DONT GET THE NORICO... Have some PRIDE. There is nothing worse than chinese rip off 1911.
But buying a 1911 made in china takes a quality american firearm and turns it into a cheapo mass production chinese firearm made by communtist slaves from low quality steel and covered in a poor finish .
Guncrazy what do you mean by no ownership in China, where are you getting your info from, mind pointing that out. I own a company that own and operate a cabinet factory in China. The factory is 100% own by my company in the U.S. not joint venture with anyone in China, and most of my suppliers in China are privately own and operate too.Oh, and don't make the mistake of calling China's economy "capitalist." Sure, there's a lot of activity that looks like capitalism over there, but you can't have capitalism without ownership. Every large domestic industry, and every foreign business, is partially owned by the People's Liberation Army, through one of its subsidiaries. And the government frequently takes full ownership of companies and individual assets, just to remind people that they're still in control.
Norinco is funny that way, many of the executives are PLA officers. There are many other businesses that are PLA owned and operated.I don't want to purchase new-import Chinese weapons, as in my mind, this directly supports the PLA, as Norinco is a PLA-owned industry.
wikipedia said:During the 1980s and 1990s, the PLA became extensively involved in creating a business empire including companies in areas not normally associated with the military (i.e., travel and real estate). Much of the motivation for this was to supplement the PLA's normal budget, whose growth was restricted. Chairman Mao's belief that people and groups should be self-sufficient also played a role in the PLA's varied business interests. In the early 1990s, the leadership of the Communist Party and the high command of the PLA became alarmed that these business transactions were in conflict with the PLA's military mission. The business interests of the PLA were eroding military discipline, and there were reports of corruption resulting from the PLA businesses. As a result, the PLA was ordered to spin off its companies. Typically, the actual management of the companies did not change, but the officers involved were retired from active duty within the PLA and the companies were given private boards of retired PLA officers. Military units were compensated for the loss of profitable businesses with increased state funding.
This thread made me realize how much I miss the 2 Norincos I used to own.
So I just bought one on GunBroker.
doubleg said:But buying a 1911 made in china takes a quality american firearm and turns it into a cheapo mass production chinese firearm made by communtist slaves from low quality steel and covered in a poor finish .
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