Q for those that have the chrome norc 1911

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I was wondering how smooth it was. The gov't model I have works nice now that I smoothed everything out, but since you can't do that with hard chrome...

Can anyone compare it to a ruger or remington or something else? Just looking for an opinion on frame to slide, the rest can be replaced if needed.

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Mine seems quite smooth. It is lubed and runs well.

The front sight is chromed, not black. Had to grind the sight face a fair amount to expose raw steel that could be cold blued.

It got a trigger job and is now an excellent pistol.
 
The chromed is noticeably better overall than the blued government. The finish is an improvement and the trigger out of the box is smoother, again comparatively to the blued which was gritty. I had the opportunity to compare with a shooting buddy who has the Ruger and STI. Well you can pretty much guess that the Ruger was better than chromed. STI was by far the best among the 4.
 
I had one when they first came out, and I must have drawn the short straw, cause it was an absolute POS. Slide to bushing, bushing to barrel. and slide to frame fits were all out to lunch. After much peening, the slide to frame fit is acceptable. Changed barrel bushing, and got that pretty tight. Front sight fell out, so had to peen that. Barrel link pin kept walking, so had to peen that. Buy it, if you are prepared for a project. If not, buy a SAM. Bought 2 SAM's since the Norc, and they are excellent right out of the box. The new price at Wolverine makes them even more attractive.
 
kschneider said:
.........If not, buy a SAM. Bought 2 SAM's since the Norc, and they are excellent right out of the box. The new price at Wolverine makes them even more attractive.
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I've found that as with any norc, it varies unit to unit...all are functional, some come in running smooth off the hop, other need some smoothing out...Even with the plating you can still stone running surfaces if you need to...
 
Really? I thought hard chrome was too thin to do any smoothing.

I like my blued/now parkerized gov't model, but I did a bunch of work to it before I parkerized it. Accurate too. Just shot a 2.5 inch group at 20 with my 800x reloads :)
 
Smcx said:
Really? I thought hard chrome was too thin to do any smoothing.

I like my blued/now parkerized gov't model, but I did a bunch of work to it before I parkerized it. Accurate too. Just shot a 2.5 inch group at 20 with my 800x reloads :)
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you will cut thru the chrome in places, esp corners. Internally i'm not bothered, you can't see it, and it's still running on a chrome surface anyways. Not like taking stones to a wilson where you damage value. (not that you'd ever need to LOL)
 
strider007 said:
I have a question too...why do you guys keep on buying Norincos?
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I like most of my Norinco 1911's. This one I don't. Chrome finish doesn't look good, IMO. Adj. rear sight didn't adjust far enough to get it centered, for me.
Minor sanding of the inards was needed.
Still, I have a 90% success rate with Norinco. Can't say the same for Remar, S&W, STI and Ruger.
 
The biggest disappointment with the Chrome Nork I got wasn't the fit/finish or sloppy slide to frame.... That was expected.
It was that all the small parts were MIM now. The older GI Norks used good steel and every part was at least forged from the same type of steel. The newer sport models who knows what they make the frames out of now. And Chinese MIM does not inspire confidence.
 
The only reason I asked is because for the price of a Norinco in the $300 - $400 range, tops, it would only make sense not to spend that cash...in my opinion, hold onto that money and put a little more into it over a bit of time, and try to purchase a more reputable brand...whether a used one over the EE, or from a dealer/retailer of your choice. I know that you're really not making a HUGE financial sacrifice with Norinco, but it always sucks when you're using your firearm and you can't get proper sight alignment, your trigger always feels like crap, you have to perform small modifications for it to function properly right out of the box, fitment of slide/frame/bushing are not proper, etc...the list goes on. It becomes more of a headache rather than a day of fun shooting...and all this for a very low price!!!

Guys, to each their own...everyone's entitled to their own opinions and tastes, and this is just my opinion. Trust me, I'm not bashing anyone here...I just keep on reading these threads about Norincos, and I can't understand why all of this money gets spent on these firearms if they just become a bag of questions and concerns.
 
I'm at the point now where I'd rather wait a little longer and buy something a lot better. I don't mean boutique brands either.

If you want to #### with an M-14 type casually, the norc makes sense. Before the collapse of the AR market, the norc made a lot of sense. But when a quality 1911 pistol can be had for starting at $100 more than a comparable norc? It just plain doesn't make sense to me unless you get a screaming deal on a used one that has already been fettled. If you have to replace parts or have a smith tune it up, your already negligible savings are gone.
 
I don't think anybody would be dissatisfied with a 300 buck Norinco 1911 from CanadaAmmo.
Fit, finish, trigger pull, and accuracy is at par, or better, than other low to mid- priced 1911's.
Finish is more durable than that of a STI Spartan.
 
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