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srryan

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Can anybody share some info on these for me? I'm kinda new to handguns so don't know as much as I'd like to, but I'm doing my test this weekend and looking around at pistols to see what I want to buy. These are in my price range as I want to buy 2 of them (9mm and .45 ACP)

BUT I'm a big believer in "you get what you pay for" and I'm concerned about whether or not these pistols are worth buying. So does anybody have them? Are they OK until I can afford to upgrade to the Kimbers that I wish I could afford right now? I've been eyeballing them on Marstar's website but not familiar enough with them to know whether or not I should consider buying.

Thanks for the help guys
 
I've owned a few different Norc 1911's.... and still have a few.... Personally, I've never had a lemon yet.

My GI model [with real USGI replacement grips]:

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My Norc compact [commander] older version:

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My Norc NP-29 - older version:

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And a couple of "Norc-in-Steins" - Norc 1911A1 frames with Colt uppers:

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I don't just exclusively own Norc 1911's though.

In a 30+ year love affair with the 1911 design I easily owned over 100 different 1911's from various makers.

Most of the time on a Norc 1911 I will change out the trigger to an adjustable aluminum one & the grips.

Also, if it comes stock with the extended slide stop I replace it with an original style non-extended style.

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Norks are $350 guns....don't have high expectations and they will be good entry level guns to get you started.
 
Spend the money on the 9mm get a cz, glock, Smith&Wesson, Springfield, hk, or sig and cheap out on the 45 get a norinco.
 
Seriously, can't fault mine to date...had 4 still got 2, keeping my np-22, just feels and shoots great.
 
I've had mine for 15 years, no problems other than ones I've caused. Another option if your on a budget is a SAM made 1911. I own one and it is a good gun with a better finish than the Norinco.
 
srryan said:
...BUT I'm a big believer in "you get what you pay for" and I'm concerned about whether or not these pistols are worth buying...
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I've had many Norinco firearms, including two of the 1911s. You get much much more than what you pay for with the Norinco 1911.

condomboy said:
Buy them, use them, when you can afford Kimbers, sell the Norincos and you won't lose much money on them
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True. Then you'll also have the benefit of knowing what a pleasure a functional 1911 is before getting into a more expensive and (typically) problem-prone 1911.

deemoney said:
Spend the money on the 9mm get a cz, glock, Smith&Wesson, Springfield, hk, or sig and cheap out on the 45 get a norinco.
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Also true. It's not much more cash to get a viable 9mm. In contrast, you often have to spend A LOT more to get a viable 1911.

drifter dave said:
Trigger is the only downside.
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Easily remedied with a bit of DIY work.
 
Trigger pulls can be tuned easily. So that's not a big deal.

The big issue with Norcs is that they can be inconsistent in fitting of some of the parts. I've had three Norc pistols now. Two of those $99 Tokarev M213's that Canada Ammo sold a while back and currently have one of the NP29's. Some of the small parts are WAY out of spec and while they work issues show up to make strip down and re-assembly awkward. But oddly enough for all these issues and what seemed like overly loose rail slop on the slide to frame the guns all shot well.

So it CAN be a bit of a gamble getting one that will be just what you want it to be. My advice would be to do what deemoney suggested back in Post #7 and get a moderate priced but nice 9mm as a primary gun and buy a Norc as a bit of a possible project gun for your .45 1911.

One thing about all Norc guns. All of them that I've handled were like a handful of razor blades. The edges of the slide serrations and other parts all were left pretty much dead sharp. The wrong move IS able to draw blood. This would seem to be quite common as when I look around at Norc modification threads the first thing mentioned is "de-horning" to smooth off the edges and points on the corners. So in many ways a Norc is a bit of a project gun that comes assembled to make it easier to keep the parts all in one place.

You know.... for a couple of hundred more you could buy a SAM from Wolverine or similar and get one which is a little better finished, comes with better fits of the parts and isn't going to draw blood if handled wrong. Otherwise if you don't mind a little detailing there's no doubt that the Norc 1911's shoot well and seem to be solid guns.
 
thanks for the info guys, challenging my restricted test today so once my license comes back I know what I'm going for
 
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