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Buffer tube is MIL-SPEC so most of the commercially available stocks will fit the tube. In the past, the buffer tubes were random: some Chinese ARs were delivered with MIL-SPEC tubes and some with commercial ones. The buffer retainer detent pin has a properly done nut so it won't damage buf- fers' heads as it happened in some "made in USA" rifles. Controls are standard. Milita- ry grade single-stage trigger with 2.5-2.7 kg pull, left-side only safety switch (with biggest screw I have ever seen here), one-sided charging handle and bolt catch. The magazi- ne release is ambidextrous – there is an additional lever attached to the left side of the lower receiver. The push paddle is short and the magazine release is on the longer side. You need to press it hard to release the magazine. Pistol grip is a plain A2-style grip, hated by many, loved by some. It is easy to replace with something more comfortable. As a side note, the grip is not matching the re- ceiver in its rear part. The trigger guard is plain and simple, as in all military grade M4s. It's a flat metal sheet and can be flipped down to shoot with thick winter gloves. Top of the receiver features a Picatinny rail for optics. The rifle comes with a detachable carrying handle with peep sight. Quality is OK, but definitely check before you buy as the handle which came with this particular rifle was moving about 2 mm back and forth. Un- fortunately, tightening the screws tighter and tighter did not change anything. We had to replace it with a handle from another rifle and the problem was solved. Second car- rying handle didn't move at all. The peep sight in the handle is a good copy of original A2 sight, but the small diopter is definitely larger than the one in e.g. STAG M4. Bolt carrier group. This is a dead giveaway why this rifle is so cheap. The BCG looks just cheap. The bolt carrier has ugly, longitudinal machi- ning furrows on the outer surfaces, and on the inside there are similar, but spiral furrows after milling. The underside of the bolt carrier looks slightly better, but only slightly. The surfaces of the carrier that interact with the upper receiver are poorly finished - you can see bumps on them, and the polishing could be more accurate. The gas key looks reasonably decent, as do its screws. To be fair - the interior of the bolt carrier is chrome-pla- ted, which rarely happens even in much more expensive guns, altho- ugh, by contrast, the interior of the gas key is not. The bolt carrier has phosphate (or parkerized) finished, which unfortunately will make it easier to get dirty and harder to clean, especially given the impreci- se surface finish. And if you don't clean it thoroughly, it could be a po- tential corrosion spot.... Bolt is slightly better made than its carrier, but you can still see from it that it is cheap. The extractors hold their shape (hard to compare them with more expensive rifles of course) and after firing 950 rounds they don't show excessive wear, just normal signs of use. The surfa- ce finish of the bolt is slightly bet- ter than that of the bolt carrier, but it is still far from perfect, and the worst is on the gas ring, where you can see an obvious imperfection. Surface finish - as in the carrier. It will quickly become dirty because of carbon buildup and temperatu- re.. If one does not take proper care of the bolt, the cleaning process will be time consuming. Cam pin is also poorly manufactured and finished in the same way as above mentioned internal parts. FIREARMS

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