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To the Norinco bashers out there, All I can say is, not everyone has a thousand dollars to spend on a gun! Though Norincos arent the best quality, what Norinco has done is made it affordable for a lot more people to get into shooting than would otherwise be able to( especially handguns) and we need as many people as possible on our side, so stop knocking norinco, it has boosted our numbers alot.
I happen to own quite a few, including a 1911 commander, it shoots awesome(I had a trigger job and a few other upgrades)
 
That's great that you have had a good experience with Norinco - I am happy for you. Mine have been three for three "bang - click - tap/rack - bang - click - tap/rack - click - disassemble - reassemble - bang - bang - click".

My 1911 was so poor that I gave it to my wife, as she was just thinking about getting into handguns - It almost drove her away, until such time as we got her shooting something that would actually cycle through one full magazine without stopping (she bought her own XD)... And why would you need to spend $1000 to buy a quality handgun? Are you a snob or something? Last time I checked, a decent brand new handgun could be had for about $600? Why spend two-thirds of that to get a paper-weight? Hasn't your trigger job and other upgrades run you the difference in price between Norinco and something else?

YOUR mileage may vary, but in my opinion there is nothing more frustrating for a new shooter than having a tool that doesn't work right. It's kind of like when you bought your first beater car, that kept breaking down and leaving you stranded somewhere - Not such a useful vehicle!

My opinion - You are welcome to yours, as I am welcome to mine.

I gladly support all new shooters, but hate to see you waste your money!

Cheers,

Neal
 
hey neal, im curious if you ever discovered what the problem was. did you talk to your supplier about exchanging it if you got a lemon? finally, when was it purchased?

thanks.
 
All of my Norks happliy went bang straight out of the box. My NP-22 did eventually fail on me (2,000rds) and I am watching that model to see if have resolved the problem. My M-93 has 6,000+ rds through it and I have never taken it apart. My NZ-85b has about 3,000 and the only thing I have done is replaced the trigger spring for a lighter one, My 1911Commander is creeping up to 2500 rds and just goes bang, bang, bang, bang, etc,etc
 
i have had 2 nnork commanders for a long time, VERY reliable, both are super accurate, both of those are from armco though. i have bought a new one from frontier, not worked over like the ones from gunnar, i am taking it to the range today, and will keep you all posted on how she works! i expect it to be great however. 3 of them now, and i am a happy camper.:)

EDIT: stock out of the box norinco 1911A1C new from frontier, 359$....as good as if not the same as to be expected as my other ones. only thing is some edges are very sharp... first round didnt want to chamber, but i put 8 mags through it one after the other, and it funtioned flawlessly. i will smoth the sharp edges, and feed ramp.
 
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Norco "Sig 228"
Norco "Tokarev"
Norco "Feg GP"
Glock 22
Springfield Armory US Army 1911
Rugar Vaquero .45
Feg GP
Browning .22

... to name but a few...

Unlike the majority of you folks - urbanites all!- I live away from the throngs of sheeple crammed into their "condo lifestyles" in their cappucino sucking,concrete kissing, condo living environments. You guys have "green spaces" while I have LAND!!

My point (other than why the f**k would anyone live in a city when they can have such quality of life in the country???) is this:

I don't have to go to a freakin' club to shot ++++ rounds. I have my own range, thank-you very much! And I can happily say my Norinco's are worth MORE than than what I paid for them. I intend to buy more,too.

Yup, Norinco means MORE people can afford to shoot!
 
bravo-05 said:
hey neal, im curious if you ever discovered what the problem was. did you talk to your supplier about exchanging it if you got a lemon? finally, when was it purchased?

thanks.
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No, I never did - 2 were private, only one was a store bought (2005?), and I didn't even bother because I knew they were going to blame my reloaded ammunition (which works just fine in three other pistols, by the way [230gr Montana gold jhp over 5.5 of win 231, 1.215 oal, lee factory crimp die to finish]).

I do understand that marstar stands behind their products, and yes, I DO understand that lots of people have good experiences with norcs. I haven't, and I just want people to listen to my opinion for what it is worth - I am NOT a snob, as has been accused by some of the narrow-minded in the past: my jeans cost $18 at costco, and the last pair of runners I bought were $11 USD at wal-mart.

I DO demand that my "tools" work as flawlessly as mechanically possible, and Norinco, in my humble opinion and experience, simply does not have the quality control that they should.

I wish you all the best in your quest!

Cheers,

Neal
 
I bought a Norinco 1911 lightly used from a friend in I have had no problems with it at all, it even reliably feeds the odd shaped semi wadcutters that I shoot. The only mods I did to it are the same that I do to all 1911's, change to a long trigger, a flat mainspring housing and Wolff gunsprings.
 
Mine's has been 100% reliable, and the trigger isn't bad at all. I'm looking forward to doing some more work on it.

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I was just re-reading, and I see an interesting number: Somebody had their NP-22 fail "eventually" after 2000 rounds. It was what: a $200 rimfire?

I paid $400 for my Ruger MkIII 22/45, and put about 2000 rounds through it on the first weekend I owned it... then 200 rounds or so per month for about 18 months... and it is still, in my opinion, "new".

So, where is the value there? I just don't see how a firearm that was 1/2 the cost, but dies, is a deal?

Neal
 
I bought mine with every intention of it eventually being a $1000 gun...at which point I really doubt that it's accuracy, function, or reliability will be any different than a Kimber, Springf, or other 'brand' name gun. I'm just lousy with saving $...this way I get to shoot along the way, and perhaps end up with something more personal. So, yeah, I guess it was definitely a dollar issue for me, but in the long run I really don't see it being a negative.

It's akin to buying a cheap car and fixing it up...pride of ownership is largely the amount of yourself you put into it.

/me shoos the damn whippersnappers with Daddy's car off his lawn :)
 
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