The thing with the Chinese m14's is they get better and better each shipment because the importer and seller have worked together. Note my stock and the lack of machining marks. Some sharp edges anyway the steel is rock on. Remember your M14 guy is seeing the 15-20 year old norc. We Canadians were lucky enough to get them for a while.
I'm sure the 4k rifles are nice and if I had a spare testicle I'd trade for one but I still like having 2
