Norinco NS522 build: NEW MAG RELEASE
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Okay. That's why I was asking. I don't have a Canadian 522 to look at (just two American ones). But why washers between the trigger guard and stock? The 522 and the 332 actions are supposed to share the same receiver and trigger. Why would the bottom metal be different, or need to be spaced out from the stock? I'm not trying to be argumentative at all--I'm just trying to understand a little more about these fascinating rifles.
I think there are 2 sets of bottom metal for these guns... somewhere in the middle of this big long thread is some posts about buying stocks from Kengs, and he had said to measure the bottom metal so he can send the correct stock. Mine only had the washers on the trigger guard side, 2 of them on each action screw. The stock is inlet for a deeper and Ionger trigger guard then what came with my gun. There was a gap at the rear about 1/4" as well. I built it up and filled in the gaps with epoxy.
The Scorpio guns have integral plastic trigger guards on the stocks. I'm tempted to grab another one now Iol. Just not sure I have any more room in the safes.
Mine is/was the same as Hitzy's, I think they claimed the trigger guard was to fit the 522 stock which was different than this 332 stock therefore the shimmed it with washers to bring it somewhat level with the stock and they obviously didn't do anything about the misfit cutout!
The last two posts lend some credence to the old story that Keng's had a number of barreled actions left over. Maybe these "barreled actions" did not come with trigger guards from the very beginning, leaving it to whomever stocked the actions (in 332 stocks) to supply whatever trigger guards they could come up with?
If I was to take an educated guess, the Chinese probably just changed production of the trigger guards without telling anyone. They tend to do that lol. I remember getting an NP29 (9mm 1911) from marstar early 2000's from a new batch they had ordered, I ordered based on the pics they had up of the previous batch. I was one of the first to get one, and it had an extended slide stop but GI safety instead of GI slide stop and extended safety, narrow but longer GI beaver tail instead of wide, horrible smelling flat wrap around rubber grips instead of wood, the list just went on and on. All unknown to them until they oped the shipping container lol.
The interesting aspect is that ALL 522 actions had been imported into the US by 1997. Because of the ban on Chinese-made firearms, Keng's was left with an inability to source any more parts for these rifles. I know at least some of them arrived in Georgia without bolts--Keng's looked for sub-contractors to supply the missing bolts. The point is, from the 1997 gun ban in the US to the importation of the 522 barreled actions into Canada (circa 2013-2014?), a lot of time had passed, and any number of things could have happened in the interim. These rifles have a fascinating history.
It would be interesting to know how many CanAm actually brought in...I suspect a few hundred at max.
So someone in China that found these barreled actions tucked away in the back of a warehouse somewhere, was able to convince the powers that be they should be completed and sold rather then melted down.
He was probably executed shortly after lol.
So someone in China that found these barreled actions tucked away in the back of a warehouse somewhere, was able to convince the powers that be they should be completed and sold rather then melted down.
He was probably executed shortly after lol.
Nah, much more likely he lives in Richmond BC and drives a white Porsche Macan GTS.
Candocad.
No, that wasn't what happened. Keng's initially imported some 2000 barreled actions into the US, and they proved to be good sellers, as they shot as well as rifles costing twice as much (they were listed at $399 MRSP, but frequently sold for $300-$350). The story then goes that another 500 or so barreled actions arrived in Georgia, but at least some (and maybe all) of them did not have their bolts with them. (Apparently Norinco was to make these and send them along later, but then the '97 gun ban came down, and the barreled actions were stranded without their bolts.) Keng's then tried to get the bolts made in the US, with some success, as they sold some of these rifles in small lots from time to time. The unsold balance of these barreled actions were then stored somewhere in a warehouse in the US, apparently for a good number of years. Then someone in Australia or New Zealand got wind of these unsold barreled actions, and sought for awhile to have them imported. It was decided that the resultant cost would be too high, and the project was abandoned. Shortly after that (6-8 months or so), the rifles showed up for sale in Canada, the barreled actions now united with the 332 stocks. This, anyway, is the story as I understand it.
They are great little rifles,I grabbed one when Canada Ammo sold them and I'm kicking myself for not grabbing another one when I ordered. After polishing the trigger and replacing the spring with a lighter one its a pretty accurate gun.
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Lol not if a buck is to be made..
The ultimate lifetime bargain. I purchased mine at the $229 and thought I had a steal. I really kick myself for not buying two or three now.
Canocad.
