Norinco M-93 'Woodsman'?

Jet A-1 said:
Just a question about dry firing after cleaning... after I clean my M93 naturally it ends up cocked. I can't cycle the action and dry fire repeatedly as I don't like to dry fire rim-fires so, as the manual suggests, I place a piece of cardstock (business card or the like) where it can cushion the firing pin strike. Is this what everyone is doing or is an occasional dry fire okay?

(I'm a big believer in the stupid question is the one that remains unasked line of reasoning by the way - or something like that... lol)
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Leaving it cocked won't hurt anything.
 
I place a fired .22 cartridge in the chamber, orientated so the firing pin hits a new part of the rim. This allows the weapon to be stored with the hammer down and no spring tension
 
Thanks for the idea. I've been using a bit of card and a couple of times used a spent casing but it was a pain to get it out without recocking - you have to move the slide back just the right amount to get the casing out but not so much that it cocks the action again. I never thought to just leave it in there. Duh.

Another 150 rounds through it this morning. My accuracy is improving. I did have two or three misfeeds but it looks like they were due to a sticky mag. Each time it was the second shot with the same mag - the first was good obviously and every shot after the second. I should give them a good cleaning. Seems like there is a slight drag on one mag when it is full which explains the problem feeding the second round. It only happened 2 or 3 times now in 260+/- shots and all today. It was cold here too (1 deg. C) so I don't know if that affects anything but the mag looks liek it could use a good cleaning.
 
Today I did the first function test with around 250 rounds of CCI Blazer (40 grain lead round nose), American Eagle (38 grain Copper plated HP) and Federal Champion (40 grain solid). Zero malfunctions and misfires - 100% reliability. I didn't really care for accuracy this time as my wife decided to join me for the first time ever on my trip to the range. I had no problem with keeping all the bullets on the target from around 15 feet away though. She had a blast especially with S&W model 66. Magazine was kind a stiff to work with at the beginning, but soon started to improving and in the end it was working pretty smooth. Front sights need to be painted I guess as was suggested before. Otherwise I'm very happy with the results so far. For $170 it's a steal deal IMHO...and I'm not a big fan of Norinco to be perfectly honest.

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Thanks Guys for your feedback regarding this pistol. You saved me a lot of money. Have a good one.
 
Small update :)
This little pistol was doing great today, however a moment ago, during the cleaning the whole hammer assembly and firing pin block retractor separated from the gun just like this...ohh well. Now I need to figure out how to put all those little parts together or send the pistol back for warranty repair.
 
Electrolysis

Electrolytic interaction between two different metals might be a good reason to never leave an empty casing in your chamber.
 
sail32 said:
I place a fired .22 cartridge in the chamber, orientated so the firing pin hits a new part of the rim. This allows the weapon to be stored with the hammer down and no spring tension
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x2

When you've just arrived at the range and are unboxing, and an enthusiastic somebody grasps your pistol and racks the bolt, the look on their face :)eek:) is priceless.

Brian Bischoff said:
Electrolytic interaction between two different metals might be a good reason to never leave an empty casing in your chamber.
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So I guess that, even if you lived in a jurisdiction that allowed you to keep your pistol loaded, you wouldn't? No Condition 1 for you?

All that electrolytic interaction, and stuff, eh? :rolleyes:
 
Brian Bischoff said:
Electrolytic interaction between two different metals might be a good reason to never leave an empty casing in your chamber.
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I see what you are getting at and certainly it probably would be better not to put a firearm away like that for an extended period of time - as in years for example, but for short periods of storage (days or even weeks at a time), and assuming the gun was properly cleaned and oiled, I shouldn't think galvanic action should be an issue.

Any opinions on cleaning magazines? I was going to give mine a good rinse with brake/carb cleaner to see if the "sticking" problem I had was dirt related. It was cold so I was kind of thinking that any oil/lube/dirt that was in the mag (and it is isn't very much by the look of things) may have contributed to the problem. It only happened a couple times, in a row on 150 round. Any advice? Its not a big deal though; I shot about half those rounds after the problem!

Thx,

J
 
Nestor said:
Small update :)
This little pistol was doing great today, however a moment ago, during the cleaning the whole hammer assembly and firing pin block retractor separated from the gun just like this...ohh well. Now I need to figure out how to put all those little parts together or send the pistol back for warranty repair.
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do you have the manual?- if not , pm me- it's on this computer-
 
Jet A-1 said:
Any opinions on cleaning magazines? I was going to give mine a good rinse with brake/carb cleaner to see if the "sticking" problem I had was dirt related.
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Just strip them, wipe them out, and reassemble them. That is why they are designed to be taken apart; you don't need to use any degreasing agent.
 
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