Just received the new Norinco NP-34

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I received the NP-34 today(my first firearm), it looks nice and has a good finish, but I don't know why the slide looks different with the frame, I'm new to the firearms so I'm not sure, is it parkerized?
I checked the picture in Marstar, and I noticed the finish was different.

Here is my new NP-34:

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It is and it is meant to look like that, sort of a two toned thing going on there, I have a bunch of guns including that one, it shoots great and a good gun for the price. What kind of shooting are you getting into! IPSC, IDPA? have fun and remember your first gun, because that will be the about the time you started never having any money LOL!


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I just got one these too. The slide is Parkerized, that's the reason for the two-tone. Looks great IMO. I''ve had it out twice now and not a single complaint. Very fun to shoot (almost as fun as my Norcy 1911A1, almost). The SA trigger pull is very light.
 
Ironsight said:
Is that because the slide is stamped steel and the frame aluminum alloy?
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yessir, the only finish options for aluminium is anodizing or painting that I can think of. It can't be blued or parkerised.
 
Craftsman 441 said:
Yep, you're right on. Except that the slide is machined from a forging, not stamped.
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I think the SIG slides with the internal extractor are stamped, not sure about the Norks but I would guess they be stamped too......
Stamped SIG slide on left, milled on right
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the NP-34 slide that I received looks like the left one. Marstar says the NP-34 slides are forged.


Hitzy said:
I think the SIG slides with the internal extractor are stamped, not sure about the Norks but I would guess they be stamped too......
Stamped SIG slide on left, milled on right
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imbane said:
the NP-34 slide that I received looks like the left one. Marstar says the NP-34 slides are forged.
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If it's got the seperate pinned in breech block like in the pic on the left, and an internal extractor, it's likely stamped them. Nothing wrong with a stamped slide anyways. It's the Chinese aluminium that is questionable :)
 
I have to admit when I first got it I thought "oh no, this blocky weird lookin thing is ugly. I'm gonna hate it." But after holding it for a while and putting some brass through it I have to say it is a very sweet shooting, comfortable, well designed piece. A working man's gun, not elegant like my 1911, but just feels really right in the hand. Don't knock it til you try it. You'll be selling yourself short.
 
I have a Sig 226ST and looking at your pics still makes me want to get the NP-34 to add to the collection, although I really want a 229SAS
 
Hitzy said:
I think the SIG slides with the internal extractor are stamped, not sure about the Norks but I would guess they be stamped too......
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You're getting forged and stamped mixed-up. The left is a machined forging and the one on the right is machined from solid stock.
Either way, it's a nice little gun. I just started firing my NP-22 the other day. Nice
 
Craftsman 441 said:
You're getting forged and stamped mixed-up. The left is a machined forging and the one on the right is machined from solid stock.
Either way, it's a nice little gun. I just started firing my NP-22 the other day. Nice
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The one on the left is stamped and folded from a flat piece of carbon steel, the one on the right is machined from a solid piece of bar stock. The discussion wasn't about forging/casting/carbon/stainless, just how the slides are made into that shape.
Have a read at the SIG forum, little over half way down the FAQ page.
http://sigforum.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/430601935/m/948104435
 
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