Picked up a Norinco 1911 at the PA Gun Collector's show today

[Jon1911]

It has some surface rust a few places, but the insides look pretty new. It doesn't seem like it was shot much at all.

I'll post pics as soon as I get them up on photobucket.

[Jon1911]

It's still a little oily, I went a little crazy wiping it down after I got it home.

[knight0334]

Congrats. Norc's are good platforms for builds. They come with really good barrels and the the receiver is made of the strongest steel of ANY 1911 made - 5100 carbon steel.

Their finish isn't all that great, and sometimes the slide/rail fit is a little sloppy, but both can be remedied(newly fit/honed slide and refinishing).

[1911shooter]

Congrats man been looking for one of these for my build i want to do.
good luck and hope it brings many years of service.

[d90king]

Congrats on your new Norinco, they are a great base gun to build on. Knight's is a great example of their potential. Best of luck with it, you found a nice one.

[Jon1911]

Thanks for all the feedback. I had read that Norcs are some of the few guns that Ed or Les will accept as a base for a build, that's one of the reasons I couldn't pass this one up.

Is it true that the Norincos accept all USGI parts?

[zep_1]

How much do one of these generally run?

[knight0334]

Thanks for all the feedback. I had read that Norcs are some of the few guns that Ed or Les will accept as a base for a build, that's one of the reasons I couldn't pass this one up.

Is it true that the Norincos accept all USGI parts?

All except if you have to replace the grip bushings - they are a metric and nonstandard part(including the threaded hole in the receiver). Any other part may require fitting like any other 1911.

[knight0334]

How much do one of these generally run?

$250-$400 used on the market. They are no longer allowed to be imported, and haven't been in a decade or more.

[GoldWinger]

All except if you have to replace the grip bushings - they are a metric and nonstandard part(including the threaded hole in the receiver). Any other part may require fitting like any other 1911.

Huh! I simply put new grips screws on my Norinco Model of the 1911A1 without any problems.