Norinco NP29 M-1911A1 9mm Pistol
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turbo_bird
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- Kamloops, BC
I'm finally getting around to doing up my NP29. I put maybe 100 rounds through it for function testing last year, and then it just sat in the cabinet until a couple weeks ago. I undercut the trigger guard, blended the beavertail and thumb safeties to the frame, cleaned up some machining marks, did some trigger work and fit an oversized aluminum trigger with an over travel screw. Just working on a two tone parkerized finish today and will be able to put it back together this afternoon.
Kristian
Kristian
turbo_bird
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- Kamloops, BC
The finish turned out darker on the frame, and lighter on the slide than I was hoping for. I used a couple different solutions that I got from PJ's, and they worked great. I've used homebrew park solutions before and gotten a blotchy finish and lots of sediment in the pot, but not this time. While I was doing the metalwork I also fixed the scallops behind the trigger that Norinco never seems to get right. This is the third one I've done this stuff too now. For parkerizing the gun I sandblasted it with crushed glass, degreased with laquer thinner, then put the parts in hot water while I was waiting for the solution to come up to temp. Then into the chemicals for about 5 min for the frame, and 20 min in a different solution for the rest. Back into a sink full of hot water to rinse everything, being careful not to let the solution dry on any of the parts. After rinsing I dry the parts off a bit, soak in some 15-40 motor oil, and set them on the pellet stove to hear up. Once they're good and hot I cleaned as much oil off as I could and assembled the gun. I'll let the oil soak in for a few days, then clean the sights with some acetone and repaint the white dots. I tried drilling out the front sight to convert it to a fiberoptic, but my drill bit broke off when I was almost through.
Kristian
Kristian
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- West coast of Vancouver Island
Looks great, nice work.
turbo_bird
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- Kamloops, BC
The finish turned out darker on the frame, and lighter on the slide than I was hoping for. I used a couple different solutions that I got from PJ's, and they worked great. I've used homebrew park solutions before and gotten a blotchy finish and lots of sediment in the pot, but not this time. While I was doing the metalwork I also fixed the scallops behind the trigger that Norinco never seems to get right. This is the third one I've done this stuff too now. For parkerizing the gun I sandblasted it with crushed glass, degreased with laquer thinner, then put the parts in hot water while I was waiting for the solution to come up to temp. Then into the chemicals for about 5 min for the frame, and 20 min in a different solution for the rest. Back into a sink full of hot water to rinse everything, being careful not to let the solution dry on any of the parts. After rinsing I dry the parts off a bit, soak in some 15-40 motor oil, and set them on the pellet stove to hear up. Once they're good and hot I cleaned as much oil off as I could and assembled the gun. I'll let the oil soak in for a few days, then clean the sights with some acetone and repaint the white dots. I tried drilling out the front sight to convert it to a fiberoptic, but my drill bit broke off when I was almost through.
Kristian
excellent job sir!!
I love the norc's, they take a shat kicking and never miss a beat.
easyrider604
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- Greater Vancouver, BC
Bravo....Great job!
turbo_bird
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- Kamloops, BC
turbo_bird
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- Kamloops, BC
Thanks for the compliments, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.
Kristian
Kristian
The rear sight dovetail is a standard Colt 1911 dovetail. Buy any adjustable rear sight listed for a Colt 1911. I have used LPA and some other makes.
The front sight dovetail is too small. A gunsmith would have to mill it larger to fit whatever front sight you bought. The steel is very tough and some gunsmiths are not equipped to mill it.
I have quite a few Norinco 1911s (in 4 calibers) and they all shoot well. Most have had a trigger job and new sights.
This is a 45ACP. 20 yards, two hands, standing.
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Travis Bickle
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The rear sight dovetail is a standard Colt 1911 dovetail. Buy any adjustable rear sight listed for a Colt 1911. I have used LPA and some other makes.
The front sight dovetail is too small. A gunsmith would have to mill it larger to fit whatever front sight you bought. The steel is very tough and some gunsmiths are not equipped to mill it.
I remember attempting to cut the dovetail slot open myself so it would accept a fiber optic aftermarket sight.
I gained appreciation for the quality of steel used in the old Norc 1911A1's very quickly.
I think Wilson Combat in the States only accepted 3 or 4 makes of 1911s to convert to their high end carry pistols.
Norinco was one of them.
Travis Bickle
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- Upper Lower Middle Alberta
It's tricky.
That's the route I took in the end but I had to get a really good set of files and a lot of patience lol
No doubt. Ever seen how they used to make those old flintlock rifles by hand? Just about everything done with a file. If I tried that it would turn out terrible.
If I was going to modify just one gun, and doing it myself, that ir what I would do. But I usually take the gunsmith a half dozen at a time, so he gets set up and then does them all quite quickly.
The advantage of modifying the gun is that there after I can change the front sight myself to whatever size and flavour if sight that I want.
This 460 Rowland got a steel front sight with fluorescent red paint.
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