ARMCO's Norinco 1911A1 Personal Touch

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So as soon as i do get my RPAL and all the requirements, i wanted my first handgun to be a 1911. So being the low price Norinco is for their 1911A1 i thought i would try it for my first.

My friend told me about ARMCO and how they smoothen and tighten/tune some parts to make them more reliable and are sold at a very good price, Not to mention canadian!

My question is do you think this would suffice as a good first handgun being that i only want a 1911 styled .45 pistol?

Or should i save my money up some more for something else? My next choice is a Kimber Custom II but thats double the price.

please help fellow CGN members!
 
Norinco .45

There is nothing wrong with the Norinco, I bought a Kimber for my first 1911 and might buy a Norc to beat up. The Kimber is a good pistol but it cost so much I am now paranoid about screwing it up. The Norc is a good pistol and Armco does a good job, just remember that it is what it is.
 
An Armco tuned Norinco 1911 is worth every penny. It will make a great first handgun! You will get a lifetime of reliable use out of it. Buy one and spend the difference in price between it and a Kimber on ammo to practice with. Then someday when you are a crack shot, you may decide you want an expensive 1911; but I'll bet that you stay with the Norinco... ;)
 
That Kimber is likely to be closer to triple the price. I have an Armco Norc 1911 Compact (Commander size) I've got well over 4,000 rounds through it - Zero misfires, Zero FTF, Zero FTE. The gun is everything you can reasonably ask from a 1911 as a shooting handgun, BUT for a new shooter, you need to know that 45 Auto is ungodly expensive to shoot much, if you're buying ammo at the local gunstore. This means you may spend as much time cleaning and polishing as you do pulling the trigger. The norc is a shooters gun, there's not a ton of pride of ownership in them. So unless you're going to jump into reloading (or have friends or relatives who already do) maybe something a little more exotic with a higher "pride of ownership index" isn't a bad thing. Or if you're going to be a fanatic (which describes me from the age of 7 through the last 35+ years) use the money you save by getting the Norc to get started reloading, it's something you'll end up doing anyway (like owning a 1911 -it's where most of us end up).
 
ChristopherPhoenix said:
My question is do you think this would suffice as a good first handgun being that i only want a 1911 styled .45 pistol?

Or should i save my money up some more for something else? My next choice is a Kimber Custom II but thats double the price.
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I've got an Armco tuned 1911.........works flawlessly.
You can't go wrong for the money, no doubt about it.
Have fun :cool:
 
I would not buy a Kimber, I think they are over priced for what you get quality/reliability wise. They do look nice though. I would buy a Norinco and spend a few bucks and get it tuned or go with the Armco one.
 
My Norinco 213: definitive (yet lovable) chinese ditchpig
Norinco 1911: arguably the top end of the Chinese handgun spectrum
My Norinco 213: accurate, reliable, & super fun, even if the sharp edges make me bleed
Armco 1911: you can't lose

Why haven't you bought it yet?
 
Just got my RPAL, and my first handgun was an Armco Norc 1911. Always wanted one, and I figured that a tuned up basic gov spec model would be perfect, since I'm a history buff. Maybe down the line when I'm a better and more involved shooter I'll go for something "cooler", butI doubt it will work any better.
 
does Armco "tune" and clean up the existing inner parts of the Norc, or do they swap out some of the guts for different parts?
 
having Armco tune your 1911 is a very good idea and well worth the money. All 1911 are a bit finicky and having that personal touch makes them work great.
 
BP7 said:
does Armco "tune" and clean up the existing inner parts of the Norc, or do they swap out some of the guts for different parts?
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When you buy a Armco tuned Norinco 1911, you get a box stock Norinco 1911 that has been given a once over and tuned up by Gunnar. But if there are any aftermarket parts that you want installed, Gunnar can install them before he ships the gun to you.
 
Armco tuned Norc 1911A1

On the question... The answer is a resounding "Yes".

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NAA.
 
mudgunner49 said:
So you're saying it work out of the box then??? :D

I've had 4 Kimbers now and the only one that I regret selling was the 1st, an older (early) one from the pre-drop safety days...


blake
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So... Anyone looking to sell their Armco tuned Commander before I go to Armco to buy it?

My offer stands ;)
 
Not to be a spoilsport but is a .45 really a good first gun? I would think a good .22 that you can buy ammunition by the 500's for the price of a case of beer. You can learn to hit what you are aiming at and not develop a flinch doing it.

Not to say there is anything wrong with having a Norinco .45. Bought mine at $220, added a new trigger, slide release, grips, cleaned it up to break lighter and cleanly, tightened up the barrel, bushing, made some adjustable sights, a little bit of grinding.

Couldn't be happier. Need one in 9mm now.
 
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