Norincos and aftermarket parts?

**1911-A1** · 05-27-15, 13:50

Originally Posted by Col. H. Stinkmeaner

I've never seen anything like that before. What is that wild grip thing setup called?

It's called the Recover Grip. It's a one piece polymer grip and rail. It seems pretty durable and doesn't interfere with the operation of the gun. It's a 50$ option to adding a rail to your 1911. It's not pretty but it seems to work.

**Griv** · 05-27-15, 15:55

Up here in Canada, Norc's are common and cheap.some dealer are selling 10000rds of Norc 45ammo and a Norc 1911 for around $600.00 Cdn. Lots of guys getThem because of thatgeneral consensus is solid quality steal and they run well. Fit and finish , Well that's a different story.parts interchangability is hit and miss.some guys are cleaning them up (some models come clean with no Chinese markings not even Norc on them
to each his own. In my opinion you are trying yo make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. ymmv.

**markm** · 05-27-15, 17:35

My slide stop broke where the barrel lugs/link ride. But those Nornincos were great blasters. The hard chromed barrels were nice. But I read that a lot of them were poorly fit to the slide.

**squid8286** · 06-02-15, 07:21

I love the Norincos. I have four of them (mostly stock.) They are very reliable. The two problems I have had with them were that two of the four had to have the barrels replaced because headspace was on the generous side. The firing pin retaining plates on three were undersized, leading to extractor clocking. I fit an oversized plate from EGW and now they run like scalded dogs. I once asked about the quality of their internal parts over on the 1911 Forum. The consensus seemed to be that they were at least on par with the WWII GI guns.

**misfit47** · 06-03-15, 16:31

I've had several of them over the years and would buy another in a heartbeat if price was reasonable.

**Col. H. Stinkmeaner** · 06-07-15, 04:03

Originally Posted by 1911-A1

It's called the Recover Grip. It's a one piece polymer grip and rail. It seems pretty durable and doesn't interfere with the operation of the gun. It's a 50$ option to adding a rail to your 1911. It's not pretty but it seems to work.

Thanks! That's awesome.