I have a Norinco 1911 in 9mm that has been giving me problems with reliability - I'm ready to sell it off (with a description of the issues I ran into), but figured that I'd give it a bit more attention.
Extractor - failure to extract problems - I removed the slide and spring and barrel, and the extractor wouldn't hold a loaded round securely - I figured that the extractor needed some tuning, so I removed the FP, FPS, spring, and the extractor - man, that extractor was in there very, very tight!! I've never had that problem with any of my other 1911s in 45 ACP - is that tightness common for a 9mm 1911 extractor? But now I gotta put the extractor back in and do the test with just a casing - and compare the Norinco to a Colt 1911 9mm and an RIA 1911 9mm. Any thoughts?
Magazines - I have several 1911 9mm magazines - the gun seems to run more reliably with some of them than others - I'm trying to figure out where the two mags came from in the pictures below. I'm trying to figure out if the mag that came with a Norinco 1911 9mm is the original mag (I'd guess not), or just a 1911 9mm mag that the seller picked up somewhere. I've looked at some pictures of a NIB Norinco 9mm 1911, with a magazine, for sale in Canada, and the magazines look nothing like any of the mags I have, so I'm guessing that the mag is NOT an original Norinco mag.
There's no manufacturer name marking on either mag - the chromed mag has a follower that has PATENTED 6.560.907, so at least the follower seems to be a Tripp follower (https://dawsonprecision.com/tripp-re...flex-follower/), but I'm not sure about the manufacturer of the mag body - the only other markings that the chromed mag has on it are 9MM stamped on the left-had side at the bottom near the base plate, and a small "s" stamped on the base plate near the front.
The other mag has absolutely no markings on it - and it has that unusual looking "forked" follower. This mag also has a "dimple" to retain the base plate.
Neither mag has a welded seam down the back, or anywhere else that I can see.
Any ideas on the manufacturer of either magazine, or a magazine that's worked well for you in a Norinco 9mm 1911? THANKS!
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