Norinco 1897 Trench Gun Shotgun

[Shooting Centre]

 

[jeepcjaholic]

Riot not trench!

 

[AfroCowboy]

Are these any good for cowboy action? the original period ones arent crazy priced in the USA but importing

 

[Robert Dalton]

It would be helpful if Dealers would put the price , and related information in their ad rather than doing the link game .

 

[Paul_T]

It would be helpful if Dealers would put the price , and related information in their ad rather than doing the link game .

Yeah it's tough clicking on a picture......

 

[410Waistcoat]

Can you fit an aftermarket bayo-lug/ heatsheild to this barrel?

 

[BlackPowderBurner]

Riot not trench!

Low info buyers love the "hello Reddit TRENCH GUN SLAM FIRE TRENCH GUN". Sellers love the sales.
Accurate descriptions don't factor into it

 

[Ungrateful]

The trench shotgun has a heat shield and bayonet lug

 

[VICIOUS]

Riot gun is legal for cowboy action. Price of less then 400 bucks is normal.

 

[johnny the boy]

Riot not trench / 500 plus dollars too much / not compatent enough to put price. 3 strikes and you are out!

 

[Tarrantula]

Gotta drive that traffic to the site somehow.

Price in the link above is $525.

 

[old303]

Riot gun is legal for cowboy action. Price of less then 400 bucks is normal.

Or possibly "was normal". We won't see last decade's prices again.

 

[Ungrateful]

Yeah the reality is that for the price I’d rather have an 870. Or for fair comparison, a Chinese 870 clone for 200 less.

 

[Deathrawt]

$525 isn’t horrible for those
Think I paid $499 for one 5 years ago

 

[hunterhenderson]

Can you fit an aftermarket bayo-lug/ heatsheild to this barrel?

as long as it doesnt have chokes

 

[Bigcrigger]

These are terrible. For nearly the same price you can buy an authentic 1897 which will serve you far better. These are junk in every sense of the word.

 

[JeffMan]

I'm fairly certain that the manufacturer calls them "Trench gun" - so the dealer is likely listing it as its labeled by the manufacturer.

I've got one and I'm happy with it.

 

[mckutzy]

These are terrible. For nearly the same price you can buy an authentic 1897 which will serve you far better. These are junk in every sense of the word.

Why do you say??... especially when the OG sell for typically ~$1000....
How much less of more junk than the +$500 the olds are selling for??

 

[grabbers]

I have two. One bog standard and the other a trench gun clone.

Both work as expected. And I don't think the price point was much different than offered by this store.

 

[hunterhenderson]

These are terrible. For nearly the same price you can buy an authentic 1897 which will serve you far better. These are junk in every sense of the word.

Wow, please tell us your experience with these great little shotguns, what year and model did you have, what were the problems that make them "terrible"