norinco has a very competetive series of .45s on the market for less than half the price of any of the competition. A basic para is say about 900 dollars and a norinco 45 is less than half. The fit and finish on these guns is pretty good considering, and they look decent. Ambi safety, and other features make them a pretty good option. A norinco ar-15 looks like garbage. The fit of the parts might be close to mil-spec, but i cant beleive the quality is even close to my bushmaster. That said, the norinco is still going to be over a grand with taxes from most retailers. Who in their right mind would pay that much when for a few hundred more they can have something that doesnt look like it fell off the garbage truck. Norinco needs to get their S*** together and lower the price to about 600, and improve the looks and fit of their ar, otherwise i think you would be crazy to buy one!