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paintballwannab · 03-24-2008, 09:36 PM

So I bought one the other day, local deal. $250 unfired.....well it was unfired =]

I was a little scared when purchasing it because it does say made in China on it. But I purchased it anyway, shoots like a dream, perfect sights, little recoil, and great accuracy. I've shot colts and springfields and to me this is a better shooter, the only 1911 I've ever shot that I thought shot a little better was one Kimber. Figured I would share my experience and my toy with everyone.

BTW so that no one yells at me for not having a picture I snapped this one.

blan · 03-24-2008, 11:31 PM

Great deal! They are definitely worth more than that. The only problem I've seen with them is failure to feed Barnes bullets. Still working on that one...

**Need For Speed** · 03-25-2008, 06:26 PM

I have 3 of them, very good price (steal) and they are good shooters with wolf ammo

NFS

jtkratzer · 03-25-2008, 07:55 PM

Nice, I'd love to get ahold of a GI spec older 1911...

**Ed Ely** · 03-25-2008, 08:06 PM

Good deal, good gun.

Lot of shooters use the frames
for new build-ups.

Ed

paintballwannab · 03-25-2008, 09:08 PM

As of now the only thing I want to replace is the stock plastic grips....I absolutely hate them lol.

I did have one issue with it, I shot 100 rounds through it and I had two rounds that entered the barrel but stopped with about a 1/4in of the shell hanging out of the barrel, causing the slide to close properly. Is this considered a stove pipe? Also any ideas on what causes this.

scooterj · 03-26-2008, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by paintballwannab

As of now the only thing I want to replace is the stock plastic grips....I absolutely hate them lol.

I did have one issue with it, I shot 100 rounds through it and I had two rounds that entered the barrel but stopped with about a 1/4in of the shell hanging out of the barrel, causing the slide to close properly. Is this considered a stove pipe? Also any ideas on what causes this.

A stove-pipe is an empty case that gets trapped between the barrel hood and the slide. You had an out of battery stopage. Many things could have caused the problem. Try another mag before you go hacking on the gun. Check the extractor tension too,

**mvician** · 03-26-2008, 06:50 AM

My Rinco is one of my favorite 1911's

charlie.45 · 03-26-2008, 09:06 AM

yeah try some quality mags from wilson, kimber, or something like that. might also consider a wolf recoil spring. those two things should fix the hiccup. I bought kimber pro mags for My rock island armory and never had another problem with fte ftf or not chambering the round completely. good mags make a real big difference.

topgd · 03-26-2008, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by charlie.45

yeah try some quality mags from wilson, kimber, or something like that. might also consider a wolf recoil spring. those two things should fix the hiccup. I bought kimber pro mags for My rock island armory and never had another problem with fte ftf or not chambering the round completely. good mags make a real big difference.

I also have the KimPro Tac Mag 8-rounder and it hasn't given me problems yet. I think I'm going to pickup a Wilson Combat this afternoon though to compare which has the better angle for JHP.

I also just installed a Wolff 18.5 recoil spring. But opted out from installing the firing pin spring that came with it. I don't want to mess around with my Schwartz safety components.

These, plus the work I did on polishing the feed ramp will be tested today. I was supposed to shoot on Saturday as a birthday gift to myself, but if I run into issues, it'll ruin that day for me.

03-24-2008, 09:36 PM	#1
paintballwannab XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Youngstown, OH Posts: 177	Norinco 1911A1 So I bought one the other day, local deal. $250 unfired.....well it was unfired =] I was a little scared when purchasing it because it does say made in China on it. But I purchased it anyway, shoots like a dream, perfect sights, little recoil, and great accuracy. I've shot colts and springfields and to me this is a better shooter, the only 1911 I've ever shot that I thought shot a little better was one Kimber. Figured I would share my experience and my toy with everyone. BTW so that no one yells at me for not having a picture I snapped this one.

03-25-2008, 06:26 PM	#3
Need For Speed XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Cincinnati Area Posts: 520	I have 3 of them, very good price (steal) and they are good shooters with wolf ammo NFS __________________ I'm your huckleberry. "You cannot exaggerate about the Marines. They are convinced to the point of arrogance that they are the most ferocious fighters on earth, and the amusing thing about it is, they are." Kevin Keaney 1st MarDiv Chaplain-Korea

03-25-2008, 07:55 PM	#4
jtkratzer XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lancaster Co., PA Posts: 13,710	Nice, I'd love to get ahold of a GI spec older 1911... __________________ Hit this blog:Updated 6/13 "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas Jefferson American Gun Owners Pennyslvania Firearms Owners Association Hockey Forum

03-26-2008, 06:50 AM	#8
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03-26-2008, 09:06 AM	#9
charlie.45 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Maumee,OH Posts: 1,009	yeah try some quality mags from wilson, kimber, or something like that. might also consider a wolf recoil spring. those two things should fix the hiccup. I bought kimber pro mags for My rock island armory and never had another problem with fte ftf or not chambering the round completely. good mags make a real big difference. __________________ Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death! Patrick Henry

03-24-2008, 11:31 PM	#2
blan XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 13	Great deal! They are definitely worth more than that. The only problem I've seen with them is failure to feed Barnes bullets. Still working on that one...

03-25-2008, 08:06 PM	#5
Ed Ely XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: 37.65N -84.76W (Elev. 932 ft) Posts: 7,524 Blog Entries: 1	Good deal, good gun. Lot of shooters use the frames for new build-ups. Ed

03-25-2008, 09:08 PM	#6
paintballwannab XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Youngstown, OH Posts: 177	As of now the only thing I want to replace is the stock plastic grips....I absolutely hate them lol. I did have one issue with it, I shot 100 rounds through it and I had two rounds that entered the barrel but stopped with about a 1/4in of the shell hanging out of the barrel, causing the slide to close properly. Is this considered a stove pipe? Also any ideas on what causes this.

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