Norinco NP22 (sig 226 clone) opinions

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I am considering purchasing a Norinco NP22(sig 226 clone) and
I am look for people's opinions and experiences with this handgun.
I Have handled one during my RPal course and they seem like a solid
Handgun for a sub $400 price tag . But I am wondering of they are
Decent for the price or if it is really worth the extra money for an actual
Sig? I am what I would consider a handgun beginner since I have never
Owned one and have only shot the Browning hipower for my job.

So I would appreciate opinions , experiences and suggestions with this decision .
Thanks in advance for anything members can provide to help
 
For the price, it has been the best value gun i have bought...some persons will say save the cash for something "better".....but no question it is a remarkable piece of kit. it is a little on the heavy side but great for recoil....trigger pull is harder than most, however, i believe it makes for better control when pointing downrange.....i have had no issues with it..........great fits for GALCO and Blackhawk holsters....the only bad thing i can say about it.....its a bullet whore....whatever i feed it....it keeps shooting....its gonna put me in the poorhouse:dancingbanana:
 
I can tell you from both my own experience as well as many of my friends that they are good guns. You can spend the difference in price from a real sig on ammo . The double action trigger pull is pretty heavy, but other than that, a good gun.
 
Really like mine. It was my first handgun. Bought it because of the price but I sure enjoy shooting it.

My only beef is that the sights were off out of the box. Need to get my hands on a sight adjustment tool to tweak it over a hair.
 
My first and only handgun so far. Out of the box, definitely needs lubrication as slide was stiff, trigger also heavy like was said before. Not a pretty gun. Big, black and brutal. That said, never had any kind of malfunction. After shooting a couple hundred rounds through it and , take down and cleaning, the trigger has loosened up. Very easy to strip and clean. Feels better if you replace the grips though of course that depends upon your own hands. #1 that price is cheap for a solid round thrower.
 
The NP-22 is in my opinion one of the best values out there right now. I absolutely love mine, and as others here have testified, 1000 rds down range now and not a single malfunction ever. It gobbles up factory and home loads.

Yes it is slightly heavy and the stock grips suck, but I picked up some Hogue Wraparound grips and they went on perfectly. Improved the feel of the gun, and made it look a million times better! The new gen Norinco is pumping out actually has a decent finish on it as well.

As for the trigger, the double action pull is long and heavy, and although it is heavier than an actual SIG, its really not remarkably worse than any other DA pull. The trigger does feel a little stiff and gritty out of the box, but it has alot to do with the junk they slather on the pistol before they ship it. A good tear down cleaning and a few hundred rounds improves things drastically, and the SA pull on mine is now quite light and crisp.

I also did some dry-fire trigger control drills out of the box and this helped work out the kinks as well.

All said, it's a great value and is quite a fun gun to take out to the range and play. Just be aware the tac rail is an off profile and fits NOTHING!
 
I do not personally own one, but I have used my friends many many times. I have carried a sig for 5 years and believe it or not, I prefer the Norc clone over the real thing. IMO is one of the if not THE best bangforbuck gun going.

As long as you like the robust features of a sig (high bore axis, heavy, basically a warpig) you're good to go. I would not hesitate for one second to buy one.
 
yah it is definitely one of the better norinco copies.

cons: cheap plastic grip, finish is OK, DA trigger pull was tough, cant replace sights with standard sig sights

pros: price, goes "bang" every time, a $4 wolff spring greatly reduced DA trigger pull


I recently picked up a sig p226, the finish is nicer, but trigger weight is very close (measured with scale), the sights are definitely nicer (and can swap them)

another thing is that the all metal mags are good and easier to load.
 
seabass23 said:
Really like mine. It was my first handgun. Bought it because of the price but I sure enjoy shooting it.

My only beef is that the sights were off out of the box. Need to get my hands on a sight adjustment tool to tweak it over a hair.
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Did you need to heat your rear sights up before moving them with a sight adjustment tool? I've tried moving mine as they were off out of the box as well but they won't budge. I've tried moving it with both a brass punch and the adjustment tool.

Back on topic I agree with everyone else. The stock grips suck but they're reasonably grippy. I dropped in an SRT kit in mine and the trigger feels as nice as my friend's real SIG. The kit pretty much drops in and is so worth it IMHO.
 
DiM said:
Did you need to heat your rear sights up before moving them with a sight adjustment tool? I've tried moving mine as they were off out of the box as well but they won't budge. I've tried moving it with both a brass punch and the adjustment tool.
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my rear sight was slightly shifted, I placed an soldering iron on mine for 10 mins to heat up and drifted it with a punch
 
Don't own one but my buddy has one along with a few legit sigs and it functions as well as the others at a fraction of the cost. fit and finish are lacking a bit but the thing works.

just depends if you're a person that is gonna have buyers remorse everytime you see sig with a nicer finish etc.
 
As has been said many times, a great, solid pistol. Change the main spring to improve the DA trigger, and/or get a trigger job for the SA trigger if needed. Otherwise, shoots like a charm.

Apparently the P228 clone, the Norinco NP34, is an even more reliably solid pistol - usually comes with good trigger to begin with. If you can find one.
 
I've owned NP22 and P226. Now I have the NP34 and P229. I am really partial to the platform and for me as a recreational shooter, the Norincos give unbeatable value. The biggest difference to me is in the finish. The Sigs are simply impeccable.

However, the only time I notice this is at the bench when it's cleaning time. This is when things slow down and your hands and fingers really get to experience the feel of the smooth metal and the clean edges. When it's run 'n' gun time, it's all about large motor inputs - the fine sensory feedback gets drowned right out.

Only you can decide if that's worth more than double the price of the Norc.
 
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