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Norinco Olympia pistol 22LR only 199$
- Thread starter MarstarCanada
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My two mags load without special problems. In the beginning, the lead tips of the CCI Standards were getting stuck on the first hole in the mag. I filed the mag inside and it's good now. The second mag has been nearly perfect right from the beginning. Fact of the matter is that the follower spring is pretty strong. I agree that the mags are not the examples of superb design but IMO they are not that bad. On the other hand, I had a Norinco M93 and the mags were, indeed, better.
“Yes, that's normal. You can even see it in post#1. I wouldn't bother. It shoots great, anyway. I'm very happy with mine.”
Alright thanks, must be normal then. And oh yeah? Interesting its on both
No issues with my mags, sorry to hear they are hard to load and jam. Hopefully you can modify them to make them work better.
If it makes you feel any better I have a couple kinks on mine, the rear sight was cut higher on one side, and the sights came way off. And standard velocity .22 doesn’t have enough power to eject rounds, but did a quick clean only, curious to see after a good clean and break in if that is still the case. And loading mags you have to depress mag release to insert.
Regardless I like it, it feels great in the hand, and pretty awesome trigger.
I was wondering about the sight adjustment too. Is the smaller screw on the right a set screw and the other side the adjustment screw? Tiny screws, both heads were battered pretty bad from the factory. I'm having a few ftf with quality ammo but will run a few hundred before I get worried...and will try filing the mag a bit. Best value gun purchase in years though I think. Really nice little gun to shoot and fits well. Getting great support from Marstar as always. Shout out to Payam for his excellent comms. This is my fifth purchase from them.
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.sorry my friend....you are a little late to that party
Late to the party on ordering this one so still in the onterrible transfer Q with just under 20,000 to go so hopefully see it after xmas! I also ordered the spare mags and wood grips.
Of all the guns i ordered, for some reason this is the one that makes the top list of the one I look forward to getting the most. The price point was great and after watching a few UTube vid reviews it was a no brainer to order this one. If it holds together I think it will be one of the real hidden gems.
Of all the guns i ordered, for some reason this is the one that makes the top list of the one I look forward to getting the most. The price point was great and after watching a few UTube vid reviews it was a no brainer to order this one. If it holds together I think it will be one of the real hidden gems.
I took mine out to the range a few weeks ago. Shoots great. 6" groups off hand at 25 yards. With more practice and better ammo i'm sure i can tighten that up. Overall very happy and i had no issues with the magazines. I did have a few fail to eject on the first round. But that could be due to poor first cleaning.
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After shooting 600 rounds my magazines do not need any tap at the bottom, anymore. I can insert them with just a bit of force. With more shooting the Norinco Olympia (or more correctly the Jaeger) pistol is getting smoother and smoother. Some people are unhappy with magazines and other things but for $199+tax, the Norinco Olympia/Jaeger, is the best deal I've ever had in my nearly 50 years of shooting.
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Aha alright good to know, worth a shot!
For sure, what a steal.
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It's just my take as I haven't disassembled the rear sight but I think that the sight is secured by tightening both screws securely against it. If you want to move the sight to the right you back off the right side screw and screw in the left side screw which moves the sight to the right by pushing against it. When you get to the desired position you tighten the right side screw to secure the sight. Reverse the process if you want to move the sight to the left. I would not want to do this too often as the screws are TINY and seem fairly soft so once I got the proper windage set up I have not touched them again.
Concurring with other posters I have found the gun quite accurate for what it is. The other big accuracy drawback beside the rear sight is the tiny front sight which is hard top pick up. However, I put some fluorescent red paint (covered with clear nail polish) on it which greatly improved its visibility. The front sight is not adjustable so the pistol shot consistently high but going with a larger target and a 6 o'clock hold brought the groups down and firing from a barricade support I am easily getting 3-4" groups from 25 yards.
As for dependability I have only had two misfires to date with a few types of ammo and both were dud rounds that failed to fire even after repeated solid firing pin strikes. Federal bulk pack ammo runs great (throws a nice muzzle flash too
) and ejects very briskly. A couple different brands of standard velocity ammo also worked reliably but ejection was noticeably less brisk.My hands are fairly large and I thought the plastic grips might be an issue but I have found the gun very comfortable to shoot.
Overall it was a fantastic deal for $200.
O.K. I changed it to "some people are unhappy with".
My tuned MBX 2011 mags with basepads cost close to $200 each, so this whole package for $200 bucks was a great deal and people should appreciate it for what it is!
