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Thread: Norinco 1897 Trench Gun

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    Sales wise, this will appeal to CAS shooters, and they are looking for exactly this gun, if it is good enough as a starting point.

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    I agree that it’s a riot gun not technically a trench gun, but all it needs is a reproduction heat shield. I can tell you though, these things are a riot that you can abuse more than an actual trench gun. They’re a guilt free way to burn through a box of shells while blasting from the hip.

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    Absolutely. I have one from an older batch of imports. I took it apart and gave it a youtube cowboy action slicking and it has run flawlessly for me for a few years now. Great purchase. Remember to locktite your screws when you put it back together and have everything adjusted right. Slam firing can loosen things after a while.
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    I had a real '97 for a lot of years and just wasn't using it any more and my son had no use for it so I sold it to a CGN'r. I hope it is still running fine. I think he made a trench gun out of it.
    I had a NORC 1911 that looked like a 1911, it fired like a 1911, take down was like a 1911 and it was marked 1911. A lot of fun no matter where it was made.

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    People are funny.

    Click the link, and read folks. It is a "contemporary reproduction". In my books, that makes it neither trench or riot.

    Throw in the word configuration, as one smarter individual here has, and that adds an element of sense.

    I can see why Wanstall's would call it the same as the manufacturer and distributor. For anyone that does inventory searches, I would be willing to bet that if each level of search all is the same information, it's probably a whole lot easier to manage.
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    Call it whatever you want I guess. They shoulda called it the Wild Bunch replica. Now I want one.

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    Some of the guys around here figure they're forgotten weapons or something. F#$k off and make your own trench gun then. Waaaa waaaaa waaaaa... Nothing but whining around here, jesus
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    Definite market niche for someone to come out with heat shield kits to turn these into proper trench guns.

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