[Drakejake]

I see there are some new Chinese Tokarevs on the market in 9MM as well as in the Tokarev round. Does anyone have experience with these? What are the pluses of the Chinese Tokarev, or the Tokarev in general?

Thanks,

Drakejake

[Nightcrawler]

Where have you seen these?

[Drakejake]

Internet auction sites, can't remember which one: gunbroker.com, auctionarms.com. Or Guns Ameria, ads, not auctions. These look quite interesting if they are any good.

Drakejake.

[Dain Bramage]

I have a TU-90 that I bought used. The blue is 100%, shiny and deep, if a tad uneven. The cheap bakelite grips are cracked, but I already bought replacements. I like the curvy Tokagypt-style grips that came with it over the straight original-style Tokarev ones.

In about 500+ rounds of S&B and Yugo surplus 7.62x25mm, I haven't even had a hiccup. About 100 rounds through a 9mm barrel have been more problematic with frequent jams. I'm still working on it, and may modify the ejector. It's just a fun project, and I'm not worried about it.

It rattles a bit, like the 1911 it's based on, but like that gun it has a lot of charm. My friends like shooting it a lot, and prefer it over some of my newer guns.

Pros: great dependability with the bottle-necked 7.62 round, cheap surplus ammo, looks good, fun to shoot, impressive fireball. Oh, and the gun only cost $137 with 4 mags and seven boxes of ammo.

Cons: Middling accuracy, cheesy add-on safety, wouldn't carry cocked-n-locked.

[azyogi]

I have owned several of these, wish I still had a couple. They are not as good as the Zastava, which has a nine round mag, stainless barrel, a slide mounted hammer block safety, and a captured recoil spring. All of which will fit the Norinco. The grip mounted safety is not as stout as could be wished. They are a very robust gun. The narrow profile lends itself to small of the back carry. If I were in the market for a 9 this would be my second choice in that price range.