Norinco Handgun Owner/expert reviews wanted

I have at least one of most of the Norc pistols. Also have the real deal theya re based on. They all function about the same.

The SIG and CZ clones are excellent. I prefer the CZ because it is all steel.
 
jessebilyk said:
was thinking of getting a Norinco NP-20, any thoughts on them??
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I had the m77b (exactly the same as NP20 except for trigger guard cocking). Anyway it was extremely reliable and very accurate. Personally I didn't like the way it felt in my hand or the plastic face on the trigger. But as far as accuracy and reliability it was top notch.
 
My first pistol was a blued Norc 1911. The trigger pull goes on forever and it's not that accurate but it feeds/ejects fine and for me part of the hobby was to work on the pistol so I'm not bothered about it. A good gun if you want to take it apart and tweak/mod.

If you don't want to work on your pistol perhaps one of the SIG clones would be a better choice, I'm certainly considering the NP-22, after I get my second cowboy action pistol, scope my SKS, get a Sadlak mount for my M14, etc etc etc...

If you reload, component wise the 45 will be about 5 cents more than a 9mm per shot going by bulk bullets from JoBrook Firearms. I think I could load 45 ACP for about 20 cents a shot and 9mm for about 15 cents. That's using plated bullets, cast lead would be cheaper and bulk primers could save me another 2 cents a round.

Think about how much you want to shoot. Personally, I wouldn't be happy going to the range and shooting 500 22cal rounds, I want something with more bang and would be happier shooting 100 rounds of 45. Don't sweat the decision too much, you'll probably have a 22, 9mm and 45 soon enough! :D
 
Haagen_Dazs said:
Im in the same situation as the OP but Im not interested in the 1911.

Has anyone had any experience ith the Norinco Sig-Sauer P226 knock off? It looks like a fun pistol with reletivley cheap ammo.

Thanks.
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A friend of mine bought two of the np 34 this is the 228 clone. One for himself and one for his son. They shot the black badge and several club matches without any issues.
 
I don't like the samurai as a man driving one smashed my drivers window in with a tire iron at a stoplight after I fingered him for driving like a D-bag. Moral of the story is, never trust a suzuki samurai owner...and you've got guns...or just don't finger ppl when driving. Just kidding jesse I'm sure your a great dude.
 
I have the 1911 high capacity NP-30N .45... i have goriila hands and it fits great with home made SUPER slim grips... its been great fun and plenty reliable.
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I hear the sig copy in .40 is the best option to buy.
I want the CZ copy in 9mm

you can get wolf re-loaded .45 for about $18/box of 50.. .40 for about $16 9mm cheaper again... I gotta start reloading tho...woof!

I plan on getting a .22 and fiddling with the springs etc to get the maximum amount of recoil rather than reducing recoil...

I LOVE kick / recoil. and almost never break out my .22 rifles.. nor have much respect for the round... I doubt shooting .22 is good practice for .45 unless you have enough shooting experience to know how they are similar.
^^nobody will admit it but its often a true statement.

that said i want a 9mm cause its cheap and still kicks and goes bang enough
 
Griffoneur said:
Chinese steel is extremely hard.
I owned up to 4 Norinco handguns and have trimmed down to two. I regret selling the 1911.

If you are handy with your hands, Norinco is a fine platform to work on. On earlier Norincos, the finish was rough and required some hand finishing to smooth it out. New Norincos are much better finished.

Their 1911 will accept any after market part which will allow you to customize it to your hearts content. That being said, if you decide to buy a .45, then you should also consider to reload as ammo gets expensive.

.22's are fun, but tend to get boring. A 9mm packs a nice punch and is more affordable. Again, if you start shooting a lot, consider reloading unless you have a lot of disposable income.

A Norinco is approximately half the price of the "original brand name". I still have my CZ knockoffs in 9mm and 40 S&W. They shoot every bit as accurately as the original CZ's. The CZ has a much nicer trigger "out of the box", but like I said, Norcs can be smoothed out if you are mechanically inclined. If you must have the work done by a gunsmith then your price advantage is lowered.

BTW, the 1911 platform is very very very simple to work on. If you can tie your own shoes, you should be able to work on a 1911. The CZ platform is more complex.

Don't let yourself be influenced by the nay sayers. If Norinco was such a piece of crap, there would not be so many of them in the hands of shooters.

Welcome to the hobby.
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I agree with almost all of this post...except the last couple of lines. There's a lot of hi-points out there. People will buy anything if it's cheap.

But in this case it happens that the Norinco 1911s are good value for the money. Just don't expect a tight fit on anything...they are classic rattleboxes. But they run, which is more than you can say for a lot of thousand-dollar 1911s.
 
misanthropist said:
What 1911s do you find that are significantly looser fit than Norincos?
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I will try my best to recall as it has been awhile...like 20 years. I have had a blued and a stainless Colt Gold Cup MKIV Series 80, a blued Gov't Model and two Combat Elites that had frame/slide fits looser than my tightest Norkie and about the same as my loosest. My Springfield Armory government model was a tight as my tightest Norkie. My two Officer's Models were as tight as well and barrel lock up was superb on these OM's probably because of their oversize and fitted factory bull barrels.

On all these Colts plus a stainless Gold Cup and the SA, I could push down on the barrel through the ejection port and detect substantial movement. In short, barrel lock-up was bad on all of my Colts with the exception of the mention OMs. I had to Bar-Sto the Gov't and two Combat Elites to make them shoot decent. I did not bother customizing the GCs which I thought was lousy POS anyway (at least in comparison to my fully loaded Colts). My three Norkies have very, very slight barrel movement if you press down real hard, but no where close to my Colts'.

I did have two Remington Rands that were somewhat "rattleboxes", but they were transformed into compensated pin guns. My Vega was another rattler POS.

But then, the frame-slide fit by itself is not a measure of machining or fitting quality. Barrel/slide may feel loose, but more important is the barrel/slide/bushing fit. You want a consistent lock-up for consistent accuracy (assuming of course you have a good barrel).
 
Wow, I would not have tolerated barrel lockup that poor on a Colt. A tiny bit of barrel hood deflection...okay. Noticeable movement means it's not locking up tight enough IMO and I'd send it back to Colt.

I have never handled a Nork that was tight slide-to-frame but I have never had one with defective barrel lock-up issues. Mine have all locked up fine, but they have all been a bit noisy when shaken. Which IMO does not indicate a problem...I have seen good Colts (that locked up properly) that were still pretty rattly.
 
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