The norinco 1911's that are in stock now.

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Couple questions about the batch of norinco 1911's that people have in stock now. First off is there any difference between the ones Marstar just got in and the one Canada Ammo has? The ones people review in the states (pre ban) talk about how impressed they are with the reliabilty, quality of steel, and the blueing. They often get mentioned as the best start for a custom 1911. So how do the ones we can buy in stock now compare with that description (better, the same, worse). I will have to purchase online without the ability to inspect.


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Im no expert but the CanAm norincos are not as well finished as the more expensive units like the ones marstar is selling. From what I understand they are made of the same metal and are a great base for a custom finish/build... but to shoot in stock form they are not as nice as the Marstar or similar units.

The ones from Canada Ammo were a cancelled military order and do not say Norinco or have any other markings on them other than "1911A1" on the side. They are pretty rough but are great shooters. They have very basic parts, no fancy beavertails or hammers, only serrations on the back of the slide... They are upgradable and very customizable and some guys have done some pretty nice finish jobs on them though. And, for the $$... its pretty hard to argue owning own.
 
I have both new models and some of the Can Am guns.

The new ones are better finished.

The Can Am ones I have have adequate finish. It is not rough, but side by side you can see new ones are better. The Can Am have crisp but heavier triggers. I have been able to easily tune the riggers to be quite good.

The Can Am have a short trigger. Good for a smaller hand. The new Marstar ones have a medium length trigger, better for larger hands. triggers are cheap and easy to change.
 
This is good info guys, thanks. I am sitting here debating in my mind if i should spend the $$$ on that canam deal. I think for the money and the fact that i wont be buying ammo for a long while i probably will.
 
The canam ones are a true, no nonsense govt. clone. And they're really not "rough". I've seen, handled, and shot a few of them, and they shoot like a champ, don't fail, and definitely don't need any extra deburring. But for $300, what do you expect? a melted mirror polished perfectly fitted masterpiece?
 
The current Norc 1911A1 [the ones with no Norc or mfg China markings]....

Bar none the best buy in a bone stock 1911A1 going.

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My wife and I bought one each, one of my bosses bought one, and another boss bought two of the Canada Ammo ones, and all of us are pretty happy with them. I am fighting the urge to buy another one, or maybe I should get two with consecutive serial numbers.
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Yep, I bought one, almost bought another. My example had a really good finish, everything was tight fitting, and rounds went pretty much where I wanted them. It was inexpensive, yet looks as if it should have cost a lot more. Looks like the Marstar ones still have the Norinco markings, and looking at the picture on their website, the triggers look about the same to me...maybe the pics on their website aren't updated ones.
 
One of the variables in a 1911 is the trigger length. The CanAm pistol (bottom picture) has a "short" trigger. It would best fit a small hand. The middle picture is the Norinco "Sport" model, with a "medium" length trigger. The top pistol, is a Can Am on which I have replaced the short trigger with a long one. This suits my hand best.

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The CanAm pistol has a stock Colt 70 Series front sight and a stock Colt rear dovetail. On a number of my Norinco pistols I have replaced both sights. This is a picture of an adjustable sight. A LPA, I think, but not sure.

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