Picked up a new pistol today and since I can't seem to find much information on them outside of the Phillipines so I thought I'd have a go at penning down my impressions.
The NP44 is Norinco's copy of the Para ordance P.14-45, over here they are about $600 cheaper than the original gun so a good buy if you're after a double stack plinker (all that I'll be using it for).
As a bonus its supposed to accept Para ordance magazines as well. Hopefully it will also take other Para parts if I ever decide to trick it up.
On to the photos:
The Box
Inside everythings sealed in plastic bags, no expense spared
Out of their bags, we have the pistol, cleaning rod, brush and spare magazine:
The pistol comes with ambidextris safety, extended magazine release and extended slide release:
The original 1911 straight grip back strap and beaver tail grip safety
Fixed sights unfortunatly (one of the first things I'll change if I decide to have a play). The grip is not as wide as I had expected from a .45 double stack. It's got a good hefty feel to it.
The magazines hold 14 rounds. That were easy to load for the first five then got progressively harder. I wasn't able to seat a fully loaded magazine without having the action open.
Both magazines are numbered to the gun and have cheap plastic bases.
The pistol disassembles as a standard 1911 (unfortunatly thats as far as I felt comfortable going) and has a metal spring guide rod.
Under the grips (not the best photos because of the oil):
Overall the finish is quite good, deep blued slide with a matt black frame. The standard of polish overall is good with the only exceptions being in the tight areas around the trigger guard where machineing marks are very noticable.
Next up is a trip to the range on Tuesday.
The NP44 is Norinco's copy of the Para ordance P.14-45, over here they are about $600 cheaper than the original gun so a good buy if you're after a double stack plinker (all that I'll be using it for).
As a bonus its supposed to accept Para ordance magazines as well. Hopefully it will also take other Para parts if I ever decide to trick it up.
On to the photos:
The Box
Inside everythings sealed in plastic bags, no expense spared
Out of their bags, we have the pistol, cleaning rod, brush and spare magazine:
The pistol comes with ambidextris safety, extended magazine release and extended slide release:
The original 1911 straight grip back strap and beaver tail grip safety
Fixed sights unfortunatly (one of the first things I'll change if I decide to have a play). The grip is not as wide as I had expected from a .45 double stack. It's got a good hefty feel to it.
The magazines hold 14 rounds. That were easy to load for the first five then got progressively harder. I wasn't able to seat a fully loaded magazine without having the action open.
Both magazines are numbered to the gun and have cheap plastic bases.
The pistol disassembles as a standard 1911 (unfortunatly thats as far as I felt comfortable going) and has a metal spring guide rod.
Under the grips (not the best photos because of the oil):
Overall the finish is quite good, deep blued slide with a matt black frame. The standard of polish overall is good with the only exceptions being in the tight areas around the trigger guard where machineing marks are very noticable.
Next up is a trip to the range on Tuesday.
