First 1911

VERY VERY GOOD !!!! The Norincos are very well made , with great quality control and usually sell for AT LEAST $100 more then what you paid.

Good deal , good luck with it.

Great deal for the price! you did well, tell us how it shoots.

I'll give you $390 for it!!!!!!!!

A great price for what appears to be an unmolested Norinco 1911.

Everyone loves to hack the Norincos.

Buy a couple more from other manufacturers too. It's great to have extra 1911 variety at the range.

I had one that I'm currently kicking myself for selling. I needed money pretty badly, and I was gun-rich and cash-poor. The guy that bought it is pretty thrilled with it. I loved it every second I owned it.

Sooner or later every one comes back or migrates to the 1911.....there's just no other.
I hear Glock and Ruger maybe now comming out with 1911 models.
Nice pistol..............hope you enjoy it.

Norks are great guns! You got it for a good price.

good deal, and congrats!

my first pistol was a norinco 1911-what a jamming piece of flem! think i got a lemon though, as most folks seem to love them

I hear Glock and Ruger maybe now comming out with 1911 models.

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Ruger, I believe. Glock? Aint gonna happen.

BTW, 1911s rock!

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I need to start learning about the 1911. How to carry it and take it down and such

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Youtube: He does a nice job. As a bonus, it is also a Norinco

Disassembly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEBrkF0sMgI
Re-Assembly I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Bh6K5rNenc&feature=related
Re-Assembly II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBhk2LKE8_c&feature=related

Looks a lot like the m1911a1 I picked up for $375. You did good.

If it's in good shape, it's a good deal.

I spent my first $300 Bush tax check on a used one a friend had.

It needed some work, but is now 100%. I didn't spend the price difference between it and the next best thing on parts replacement and tuning.

The major parts, frame slide and barrel are all first rate. Some of the smaller internal parts were hideous crap. The leaf spring on mine was bare metal and bright red with rust. The plastic "GI" grips melted to my hand when I cleaned the gun the first time! They must have been made out of something like polystyrene. I replaced them with a set of Ajax fake ivories.

I frequently carry mine concealed and have total confidence in it. I prefer the 200gr. Hornady TAP JHPs in it. Too bad I couldn't find any the last time I needed to buy ammo.

There are only two ways to carry the 1911. Condition one or condition three. Condition two requires you to manually drop the hammer while keeping a round in the chamber.....great way to have an ND. If you get a hair up your **** to carry it in condition two, build a clearing barrel.

I had a CCW instructor in Utah who carried his auto (glock) condition 3. But he practiced practiced practiced and could bring the gun from the holster, rack the slide, and present it to the target in a freaking blurr.

On my hip, I carry my (new) 1911 condition 1. In the car I put it in condition 3.

Great find, by the way. My best friend has one, he bought back in the day when they were still being imported. Its a great, reliable, and true to the milspec design gun. You'll enjoy shooting it.

How do you carry yours? position 1? I have heard there are a few ways. I like how you can carry the 1911 with the hammer cocked back.

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I never carry any M1911 any way except cocked and locked. It's really hard to chamber a round when you're using one of your hands to keep somebody from choking, beating or stabbing you.

I use a Don Hume 715M IWB holster. There are better IWB holsters and cheaper IWB holsters, but no better, cheaper IWB holsters. I will eventually replace it with a more expensive "tuckable" IWB, but until then, it works more than well enough.