Norinco Tokarev opinions?

[TheSmartShooter]

Yesterday, I was in a store looking at the Norinco Tokarev and a Russian surplus Tokarev and I found the Norinco fit my hand better and the build quality looked better. So I'm thinking of picking it up. I'm just wondering if anyone else has any opinions on the Norinco Tokarev?

 

[bp2626]

Yesterday, I was in a store looking at the Norinco Tokarev and a Russian surplus Tokarev and I found the Norinco fit my hand better and the build quality looked better. So I'm thinking of picking it up. I'm just wondering if anyone else has any opinions on the Norinco Tokarev?

The Chinese commercial ones are fairly rough around the edges. A postwar Russian is higher quality. Grip angle should be the same?

 

[Dsiwy]

PLA issue are great but Commercial models are lacking in quality.

 

[Beermaker]

Look for a Polish one. You may have to change the 60 year old springs but they are worth it for fit and finish.

 

[meanandugly]

The Polish Circle 11 is the bomb. Just did a site upgrade on mine.

 

[BCRider]

Quality in any Norinco product can vary from example to example. Have them bring up a couple and let you pick the one which has very little play in the slide and which has no wobble when you try to push the barrel crown around with a finger when the gun is in battery. I've seen a couple of Norinco guns that I'm surprised don't fall apart because of overly loose fits.