Norinco Handgun Owner/expert reviews wanted

meh on Norinco. it's ok. cheap, easy to buy, looks ok on the ouside, looks crappy on the inside. if you have the time or inclination, it can probably be made very nice.

but all that aside - the gun you buy ONCE. the ammo you buy over and over and over again. so, don't worry if the gun is 300 or 500. after a few months or two years, you'll burn through way more ammo than the difference between those two.

if you like to tinker or will only shoot casually, then ya a Norc 45 (or 9) and a thousand rounds of Wolf reloads will keep you happy for a while without being silly expensive.
 
jessebilyk said:
BP7.....big Bruce Campbell fan? U know if there is a second season of burn notice?? way off topic
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more like a big Burn Notice fan, actually. :cheers: the show is on season 4 now, though i haven't been able to catch the last 2-3 episodes.
 
trebor2880 said:
Some people have blown a lot of money on Paras and Kimbers, only to find out that they aren`t that great.
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from what i've seen here, everything is either too big or too small or too light or too heavy or has too much or too little steel or alloy or sugar, and is just the wrong shade of black.

para falls apart and treats customers like fecal matter from a rotting cow
norc is amazing if you blow another 800 on it to replace all of it
kimber is overpriced and has idiotic names
springfield ain't what it used to be
sig is overpriced
glock is ugly tupperware crap with an awful trigger
......

:rolleyes:

sti seems to be the only one to come out of it all unscathed
 
when u have $1500 spend it
when u have $400 spend it

and shoot for 2 years while everyone else spends their time saving up the other $1k
besides in that yime im sure youll trip over $100 here and there to throw at it.. or use that towards your $1500+ gun.

i need 1 gun to abuse and 1 to take seriously.. otherwise i have no ability to slack off and just enjoy shooting.
 
A search turns up that Norinco's have sharp edges. Well, I took mine down and, like a fearless expert, discovered a sharp edge and simultaneously verified that it was indeed sharp enough to cut me.

So, all of these threads seem to mention buffing or polishing or somehow taking down these sharp edges, but details are short.

How, exactly is this accomplished without spoiling the finish of the gun?
 
It's a great gun if you have some mechanical aptitude and want to do some research on 1911's. they make a great base for a project gun if you like to tinker.
The stock mags are garbage, get some Sam mags from Wolverine.
I bought mine and stripped it to the frame and fit all the pieces and installed a different trigger because the stock one was loose and sloppy.
Now I have a very accurate 1911 and the trigger is very light.
If you are looking for a great 1911 out of the box this isn't the gun for you.
But if you google 1911 trigger job and spend some time with it, you'll have a great shooting 1911.
 
What I mean is, to get rid of the sharp edges, what do I use? Steel wool? A file? Won't anything like that ruin the blueing and give it a place to rust?
 
I have 2 Norcs in 9mm & 45acp. I have fed them about 3k rounds each. No issues so far. They are not as well finished as other brands on the market but they shoot fine. They are fun on the range. My glock and sig dont see as much action if any these days.
 
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