around $500.....just saying.

400 on marstar.

[Roy Batty]

-;4096291']400 on marstar.

Nope....... Sold out and no more of them will be shipping in from The PRC. The last batches that came in were from leftover parts in China. There are no new ones in the future. If you want one you have to keep an eye on the E&E section at places like Canadiangunnutz.com

As a rule on the forums they sell for anywhere between $500 and $1000 depending on what work/upgrades have been done to them.

[LineDoggie]

Dont some of the Norinco & Polytech M14's had reciever hardness issues as well as G.I. parts not fitting?

[JJ_BPK]

Dont some of the Norinco & Polytech M14's had reciever hardness issues as well as G.I. parts not fitting?

I have heard that..

[Dling]

Dont some of the Norinco & Polytech M14's had reciever hardness issues as well as G.I. parts not fitting?


Think I've read somewhere that the Norinco's have head space problems too.

[deagle]

D3LTA / SEALs have 'em so m14's have got to be good.

in all seriousness, its a pretty smooth and durable shot.

[7385564]

ok ive been told its made under contract from springfield, but the sub-contractor was TR? ive never heard of them and i wonder if that is a mistake

[7385564]

or under license i dont know that correct terms

[7385564]

ok been doing some research online and found that thompson-ramo-wooldridge made these rifles under license frmo SA. i know the owner of the gun is an old-timer and hes got othing but good things to say about this rifle. anyone have experience with TRW riflesÉ

[7385564]

ya it has to be a TRW because the man said it was the better quality of 3 manufacturers at the time and all the info i can find online leads me to believe that its a TRW

[Roy Batty]

I would consider joining up at www.canadiangunnutz.com ....there are tons of very knowledgable m-14 fanatics there.

Ask around here: http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=70

[California Joe]

H2OMan on here has sh*tloads of M14s...

[7385564]

thanks guys

i am a member of CGN i just completely forgot about them...just got confirmation that its a TRW in mint shape

im lukcy this guy is a good friend of my bro cuz it sounds like im getting the deal of the century!

[7385564]

im gonna ask the boys on cgn anyways thanks for all your help guys

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Man double-posts are things of the past after you read this topic.

And that sucks about the Norinco M14S'... I'd take it off marstar completely.

[Alpha-17]

-;4097473']
And that sucks about the Norinco M14S'... I'd take it off marstar completely.

So would I. Played around with one of my platoons a few days ago, now I'm desperately looking for one myself. :roll:

[LineDoggie]

A TRW Manufactured M-14 would be considered a Class III Firearm capable of Full Automatic Fire in the USA.

Whether the Selector is fitted is immaterial, the Feds consider it a Machinegun even if the Selector Lock has been welded to the reciever.


Such a Rifle would fetch close to 25K legally

[Death.]

H2OMan on here has sh*tloads of M14s...

LOL! Yeah he must have AT LEAST 20...

I'd love an M14, shot an M1A a couple months ago and it was real smooth.

[Bro Jangles]

H2OMan on here has sh*tloads of M14s...
if i recall, he said some were norincos, so he could speak of the quality.

[Karaahmetoglu]

Dang it the Springfield M1A are so expensive in Canada, if I can remember a number like $2500 is floating around in my head. Are they around the same price in America?

[Bro Jangles]

Dang it the Springfield M1A are so expensive in Canada, if I can remember a number like $2500 is floating around in my head. Are they around the same price in America?
abouts.

http://www.impactguns.com/store/springfield_m1a.html

man i want one, but thats a lot of cash, plus .308 is a pricey round.

[T-5 Killer]

There are Norc M14s going on some websites for around $500.....just saying.

Were? I wouldn't mind picking one up for $500

[LineDoggie]

LRB Arms in Floral Park, NY makes a Hammer Forged Receiver M14

http://www.lrbarms.com/

[Mark Sman]

About the most even handed assessment of the quality of the Polytech/Norinco receivers I've read is here. http://army.ca/forums/index.php?topic=33473.15

But I have still yet to actually see or hear of one that fails a proper hardness test.

The bolt and headspace are a different matter. Having the headspace checked and the bolt inspected for excessive wear are mandatory. Or have the bolt replaced with one made out of the right metal in the first place..

They got the Op Rod right. Which ain't easy actually.

The LRB mentioned above is tops.

[James]

Did you say it's $600? That is a good price for a mint TRW.

[kongman]

m-14 is the sexy time

[Roy Batty]

Were? I wouldn't mind picking one up for $500

You cant import Norcs into the US........AFAIK

[Bro Jangles]

You cant import Norcs into the US........AFAIK
not anymore, they did get some in though.

[T-5 Killer]

You cant import Norcs into the US........AFAIK

:-( Damn ban. Well enjoy the Norinco M-14s for us!

[the_13th_redneck]

http://www.imageseek.com/m1a/gallery/albums/civilian/bonnie_wei001.jpg

[Tinpanzer87]

m-14's are nice

[Consigliere]

7385564:

How did this end up? Is this an actual "US Rifle Model M14" manufactured by TRW?

If so, was it an early model, that still included the selector for full auto?

If you are still not sure, check out the link below. You can look up the serial number on the heel of the receiver.

http://www.m14tfl.com

Let us know,

C