Help with heavy trigger on 1911

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I’ve got a Norinco 1911 that I’ve put about a thousand rounds through, I like the pistol but the trigger is horrible. Is there a trigger kit I can install myself? Or is this something I should hire a gunsmith for?

I’ve built a few rifles over the years, glass and pillar bedded them and installed some aftermarket triggers and sears so I’m not afraid to take on some light gunsmithing if needed.

If a trigger kit isn’t an option, what upgrades should I do to make this trigger a little more useable?
 
Northern Amateur said:
Polish the band and guide. Work up to at least 600 grit though more is better.
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Indeed, you can use some tracing agent such as Prussian Blue or Red Lead to check for interference, then polish the high spots; Brownels sells a mandrel that you can put the the trigger band over and lightly tap with a hammer to reform and conform it's shape.

My Norinco is great right out of the box, but some day, I will replace the trigger with one with an over-travel adjustment.
 
You can tweak the 3 leaf spring. Done it myself on 3 diferent Norcs and the triger went down to the 3.5-4 lbs range. Send me a PM of where you're from in Sask if you would like help, as I'm also in SW Sask.
 
I've seen a bent trigger that Norinco shipped; replacing it with one shaped like JMB intended might be all it needs. But don't spend too much on it. Save your money for a better 1911!
 
The chi-com reverse engineered 1911 junk is what it is.
Buying & replacing the hammer, trigger, sear, & disconnect means you still have a chi-com frame & slide that you cannot fix if its out of spec.
Should have bought a S.A.M. 1911, Remington 1911, Bul 1911, Rock Island 1911, Taurus 1911, or even a Turkish 1911.
 
hatman1793 said:
The chi-com reverse engineered 1911 junk is what it is.
Buying & replacing the hammer, trigger, sear, & disconnect means you still have a chi-com frame & slide that you cannot fix if its out of spec.
Should have bought a S.A.M. 1911, Remington 1911, Bul 1911, Rock Island 1911, Taurus 1911, or even a Turkish 1911.
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Technically, A 1911 has no spec. thats why every single parts manufactures out there makes their 1911 parts oversized. That way it fits all kind of 1911 spec after fitting.

I dont care what every one saids but the Norc 1911 has some really good steel and barrel, they just have crappy machining and tolerence. When i asked a bunch of gun smith to redo my Np29 sight dovetail, only 2 came back saying they are willing to do it, the rest saids no unless i bring them a fresh set of dovetail cutter.

I have dropped 900$ into my NP29 ( totaling 1300)and it gets the same grouping as my my Springfield TRP and the TRP still does not have the nice Harrison trigger.
 
My tuned and trued norc.1911 45 will out shoot the Kimber custom target I had, I use it with a red dot now.
Mind you it has a bunch of match grade stuff in it.
I had a np29 9mm with about 1000 rnds in it and it smoothed out real nice, all stock parts
 
hatman1793 said:
The chi-com reverse engineered 1911 junk is what it is.
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I'm another one who disagrees with the above statement. I've had a few Norinco 1911's over the years & still have a couple. I've never had one that was a lemon.

This compact model I bought NIB from my local gunshop. All I've done is change out the stock trigger for an adjustable aluminum one, replaced the factory grips & grips screws. It has a really nice trigger pull with no other modifications required:

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The sear on mine was about 10 thou longer than it should have been and the hammer hooks had some pretty rough edges on them.
Bought the a sear jig and some stones and did a bit of work on mine (I have 3) and went from almost 7 pounds to about 3.5 without buying any new parts.
 
marshall said:
My tuned and trued norc.1911 45 will out shoot the Kimber custom target I had, I use it with a red dot now.
Mind you it has a bunch of match grade stuff in it.
I had a np29 9mm with about 1000 rnds in it and it smoothed out real nice, all stock parts
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I get that it performs better, but why rice up a Civic when you can just buy the GTR to begin with?
 
I ended up polishing the trigger bow and guide, and bending the sear spring slightly. What a difference! It’s now breaking at 3.5-3.8 lbs, whereas before it was breaking at 9.5-10.

Thanks for all the good advice, I’m happy I didn’t spend a couple hundred bucks on parts I really didn’t need.
 
Because someone here was selling it cheap and what the heck, you can't have too many, Unless you are married, she says.
I enjoy working on them, I buy very little new stuff for my self.
Some people always buy new stuff, lots fix up the rest, kind of like old cars, but I am past that stuff now.
I have handled a lot of norinco's and have never seen a bad one.
I can't say the same for SAM's
I have never handled the Rugers, look good from what I have seen of them .
There revolvers as great guns, triggers not great on the older ones. But that is because they where built as duty guns.
Kosmonument said:
I get that it performs better, but why rice up a Civic when you can just buy the GTR to begin with?
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