Norinco 1911 .45 accuracy??

Off the bench I get 6 to 8 inch groups at 25yds with my stock Norinco_OK for plinking but not great.Not suprising considering the trigger and tiny sights and general loose tolerances of the gun.OTOH my STI Trojan shoots sub 2 inch groups easily.Its not that Im unhappy with the Norinco,but you do get what you pay for.

I have read about others with Norincos who claim really good accuracy,and this figures,as I think the quality of these guns is quite variable and depends on the luck of the draw which one you get.
 
Not stock anymore, with a few upgrades - 1 1/2 " groups at 25 yards from a rest. All they really need is new sights and a trigger job to shoot better than most shooters can. Wish Marstar broought into Canada the latest guns from Norinco. They now make several versions of the 1911 in .45acp, all of which are much better finished than the A1's we get here. From what I understand from the boys in the Philipines that get them they still require decent sights.

Take Care
 
2" at 20yds benched. 200gr. cast SWC, 5.7gr Bullseye.

Trigger has been done, Bomar sights and Gunnar did some tune up work on it to get it to shoot 2".:D It wouldn't group better than 8" before Gunnar worked on it. :(
 
5 rounds 3.5" at 25 yards from a rest using American Eagle 230 gr. FMJ. Completely stock from a novice shooter. Of course, this group has been difficult to reproduce...mostly 4-6 inches I would say.
 
Standing, 3" at 20 yards with 10 shot groups, 9 mm version shooting 124 grain CMJs at about 1000 fps...

Groups were way larger with .2 grains less powder and a bit larger with .1 grains more powder. Its worth doing some load development sometimes.
 
She was good out of the box(great for the price). All of my friends who shot it claimed it had too heavy a trigger pull(babies).

So out came the stone. Next came Hogue grips, Adjustable spring and soon to arrive trigger. I like the sights, so they stay...for now.
 
Norinco Accuracy

Mr AR15 said:
2" at 20yds benched. 200gr. cast SWC, 5.7gr Bullseye.

Trigger has been done, Bomar sights and Gunnar did some tune up work on it to get it to shoot 2".:D It wouldn't group better than 8" before Gunnar worked on it. :(
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Can you advise what was done at Armco to tighten up the groups?

Thanks to all who have replied.

Outdoors
 
LOL ...LOL..I never read so much bull...a stock Norinco at 1.5 inches at 25 yards....ya..unregistered got it even better....you Norinco lovers smoke good stuff.
 
CANUK 44;
The only problem is that Norinco is advertising them on their site but they are NOT manufacturing them.... If they were we would buy them
John
 
2" at 25" yards in a rest with winchester white box 230 gr hard ball but i was lucky the one i got had a tight bushing.
 
P0WERWAGON said:
laniru swears his can part a flee's hair.(when he drinks the groups get smaller, and other things get bigger :) ) from what i saw, shot realy well.
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LOL! :p

My NP30 is one of the most accurate Govt models I have. For a $300 gun I can make 4-6" groups at 25m offhand all day long. At 10m, I can half that freehand if I do my part...granted, shooting with a hangover is minute of zombie.;)

I don't shoot from a rest...train like ya fight!:p ;) :D

I love my cheepy Norcs!:D

Edited to add: In case you are curious, I roll my own...230g JHP over 5.4g of W231
 
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Norinco 1911's are great for the price... In fact, I hardly shoot my Baby Eagle anymore because I don't want to get it dirty... but with the norinco, when I run out of bullets I can always throw the gun at the target and not worry about it looking any worse than it already does :p
 
Not to bash the Norinco ... but you must know before buying.

The only reason to buy a Norinco is the price ...period.

You would better buy a used Colt, Springfield or Para on firearmscanada.com ... You can find some around 700-800$. I know it's still a higher price, but at least you will have the real deal.

I would say wait few months and buy something else. Look for the GI version of Springfield, they are not expensive and quite good.

I shot a couple of 1911 ... and don't get me started on the Norinco.

If you buy one ... don't try anything else, it will make you regret your move.

I don't want to start a war here guys, just wanted him to know what half of the Norinco owner I know think.
 
fwiw, many of the best gunsmiths recommend the Norincrap frame, barrel and slide over Para, colt, and springfield.

a $300 base gun is a great price to start a custom project.
 
here's the thing with any 1911 and I include STI, SVI, Kimber, spingfield, colt, S&W and anybody else who makes them... They are only as good as the smith who does the final assembly and fitting....

The high end guys all take the time to make sure everything is tight and fits properly.. Their are colts out there that were put together so badly that they won't cycle thru an entire magazine...

Norinco's are a budget gun for a bunch of reasons.. One being economy of the workforce that manufactures them... They are are made from "basically " good parts you will need to fit and finish them and may need to replace some of them but in theory you should be able to get the gun to shoot well for not a lot of $$$... BUT as with any mass produced item there can be pieces produced that won't work no matter what... I saw a norinco a while back that had misformed lugs on the slide...
 
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