Norinco M1911 A1C What needs tweeking?

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I just recieved it NIB and took it out and put a few rounds through it. Its very tight and shaves brass off of the cartridge. The OAL of my handloads is too long, so it shaves lead off the shoulder of the semi wad cutter. I know it needs 500 rounds through it to lossen it up, but what have you done to smooth things out and what did you use(sharp edges).
Its my 3rd 45acp and I bought it for therapy shooting times when you load up 100 rounds and blast away till slide lock. :ar15: um therapy.
The other 2 are STI's, I don't like using these for therapy.
What has worked for you in tweeking your norinco?
Maybe I should mention things I can do myself!!
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From what I've seen, the Norc M1911A1's may, I say MAY, need some tuning. However, reading on Armco's website, even Gunnar seems to be impressed with the way the Norc's are coming from the factory now.

I'm assuming your Norc is used, or from an older batch. Feed it standard OAL FMJRN and there should be no trouble. The Norc's have been known to really like trigger work, slide fitting, and general making sure that the parts are as John Moses Browning originally designed them.

That said, my Norc has Wolff springs, a trigger job, and a full-length guide rod, and it shoots better than I can. I bought it used for $400 (with the above add-ons) and got one hell of a deal.

I just need to get started in reloading for it or find a super-cheap source of .45 ACP!!:p
 
There's some writeups out there on fine tuning the multi leaf spring that will reduce the trigger pull a bit. From there the next step is to get a slightly reduced power mainspring. From there things get much more complicated in a hurry with full disassembly and stoning of sear and hammer using specialty jigs and other such arkane skills.
 
The above Norc is brand new. The 2 mags squeak when you fill them. I don't want to resize the present reloads because they work perfectly in my other 2 45's. Went I get setup for reloading again I will reload 230 grain roundnose bullets, they will feed easier and I can make them shorter. What I was curious about was all the very sharp edges on everything inside. Has anyone sanded the knife sharp edges down with sandpaper or a dremel buffing wheel?
I'll see if I can find some shorter oal bullets and put it through its paces.
I know is loosens up with use, so I'll just use it.(fun part)
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My Norc as received from Armco is really good. Very happy with the trigger. No rattles, everything fits quite nicely. It shoots much better than I can, and it only has 4 mags down range so far. I've not noticed any problems with it clipping brass but to be quite honest I haven't inspected any of my cases yet. Really excited to put some groups on paper and post them up (hopefully I don't shoot like ass).
 
I'd be inclined to break all the razor like edges through out the gun both internally as well as externally and then touch up the blueing. But for the internal stuff you really don't want to use a power tool of any sort. Instead I'd suggest some 800 or 1000 grit super fine wetordry silicon carbide sandpaper that you can get from autobody supply outlets. Folded over to make pads and sticks you can remove the corner burrs without worry about making any sort of significant dimensional changes to anything. And with the burrs rounded over lightly you can handle the gun without worrying about bleeding all over it.

On the outside the slide release and safety are also known to be razor like. A more aggresive attack with some medium to fine grit sandpaper followed by a "polishing" with the super fine stuff will get those controls ready for touch up blueing and leave them far more friendly to use. Again though, I'd do this all by hand so you don't cut away the metal unevenly like you risk doing with a Dremel. Yes, it'll take a little longer to de-horn the whole gun this way. But the upside is that you have a lot more control over the process and will be more inclined to stop before it ends up looking like a half used bar of soap.
 
^ thats what i did to mine, took some emery cloth and sandpaper to the whole slide and frame to dehorn some of the edges and it worked well. now i need barrett at armacoat to help me parkarise her black again, throw on some grey VZ grips and she's done. guys who get really into it use Arkansas stone to polish the bottom of the slide and the top of the frame to fit perfectly smooth and flat. they also take everything down totally and flatten the sides where the slabs go so they are perfectly straight. Also check ou brownells, and request some catalogues brother i just got like 3 ir 4 in the mail, good gun #### especially their 1911 catalogue that has alot of goodies to upgrade with
 
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