Sketchy grip safety on my older Norinco 1911?

boomer49 said:
YES!! Clear as a bell!

Now I understand how it got its name. Thank you.
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I'll second the youtube videos. They are quite helpful, and there are many of them. Likely that 3 prong or finger spring (same thing, different names) has lost some tension. And I know the smith youre referring to, he did some work for me in the past, all of it good. But machines are machines, and they need maintenance and occasional tune ups. - dan
 
You could always just pin it. Unless you’re in competition it’s not necessary. I got my flame suit on but it wouldn’t bother me if I didn’t have it and I’m a 1911 guy
 
Damn! still kicking myself for not buying one of these before the freeze! there were some great deals on these! Damn!
 
dogzilla said:
You could always just pin it. Unless you’re in competition it’s not necessary. I got my flame suit on but it wouldn’t bother me if I didn’t have it and I’m a 1911 guy
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I agree, one of my Norc's I bought used was pinned when I got it and I would consider it's an improvement. Generally my hands work pretty well with the grip safety but some people have issues with their grip not fully depressing the stock grip safeties.
 
cdqxyy said:
Damn! still kicking myself for not buying one of these before the freeze! there were some great deals on these! Damn!
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They were $300 Cnd and it came with 1000 rounds of .45 acp. The CanPar delivery guys were cursing the deal, it was a rolling munitions factory for several months! Lol.
 
Painkillers said:
They were $300 Cnd and it came with 1000 rounds of .45 acp. The CanPar delivery guys were cursing the deal, it was a rolling munitions factory for several months! Lol.
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I cannot imagine what firearm you are talking about. In about 2008 I bought my basic Norinco 1911 from Marstar for $325 plus a modest shipping cost. A good well-regarded pistol at a great price ...

Certainly not any free .45 ACP ammunition ... although I subsequently did purchase about 1000 rounds of .45 ACP from a great (high-volume high-tech) licensed remanufacturer/retailer down in Black Diamond AB.
 
boomer49 said:
I cannot imagine what firearm you are talking about. In about 2008 I bought my basic Norinco 1911 from Marstar for $325 plus a modest shipping cost. A good well-regarded pistol at a great price ...

Certainly not any free .45 ACP ammunition ... although I subsequently did purchase about 1000 rounds of .45 ACP from a great (high-volume high-tech) licensed remanufacturer/retailer down in Black Diamond AB.
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Nothing was free, it cost $300 Cnd. A Norinco Government 5" 1911 + 1000 rds of Chinese made ball .45 ACP, and it was wonderful. Guys were buying for the ammo alone, and just selling the 1911's for peanuts as second hand guns. Where were you?
 
Can-down said:
Canada Ammo ran a special at one time that included ammo and "de-norked" 1911's. It was not the norm.
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I may have missed that. Please tell me when, if you don't mind. I am guessing that it was after the UN Police Action in Korea, right?

I moved to a ranch out here in 2007 when I was 58, and already had a Model 34 and Model 17 and a Model 66 ... all no-hyphenated numbers ... with pinned barrels and countersunk cylinders ... so I was pretty aware of good stuff even back then ...
 
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boomer49 said:
I may have missed that. Please tell me when, if you don't mind. I am guessing that it was after the UN Police Action in Korea, right?

I moved to a ranch out here in 2007 when I was 58, and already had a Model 34 and Model 17 and a Model 66 ... all no-hyphenated numbers ... with pinned barrels and countersunk cylinders ... so I was pretty aware of good stuff even back then ...
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Maybe 7 years ago or so, the last few years have warped my sense of time..... :)
 
Yet again, I will recommend the Kuhnhausen manuals.

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