Norinco 12" Coach Guns

[Komrade]

Got mine Friday, a little review for those on the fence...

Furniture is nice, somewhat dulled finish but easily remedied.

Hammers and internals have obvious tool marks but nothing that impedes function.

Right hammer was a little less smooth than the left, I tracked it down to a burr left on a hammer strut.

The gun comes covered in a rancid smelling brown oil, I decided to clean it all off and re-lube.

A tiny bit of rust inside the end of the barrel, nothing significant.
All-in-all, mediocre to fair finishing but a fully functioning coach gun for the price.

[Hungsolo]

I have never. Polished internals on a rifle before, but I think I will need to. Any tips out there?

[Boomer686]

As long as the overall length stays over 26 inches....someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Correct!

[longknife]

Hey, let's shoot some 3" magnum slugs in them............You First!!

[Hungsolo]

Hey, let's shoot some 3" magnum slugs in them............You First!!

I will be shooting slugs through this. Don't be scared.

[matt491]

I will be shooting slugs through this. Don't be scared.

I thought I read it was a bad idea to run slugs through this gun.... something about the choke?

[Hungsolo]

I thought I read it was a bad idea to run slugs through this gun.... something about the choke?

The short ones are cylinder bore. No issues.

[2ndShotCanada]

Got mine Friday, a little review for those on the fence...

Furniture is nice, somewhat dulled finish but easily remedied.

Hammers and internals have obvious tool marks but nothing that impedes function.

Right hammer was a little less smooth than the left, I tracked it down to a burr left on a hammer strut.

The gun comes covered in a rancid smelling brown oil, I decided to clean it all off and re-lube.

A tiny bit of rust inside the end of the barrel, nothing significant.
All-in-all, mediocre to fair finishing but a fully functioning coach gun for the price.

Genrally, mine was the same. The oil was definitely excessive. My only issue to add is that mine does not lock shut and will likely require de-burring/filing to function properly. Frontier... Do I send it back to you or do I undertake it myself. I'm happy with the gun but if you're willing to repair/replace it at no cost to me I'm happy to ship it back. Otherwise I'll have at it this weekend.

[CC89]

What are you guys using to de-grease it? and then just hoppes to regrease?

[Komrade]

I pretty much used hoppes 9 to degrease and hoppes lube. Seemed to worked well enough but i'm sure other solvents would work too.