Tuesday, March 27, 2012

My Two Norcs


Kind of a crappy picture, but here's a shot of my two rifles.  I'm pretty happy with both of them for the most part, except the M14 has a gremlin in the trigger group that needs to be ironed out. 

Monday, March 12, 2012

Videos from Work

To some people, having a second job would be considered an unwanted necessity to make ends meet, but for me, I consider it a privelage. I happen to love my day job, and my second part-time job, and to this day, I still can't beleive they pay me to do the stuff I do there.


This was the second time I ever fired a rifle, let alone get paid to do it. I was severely disappointed when my dreams of becoming a sniper were shredded and I found out I was a crappy shot. My vision isn't exactly the best either, and even though I was looking through a 3x zoom optic, the target at 200 meters wasn't in my face, as I had hoped (at 100 meters, it was okay). I have so much to learn, but it should be fun trying to get there.


I really hate the kneeling position, which means I will have to spend more time getting decent at it. I just couldn't get into stable and comfortable platform so my grouping was pretty bad, and got worse at 200 meters. I was convinced that I failed the test, but somehow, I managed to pass.


The next day, our training staff gave us a live fire demonstration and I think the scenario was what happens when a patrol runs into an ambush. For a noob like me, it looked really impressive.

More Magpul Stuff

Well, I met up with Justin the Arms Dealer (From CTC Supplies) and ended up getting some new stuff for my Norc AR:









Curse you, Justin, haha!

DVC Indoor Shooting Range

My buddy Jay took me to DVC, his shooting range and I tested out the CMMG .22lr and it worked like a charm in my Norc AR. Excellent facilities and great service by the staff. I've been there a few times now and I can't wait to go back.





I was goofing around a bit from 10 meters out.  Got a little sloppy after the first letter though.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

More pics of my Norc AR





Black Betty Gets a Tan

Two cans of Krylon Camo paint, and my rifle gets a facelift.  Haha, I know what you're thinking, "This guy lives in BC, one of the greenest places on Earth.....why the *uck would he paint his rifle desert cam???"  Clearly, I've watched too much TV and was influenced by BHD.





I gave the stock very light dustings of kakhi spray paint and hopefully it sticks, but even if it chips and scraps, I don't care, it's not a wall-hanging decoration. 















My buddy Jay and I went out to Squamish to let off a few rounds.  It shot pretty straight okay, but that's not a slight on the rifle.  It's the owner that needs more practice.











Magpulled the hell out of my Norc

Haha, well my Norinco CQ-A didn't stay stock for very long....My buddy Jay introduced me to his pal Justin Fan of Canadian Tactical Cowboys Supplies, and the next thing I know, I'm buying everything on his site.  Here's a list of everything I ended up doing with for the Norc:

Norinco CQ-A 5.56mm 14.5 inch Barrel with:

- Magpul MBUS front and rear
- Magpul PMAG 30/5 5.56 NATO Magazine (not shown in the vid)
- Magpul OD Green XTM Low Profile Rail Covers
- Magpul OD Green MOE Pistol Grip
- Magpul OD Green MOE Trigger Guard
- Magpul ASAP Sling Attachment Point
- Magpul OD Green MOE Carbine Stock - Mil-Spec
- MilSpec Buffer, Buffer Spring,Castle Nut, Stock Latch Plate, Receiver Extension Tube
- Aimpoint Micro T-1 (Made in China clone from Deal Extreme)
- S&J 9" Rail
- S&J Low Profile Gas Block
- CMMG AR-15 22LR Stainless Steel Conversion Kit w/ 26rnd Black Dog mag (not shown in the vid)

Norinco CQ-A purchased from:
- Lever Arms http://www.leverarms.com/

Accesories purchased from
- CTC Supplies http://ctcsupplies.ca/

Labour to put it all together
Jay at http://j1metalfab.blogspot.com/





















 Jay calling it out for me after he helped me zero it.
 The BCR crew.
 Regala shooting my Norc

 The Cap shooting Regala's Glock



My grouping at 25 meters

Not quite a daisho, but pretty close.

 Not quite a daisho, but close at a quick glance.  A lot of times, daisho didn't have perfectly matched koshirae, or even blades from th...