Norinco NS522 build: NEW MAG RELEASE
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How do you tune the trigger on these?
- Location
- West Quebec
THat's pretty decent..
I bought one and stripped the finish, wood was so bad that I just put a flat grey/brown krylon spray paint on! Looks pretty good & although too cold out there for any shooting yet it certainly looks better than the mystery wood that came with my rifle. Trigger took a bit of fiddling but came down to a nice crisp break with hardly any creep at all.
I should have done some more relieving in the barrel channel (free floating) as the right side has very little clearance. Waiting to get some test targets before deciding on bedding the action.
I should have done some more relieving in the barrel channel (free floating) as the right side has very little clearance. Waiting to get some test targets before deciding on bedding the action.
Yes, that would be a fantastic idea, but I wanted to see if the performance was there first.
I just could not deal with the smell of the Tung oil, so I had to strip it.
Since I was stripping it I had to do the pillars. Since I had done the pillars I had to glass bed it.
Like a Chinese snowball effect!
From my research. None.
I am not aware of any that are even similar. These rifles have a rich history and devout following in the land down under. Chasing a mag might be a possibility from a NZ or AUS based vendor. I have not checked yet, as my plan is to buy another rifle or two. That way I can have spare mags AND a spare rifle.
Hehe.
I always use Farmby's tung oil and it smells good... The preservative oil on the rifle smells bad !
The biggest issue with the factory stock is the great canyon channel for the bolt.
Right on, I bought one from Chris directly at a gun show in Vancouver where he was selling seconds that had some issues... mine was supposed to have ejection issues but it seems to work well if you cycle the bolt firmly.
Only paid $150 but it only came with one mag. At the time he suggested to me that mags wouldn't be too hard to chase down and parts as well to fix the extractor but that might not be the case.
I haven't shot mine a ton but it seems to be pretty accurate out of the box with bulk ammo.
Part 2, trigger time!
Nothing worse on a rifle than a crappy trigger. Fortunately, the 522's is very nice. Not epic mind you , but nice. I will compare it to universally accepted Savage Accutrigger. Most of us have felt/owned one (or a clone) so we have a decent idea. The stock trigger let off at about 3-4 lbs. It was pretty smooth, but it was indexy, as if there were ridges in the trigger travel somewhere. It turned out there was, but more about that in a few pics.
On to the rifle.
Gents, meet Mr. trigger group:
After removing the two slotted screws (the larger from outside and the smaller from inside the receiver) the nicely housed trigger group lifts off
After removing the tiny slotted machine screw from the cover the groups side cover plate lifts off. Rewarding isn't it?
Gutted!!
Now, about my polishing methods. I am more into polishing and reducing drag than stoning and stock removal. It has been my experience to polish first and then remove material if the triggers pull is still deemed excessive. If you don't like doing things twice in the name of quality and or safety then grind away. I have a fair amount of background tuning hi power spring piston air rifles. I never will fully buff or polish a surface. A mirror surface looks great, but it will shed any lube or oil on its surface. You need some texture to hang on to the lube.
Nothing worse on a rifle than a crappy trigger. Fortunately, the 522's is very nice. Not epic mind you , but nice. I will compare it to universally accepted Savage Accutrigger. Most of us have felt/owned one (or a clone) so we have a decent idea. The stock trigger let off at about 3-4 lbs. It was pretty smooth, but it was indexy, as if there were ridges in the trigger travel somewhere. It turned out there was, but more about that in a few pics.
On to the rifle.
Gents, meet Mr. trigger group:
After removing the two slotted screws (the larger from outside and the smaller from inside the receiver) the nicely housed trigger group lifts off
After removing the tiny slotted machine screw from the cover the groups side cover plate lifts off. Rewarding isn't it?
Gutted!!
Now, about my polishing methods. I am more into polishing and reducing drag than stoning and stock removal. It has been my experience to polish first and then remove material if the triggers pull is still deemed excessive. If you don't like doing things twice in the name of quality and or safety then grind away. I have a fair amount of background tuning hi power spring piston air rifles. I never will fully buff or polish a surface. A mirror surface looks great, but it will shed any lube or oil on its surface. You need some texture to hang on to the lube.
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From what I was told these were left over receivers and barrels that were supposed to go to the US and be fitted to a stock stateside.
Someone decided to cobble these together and send them to Canada with stocks from a different gun that have been modified to fit.
Mine's not to bad considering.
Oh that wee b@st@rd of a trigger spring! One of the bittersweet things about the 522s trigger is the spring. It is very simple ( good) but it is not a coil ( lame) type. Non coil springs are fine, but harder to mod. The 522s dictates pull, but also the trigger reset. Too light (weak) and your trigger will fail to reset. I went on a spring saga and no ordinary regular spring would do. It had to be from China!!!!
This turned out to be rather simple (how odd) and I managed to source out a supply of trigger springs that fit the needs of the rifle perfectly. I wanted extras anyway, as I am going to need them for the other rifles I will get. Mine now comes in at 1.5lbs with only a slight creep, but it breaks soooo sweetly! Oh and don't worry. The rifle got a full bump and safety on off test. The sear profile never changed mind you, so it is still as safe as before.
I did my best to capture the spring differences. The larger of the two is the factory one of course. The washer is there just to hold up the half pint spring. In the pic I have not polished the spring ends yet , so they look rough.
This turned out to be rather simple (how odd) and I managed to source out a supply of trigger springs that fit the needs of the rifle perfectly. I wanted extras anyway, as I am going to need them for the other rifles I will get. Mine now comes in at 1.5lbs with only a slight creep, but it breaks soooo sweetly! Oh and don't worry. The rifle got a full bump and safety on off test. The sear profile never changed mind you, so it is still as safe as before.
I did my best to capture the spring differences. The larger of the two is the factory one of course. The washer is there just to hold up the half pint spring. In the pic I have not polished the spring ends yet , so they look rough.
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