Why doesn't norinco make an M1 copy?

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It's surprising they don't. They'd have common parts and tooling between it and the M305 if they produced it. Maybe we should start writing them and asking on the feasability.
 
Sacred enough that I don't want to shoot my mint Springfield armoury (not the phony S.A., but the actual one that existed in '43) And I don't want to pay over $1400 for a cast steel copy from fulton or springfield, I want a beater like my M14S, cheap, reliable, with the same feel and none of the guilt associated with using the old war horse.
 
I like that idea, especially if they offered in .308! It would be a HUGE U.S. market if they could sell them there.
 
"It would be a HUGE U.S. market if they" why the CMP has lots(contrary to some reports) and there are lots down there already....
plus there is that pesky ban on importation of Norinco/PRA products...
 
Norinco sells the HP9 shotgun and the 1897 Trench shotgun into the USA (and soon to be the lever action shotgun). They are not allowed to sell ammo, pistols or non-sporting rifles. If one can prove that the Garand is a sporting rifle it could be sold in the USA.

Nightmare said:
Two words...............not importable. The last time I checked....No Norc allowed.
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I sold my M1D because at the time I felt guilty for strapping it on the back of an ATV while hunting . I shoulda kept it but I didn't .
I got a M305 to replace it , no guilt and it has a detachable magazine .
Would I buy a Norc M1 , no .
Theres lots around here already .
 
The Garand probably costs more to make because it uses more material. They would be hard-pressed to meet a retail price of ~$400. It would also cost more because of start-up costs whereas with the M305 they already have all the equipment so they just crank out a few more when they're needed.
 
Steiner said:
I like that idea, especially if they offered in .308! It would be a HUGE U.S. market if they could sell them there.
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Yeah, I was aware of the ban on the Norinco stuff. That's why I said 'if' they could sell in the U.S. :)

I wonder how they would sell in Europe? They probably like that stuff there just as much as we do.
 
Thresher said:
It's surprising they don't. They'd have common parts and tooling between it and the M305 if they produced it. Maybe we should start writing them and asking on the feasability.
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Why in good Gods name would we need a nork M1 when they already make the M14/M305 for 400$ that uses a relatively less expensive round compared to the 30.06?
Since the tooling is not given to them like it was for the M14, it would cost a hell of a lot to manufacture. You can get quite decent M1's for around the 500$ mark.
 
I doubt they'd make an M-1 clone, I don't think there are any "movements of liberation" begging for it. Remember that the origins of the M-305 are probably tied up in China helping the Viet Cong in Viet Nam and NPA in the Phillipines.
 
No Nor. M1 please but I do recall coming across a Chicom M3 Grease Gun once (unless the seller was giving me a load of BS).
 
An M-1 is a somewhat more complicated rifle than the 305. Major new tooling required. Without the US, the market isn't there. I shudder to think of the growing pains before production rifles were of acceptable quality. sixty9santa - Taiwan got the tooling, not the PRC.
 
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