Norinco 1911 price question

[bobotech]

I only have one 1911, and its my Nork. I love it. Mine was modified by the previous owner, stuff like fancy trigger, wilson bushing, extended slide release/safety, and other parts.

The slide had LOTS of wear on it which bugged me and I felt liked making a pimp gun out of it since I got it so cheap.

So I had the slide and some other parts on it nickel plated and then I put a set of wood diamond grips on it.

Its all shiny and pimped out.

I love it and I shoot it regularly. Runs great too. I can feed it standard 185 grain lead semi-wad-cutters and it eats them up like candy.

 

[DELTAJOHN]

Good riddance. I am done with 1911s of all types. They don't like me. Browning HPs on the other hand are the shiznit.


I have them both, love them both, I've been lucky, the Colt 1911's I have, series 70 and 80's, 45's and 10mm, function flawless.

John

 

[jon_in_wv]

(And, truth be told, you advertised it for five and a half with all the stuff, and dropped it to 4 even with just one mag. But who's counting, among friends?)

I stand corrected. I did however give the buyer all of the magazines and spare parts and sights when he bought it. The only thing I kept was the Peters Holster which I gave away to another member of the forum around Christmas time. I think I also let it go for 350. So while I didn't advertise it that way, I did however sell it that way.

 

[Jimfern]

Norinco and Les Baer

"After you get the new sights on, and get the Les Baer, let us know how they compare in terms of accuracy. Expect the LB to be better, and surely will be nicer finished, but just like to know how much better. I ask because every now and then I see one that tempts me too."

Not to high jack the thread, but I picked up a NTMIB(New to Me In the Box) TRS that seems to be hardly shot. It is very tight when you 1st try to rack the slide, as everyone seems to say.

I plan to shoot it this week, but in comparing them, there aren't any tool marks at all on the TRS where as my Norinco has many. So I would say at least the fit and finish is much better on it versus the 1911.

I'll start a new thread with my shooting results.

 

[krs]

Jim, you're gonna' like the Les Baer. Les builds guns to a very high standard and seldom gets influenced by whatever the style of the day might be. His products are fairly priced and topnotch.

There's really no comparison between a nork and a LB pistol. That's like comparing a VW beetle to a BMW M5 sedan.

 

[DocBoCook]

and I'd put her against any of your $1000+ 1911's anyday on accuracy, she's pretty and I can run a stocking over her and it won't snag on her. my gunsmith made a offer of 950 on her, I told him no way, thanks Steveracer for all your work and your wheelgun fetish in bringing her to me

 

[loop]

I build custom 1911s for fun and profit.

I would rather build on a Nork platform than anything else available.

The steel is better than anything any other 1911 has ever used. The specs are closer to JB's specs than anything out of the US.

The Chinese did a wonderful job of copying and building to specs.

Knock them if you want, but you have no clue if you've never cut into the metal of a Nork. The last one I rebuilt killed one Dremel tool and three files before I cut a .250 radius for a Wilson High-Rise grip safety.

Let me put it this way, I like building on a Kimber because the metal is so soft that it takes very little effort to achieve the desired results. I like building on a Colt because it is so easy.

I like building on a Norinco because it is a challenge. All the holes are in the right places. Everything lines up right, but to turn one into a custom gun requires skill. And, the financial means to throw away broken tools.

MIM parts my ***!

I wouldn't own a Brazilian gun (read Taurus or Springfield) or a Filipino (read Charles Daly or Rock Island). But, I'm proud of every Nork that has ever passed through my hands.

If Colt or Kimber made guns half as well they'd be twice as expensive and in much higher demand.

 

[loop]

Oh yeah,

Forgot the Les Baer comparison.

Read the LB owner's manual to learn how to remove the barrel bushing on Baers, or my Norks.

And, get a really good bushing wrench.

You'll need one if you want to field strip a quality 1911.

 

[weisse52]

After hearing loop speaking so highly of Norks many months ago I found one in a pawn/gun shop here in Utah for if I remember right was about $250. They where calling it a "parts" gun and had it laying in the case for quite a while.

I thought for $250 I would buy it and use as a the lower for a dedicated .22 conversion.

First thing I noticed was that it was felt like it weighted more than the SA's I still owned. This one was bone stock and looked like it had been shot very little. To this point it has proven to be accurate and will feed anything I put in the magazine. Not one FTF. So, long story short. I still have my Colts, but the SA's are gone and if I find another Nork at a decent price I will most likely snap it up.

So, even thought I may have not agreed with loop on his thoughts on SA's at the time. After shooting the Nork I own I have no desire to pick up any more SA's. Looks like my 1911's will be limited to Colts and Norks. Well maybe a Sistema 1927 if I can find one for a decent price.

 

[spiroxlii]

The Norinco arms I've handled (SKS, Remington shotgun clones, replica old-west lever and pump shotguns) seem to be solid, decent firearms. My only complaint about them would be that their overall fit and finish can be a little rough. Mechanically speaking, though, they do what they're supposed to do.

If you have some sort of political objection to buying firearms from China's state-owned factories, then that's another discussion entirely. Personally, I own a Chinese SKS and don't feel bad about that. I also own some Remingtons and Rugers, even though those companies have made some interesting political choices. It's hard to find ANY brand or make of firearm that wasn't either built by or used by villains and tyrants at some point in history.

 

[spiroxlii]

Oh, and as for my opinion on 1911s... I like them, generally speaking. I only own one, and I can honestly say that if I had the decision to make again, I would have bought a Rock Island Armory (Armscor) or a Norinco instead of my Springfield Armory GI.45. Actually, I was looking at an RIA when the guy at the shop talked me into the SA.

It didn't work out of the box. It works fine NOW, after a trip back to SA for repairs. At first, it wouldn't feed hollowpoints at all, and it would fail to return to battery at least once per mag with FMJ.

 

[schmeky]

I have 2 comments on this thread.

1) Comparing to Les Baer to a Norinco is like comparing Rosie O'Donnell to any Victoria's Secret model.

2) Jim, I expect you to be utterly amazed at your LB. When I first got mine (before I shot it), I thought, "Hmmm, this is one tight sum-b_tch, how's it gonna cycle reliably if I have to force the slide to move?" They do smooth out with use. My Monolith, with close to 500 rounds down the tube, has been 100% reliable, and you can shoot a stubbly hair off a gnat's booty it's so accurate. Mines a keeper.

About the Norcs, I just finished my long-term norc project. Don't ask what I spent on it. I just got the frame back from having a Melonite finish applied. The final phase of my project was to fit an oversize barrel bushing. I took it to my local indoor range yesterday and shot if from a firm sandbag rest at 25 yards. This is 14 rounds (2 - 7 round mags), and 11 rounds went under 2". I was stunned to say the least. Yes, this one's a keeper to. Norcs are great out of the box, and also make an excellent platform for a custom.

 

[herohog]

My Norinco 1911A1 is stock except for the grips and that's how it will stay. It works every time and never complains and is more accurate than I am so why mess with a good thing? I won't tell ya how much I paid for it as I bought it back when I was a dealer and got a bulk discount cause I wouldn't want to make ya cry.

 

[Tatsudoshi]

quote; colemanw
they are crap- poorly finished and low end metal injection molded internal parts (think high pressure JB Weld)
The pistol may be cheap but your eye operation will cost 70K

Good Day

The Norinco's are perhaps the only 1911a1 being produced without MIM part's.
ALL STEEL PART'S NO CAST PART'S IN A NORINCO

Take Care

 

[easyrider604]

they are crap- poorly finished and low end metal injection molded internal parts (think high pressure JB Weld)

The pistol may be cheap but your eye operation will cost 70K

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