About half the price of a Caspian frame and slide
Not your average Norinco 1911 build.
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About half the price of a Caspian frame and slide
wayupnorth
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right there in the write up he tells ya.
if im not mistaken they take the gun and glob on welding then recut the fit between the slide and frame to make it super uber tight.
Waynetheman
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Ya that's what I meant. First step on the build list.
Would your opinion change if you didnt know it was a norc
A lot of custom smiths do that to Colts and Springers too, if you aren't starting with an unfinished frame/slide it's the only way to get a hand lapped fit. Frankly, that gun will probably last longer than most other custom guns - a hand built gun, running a 5100 series fully forged slide/frame is going to be nearly bullet proof.
Taking that much meat off the slide rails with the beveling job while it may look nice has me thinking how many rounds before the rails develop cracking?
Despite being a BHP fan, I can't say as I'm a fan of the BHP 'nose' on a 1911, though.
Just my .02
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Despite being a BHP fan, I can't say as I'm a fan of the BHP 'nose' on a 1911, though.
Just my .02
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NAA.
That's pretty much exactly how I think of them.
Norinco is good raw material for serious alteration because the steel is good and the holes are in the right place
Philipino 1911s are usually good attempts buy committed builders to make guns work that are completely out-of-spec
Taurus 1911s are abominations that should result in the death penalty
Cheap US 1911s are half-assed attempts to "improve" the original specs while providing a list of features instead of quality construction
Greenhorse six
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I end up stripping the out side threads on one bushing.
And the inside threads are not kosher , at least on mine , the inside diameter is just slightly larger then a standard grip screw, more wiggle then I'd like , you can tighten it down enough that it will work , tried putting a nork grip screw in a standard bushing , yeah , can't even get it started , so got me to thinking the norks was a little bigger, different thread not withstanding.
The harder steel might make sense for a build if you were going to run thousands and thousands of 45-08 or blistering 9x23 loads or some other hotrod....but for standard chambering, especially 45acp it doesn't make any diff to the longevity of the pistol.
Nordinko grip screw studs are metric ... good luck replacing them... I fabricated a set of standard thread " bushings", from steel 3/8 round stock - reamed out the old holes in the frame to fit the new bushings - silver soldered bushings into place -problem permanently solved so standard grip screw studs can be used ... just gotta make the hole in the frame are properly reamed or the grips won't "quite fit"...
Try Armco - he might have a set of Norc bushings, he used to.
Brownells sells an oversize bushing kit, with a tap and larger OD bushings with normal US standard grip screw threads. I used that on my Norc. I still have the tap and can lend it to anyone who wants to use it. Can save a few bucks by buying only the bushings and not the bushings + tap kit.
Greenhorse six
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Thanks , email sent.
Thanks I might take you up on that , any difficulty to it or things to look out for doing it?
None at all, I used a drill press to apply mild pressure and keep the tap centred during the tapping (without running the drill, ofcourse). No need for drilling the hole oversize. Normal thread tapping practice, lubrication, backing out the swarf etc will get you through.
