Albanian, don't ever stop being such a wonderful human being, ok?
Just finished reading your (as-edited by moderator) post about $100 Garands at Big 5 Sporting Goods. I bought $99 M1896 Swedish Mausers there, so it's not entirely out of the realm of possibility. But way to berate everybody else on an internet forum, eh? Nice touch!
So just how much metallurgical knowledge do you have? As for Norinco 1911's, I bought 4 of 'em back in the early 1990s when both Colt and Springfield were having bad QC problems, at the urging of a respected 1911smith. Even in my discussions with the late Armand Swenson he thought they were a good idea for a 1911. That's right, the Norinco grade of ordnance steel, while a bit rough on the internal machining, was still better than the Series 80 Colts and the Brazilian frames Springfield Inc. was kicking out the door. As I entered IPSC competition later, I found many customized Norinco guns out there competing, and I distinctly remember custom smiths like Ed Brown preferring to work with the Norks.
I own Caspians, Springfields, Colts, and Norks. The customized IPSC Norks just keep ticking...