Norinco NP58 40Cal Sig 226 clone
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Get yourself some 1000 grit (or higher) and go over some of the edges you will handling. They won't be sharp, but the 'sanding' the edges and corners will make it more comfortable to handle. When you do your first field strip, you may want to do likewise to the contacting edges on the slide.
The Norinco mags worked better for me than the 4 SIG mags I bought as spares. I left all of them loaded full for two weeks in the safe to wear in the springs without shortening same.
Hogue one piece grips and fiber optic or trijicon sights are your next step. Find someone with a SIG sight tool and a .40cal laser bore sight and be their best friend.
Get used to having no safety. Consider a trigger job as the initial pull on the DA is somewhat heavy.
Don't worry about side to side slop in the slide even though it may seem excessive. Remember that the sights are on the slide and the slide positions the barrel. The up & down movement is more important and mine was fine this way.
I've run about 1K rounds through mine and find it to be an accurate and reliable firearm. At IPSC matches I've attended and participated in, I've never had a jam but watched lots of Glocks do so. The .40cal is a perfect compromise for me between 9mm and .45cal but my next pistol will be some sort of 1911 (Norinco's are definately NOT ruled out, but I do work a quarter mile from Dlask). At practice the NP58 hit a steel IPSC plinker 9/10 at 65 yards at dusk. No one else on the line came close to that hit and miss ratio.
HTHs
The Norinco mags worked better for me than the 4 SIG mags I bought as spares. I left all of them loaded full for two weeks in the safe to wear in the springs without shortening same.
Hogue one piece grips and fiber optic or trijicon sights are your next step. Find someone with a SIG sight tool and a .40cal laser bore sight and be their best friend.
Get used to having no safety. Consider a trigger job as the initial pull on the DA is somewhat heavy.
Don't worry about side to side slop in the slide even though it may seem excessive. Remember that the sights are on the slide and the slide positions the barrel. The up & down movement is more important and mine was fine this way.
I've run about 1K rounds through mine and find it to be an accurate and reliable firearm. At IPSC matches I've attended and participated in, I've never had a jam but watched lots of Glocks do so. The .40cal is a perfect compromise for me between 9mm and .45cal but my next pistol will be some sort of 1911 (Norinco's are definately NOT ruled out, but I do work a quarter mile from Dlask). At practice the NP58 hit a steel IPSC plinker 9/10 at 65 yards at dusk. No one else on the line came close to that hit and miss ratio.
HTHs
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Thanks Jeeped, are the Hogue grips "finger contoured rubber"?
I like that style and planned on getting them.
Do you have any pics of your NP with the new sights and grips?
edit: can anyone confirm aftermarket Sig parts will fit this gun without any heavy modding?
I would like to start my e-ordering.
I like that style and planned on getting them.
Do you have any pics of your NP with the new sights and grips?
edit: can anyone confirm aftermarket Sig parts will fit this gun without any heavy modding?
I would like to start my e-ordering.
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Can't comment on the NP58 specifically, but I have the Hogue rubber grips, non-finger groove version, on my NP-34 and they work well for me. I have small hands and the finger grooves would be too big for me.
Mark
No idea, they came with the gun when I bought it. Hogue grips are pretty common, though. It shouldn't be a problem finding some at one of the sponsoring dealers.
Mark
Yes, my one piece grips are finger-grooved. The 3 piece ones I looked at were not. I got mine off the shelf from Reliable in Vancouver. If you have small hands, plan on hanging by your fingertips in your spare time in order to wrap your mits around them.
http://www.reliablegun.com/Reliable.html
Grips have been on for a couple of months. I chickened out on the brass punch method of changing sights and I'm waiting for an MGW SIG Sight Adjustment tool I ordered from eBay. I'll see about getting some pics together when the sights are in and lined up. BTW, there is a good You Tube vid on changing them.
Everything I've found for a SIG P226 fits my NP58. Only trouble I had was a mis-labelled mag. It was actually for a P228 which didn't fit. I exchanged it for the right one. I'm also waiting for a SIG 'short trigger' which I'm led to believe will fit right in and help the DA pull.
