Tell me all about the Norinco M-77B

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I know that most of you are gonna slag my question or choice of inexpensive pistol to buy, but after doing a search here and on the internet, I have yet to find anything really wrong with the Norinco M-77B.

Could anyone shed any light on this model? Looks likes it going to be my choice for an inexpensive 9mm pistol unless my financial situation changes.

Thanks in advance,

Matt
 
I know nothing on this particular model, but I would look into saving an extra 120$ for some of the "higher end" Norinco stuff such as the:
-NP-22
-Np-34
-NP-29
I have the Np-34 and the Np-22 and love both. The Np-29 is apparently legendary here on CGN. Although personally I would lean towards DA/SA.


All are 9MM and all will probably have a much bigger support base here on CGN.
All will probably have a lot more modding potential to be the perfect shooter.

The pistol also appears to be sold out from Marstar at the moment.
Personally, if I am buying a Norinco product, I lean towards the brand new in the brown (toxic?) "mystery-cosmoline".

On the plus side the magazines are in stock, but they are 9 rounders instead of the general 10 rounds.
If finances are really tight, then by all means, you should be getting a quality pistol, but I would lean towards some of their more popular offerings.
 
google it, I found some hits. The norinco distributor in New Zealand figured that he would take the tokarev copy over it. Lots of people here have bought that and most seem pretty happy about it. As stated you could buy a used norinco 9 mm sig, cz, or colt copy for about the same money.

If money is really tight consider a 22. Decent ones are relatively inexpensive. A case of 9mm costs about 300$, a 1000 rounds of 22 LR is about 50$.
 
I'm interested in one of these too but because I think they are a neat-looking unit. Like to see one in person first though. Maybe I'll run into one somewhere.
I wonder what you'd have to do to find a holster for one? I never checked that out.
 
Guy at the range had one. They are larger then they look with a trigger that takes time to figure out. Then it is quite accurate. They are well made except the plastic is brittle- but get a Tokarev.
 
JBD said:
If money is really tight consider a 22. Decent ones are relatively inexpensive. A case of 9mm costs about 300$, a 1000 rounds of 22 LR is about 50$.
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This is the best advice here. If you are really strapped for cash, you will find feeding a 9mm very expensive. Buy a used Ruger Mk. II, Mk. III or 22/45 for around $300 and enjoy the fact that you can actually afford to shoot regularly and gain proficiency while you save up for a centerfire pistol.

Mark
 
I have one for my collection. Never fired it. Interesting design using elements also used by the HK P7 (gas retarding piston) and the old Chylewski "Einhand" (trigger guard cocking device). I think you'll need large hands. My hands are small and I cannot #### the piece using one hand. It seems much too bulky to be anything other than a holster gun, and although it's in the same model-number category as the Chinese military's Model 77, the 77-B is really a different gun and was never adopted by any military. I don't really have experience with Norinco pistols, but I do have a fair amount of experience with handguns in general. Other than a marketing device for overseas sales, I'm not sure why the Chinese built it. I should think you'd be able to find -- new or used -- a handgun that's more easily serviced and has more of a track record, for pretty much the same amount of money. Just my opinion.
 
Have had one for years. Well built and bulletproof. Never had a malfunction, eats everything it gets fed. I feel that it is the sleeper of the Norinco line-up.
 
DAR 701 said:
Have had one for years. Well built and bulletproof. Never had a malfunction, eats everything it gets fed. I feel that it is the sleeper of the Norinco line-up.
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I had one and agree with the above. It was also very accurate.....I assume because of the fixed barrel. It could shoot near clover leafs at 20 yards from a bench. I didn't like the egonomics though (granted this is very personal) in the way it sat in my hand. Just didn't sit right and fingering the trigger felt odd too.
That cocking trigger guard thingy would creep me out. Although I never had any issues with it, it was always on my mind that someday it would come back while being fired and squat my finger :redface:
Personally I would go for the np-20 if you wanted one of these as the cocking trigger guard is useless anyway.
 
SO is there any difference between the np20 and 77b? Other than the cocking trigger guard. I was wondering how useful that would be anyway. Are they the exact same model inside?
 
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