The only products Norinco makes that are worth considering are their 1911's and the M305 (both of which need work to be good firearms). The T97 with it's gasport and a half and zero QC should cost $500 not $900. Anyone who blows another $400 on the FTU just to make it functional is crazy, now you're getting into the cost of a real rifle and you still have no warranty and no parts support for that pos.
If the only criteria you judge a rifle on is price then the T97 is mediocre at best. Just because it's cheaper than a Tavor and is also a bullpup doesn't mean it's a good deal. There is a lot more to a good rifle than simply that it functions most of the time.
It's like buying an M-forgery, it's better than not having a rifle but not by much and at least the M-forgery is cheap.
If you want to buy a T-97 or M-forgery then that's fine, you're the only one that has to be happy with it but please stop trying to compare them to a quality firearm like a Tavor or a US built AR. You just make yourself sound ignorant and foolish. I know a few of the guys that do are just looking for a reaction but it's getting old.
How dare you compare a T97 to an old muscle car! More like an old Gremlin or Chevette or a dodge omni. Lol
If the only criteria you judge a rifle on is price then the T97 is mediocre at best. Just because it's cheaper than a Tavor and is also a bullpup doesn't mean it's a good deal. There is a lot more to a good rifle than simply that it functions most of the time.
It's like buying an M-forgery, it's better than not having a rifle but not by much and at least the M-forgery is cheap.
If you want to buy a T-97 or M-forgery then that's fine, you're the only one that has to be happy with it but please stop trying to compare them to a quality firearm like a Tavor or a US built AR. You just make yourself sound ignorant and foolish. I know a few of the guys that do are just looking for a reaction but it's getting old.
That would be like racing an old muscle car vs a McLaren P1 around the Nurburgring. Not a chance for the T97![]()
How dare you compare a T97 to an old muscle car! More like an old Gremlin or Chevette or a dodge omni. Lol
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