Norinco M1 Garand ?

I'm looking at my Norinco JW-25A right now. It's a copy of the BRNO #2 action and done up to ~somewhat~ look like a Mauser K98.

How hard would it be to make a Norinco M305 ~somewhat~ resemble a M1 Garand? I'm talking change the stock, different barrel, flush fit magazine (but still detachable; 5+ rounds?), extended gas tube (or a dummy extension/strut bar?), different front sight, etc.

It wouldn't be an exact copy but maybe close enough is good enough?
 
#1bcshooter said:
I'm sure the Chinese will tool up a factory to produce M1 receivers for the tiny Canadian market :rolleyes:
Click to expand...

They'll tool up a factory for anything if they see a potential profit. They build whole empty cities that are sitting empty, waiting for peasants to move there and become factory workers as soon as the idle factories think of something to make.
 
Brutus said:
A few Canadian citizens looking for a Chinese copy at the lowest reasonable price.

The math just does not add up here.
Click to expand...

This...even if everyone in Canada wanted one, that's still smaller than the people living in LA. Hope that gives a little preservative of how small of a market we are.
 
It likely will never happen, but it is an entertaining question and more fun to read than posts about 'I got my new gun and it was screwed up' or 'I got a new gun and it was not screwed up'. This was a real feel good piece.

I live for the feel good pieces or (even better) posts about new models of guns being brought in to Canada.
 
F-Tang said:
We're still a larger market to them than the US because they can't sell their guns in America.
Click to expand...

AT $500-700 a unit it will take probably a minimum order of 10,000 units before they can recoup the cost of tooling up a production line and start making a profit without government contract 10,000 rifles will take better part of a decade to sell out in Canada.
 
Canada isn't Norinco's only market people. They sell all over Asia and Africa as well. Not sure about Europe.
 
Macs675 said:
Canada isn't Norinco's only market people. They sell all over Asia and Africa as well. Not sure about Europe.
Click to expand...


I tell you what, in Mexico and Belize private citizens are forbidden to own this rifle and I suspect most other Central American countries follow this example as well.

And in Asia or Africa, exactly how many countries would you think would allow their private citizens to legally import/own this centrefire semi-automatic rifle?
I would argue that this number would be very small and therefore not commercially viable. Consider these factors too: Surplus ammunition is pretty much zero, and that makes it a handloaded rifle only as most would not be able to afford the aftermarket imported Garand friendly ammo from the USA. Even if they were allowed to do so by their own government.
 
Last edited:
I think a Norc Garand could fetch $1000 or so.. but I bet that landed cost more to then that to get them set up and sent over here. Shame because its a great design and desire is there. Look at Garand prices shooting up over the last decade.
 
New Zealand, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, scandanavia and many other European countries allow citizens to own these guns and Norc m14s are very popular in these places.
 
jcbruno said:
New Zealand, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, scandanavia and many other European countries allow citizens to own these guns and Norc m14s are very popular in these places.
Click to expand...

That's why I was asking about taking a gun they already produce (the M305) and converting it to look like a Garand using the bare minimum of special parts.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom