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| Posted By: Cisco Houston Posted On: May 20, 2003 Views: 8547 | Norinco 1887 Shotgun Copy Has anyone seen one of these yet? What is the quality like? |
| Posted By: Slow Okie Posted On: Jun 4, 2003 Views: 8509 | RE: Norinco 1887 Shotgun Copy I have one of these and really like it. The earlier ones were a little rough, but the last couple of years the have gotten a lot better. The wood is little cheesy and dents really easy, but I saw an ad the other day that they are have one out now with a walnut stock |
| Posted By: Cisco Houston Posted On: Jun 4, 2003 Views: 8505 | RE: Norinco 1887 Shotgun Copy Slow Okie, I think you may be referring to the model 97 not the lever action 1887. |
| Posted By: Alan Sutton Posted On: Jun 23, 2003 Views: 8456 | RE: Norinco 1887 Shotgun Copy Hi Norinco seem to be getting a good name the 1897 is available from Marstar.ca in Canada. There is also an Australian copy of the 1887, unfortunatly quite pricy. |
| Posted By: BAdwater Boz Posted On: Jan 2, 2004 Views: 7956 | RE: Norinco 1887 Shotgun Copy I too think the reference is to the Norinco model "97" pump rather than a lever action. I looked for quite a while before I settled on the Norinco 97. The quality is very nice. The wood on my gun is all walnut. The wood to metal fit is very well done. The action is smooth and it feeds well. It is a nice quality shotgun and the price was appropriate. |
| Posted By: madison gentleman Posted On: Apr 3, 2004 Views: 7697 | RE: Norinco 1887 Shotgun Copy I saw a couple of what must have been early models of the norinco 97. looked cheesy all over and the action felt like it was made of mismatched parts. |
| Posted By: Sample Size Posted On: Jun 7, 2004 Views: 7284 | RE: Norinco 1887 Shotgun Copy I just handled one at a match yesterday and it was very nice. The new Norico models of both the '87 and the '97 had nice fit and finish and a lot of good features. The actions were very smooth and, although the price was a little more than the previous modles ($399 and $499, if I recall), they performed as if they already had an action job. I prefer the '97 pump myself, but I'm a pump guy anyway. |
| Posted By: The Shootist Posted On: Sep 2, 2004 Views: 6695 | RE: Norinco 1887 Shotgun Copy Hi, I spoke with a sales man at RSR today. He tells me the Norinco 1887 has been delayed due to problems with these guns. Don't know if that is true but I do know I went through a couple of the early 97s (Very low serial numbers.) before I got one with a decent stock that didn't fail to function after only a few rounds. I now have two of them. A standard version and a Trench Gun. I also have an original 1897. Guess which ones I actually shoot. (O.K. so I baby the original. Hey. It's old like me !) If the new 1887 guns are any example of the progress Norinco is making they are likely to be nice shooters of resonable quality. A shame we can't be making these in the U.S but then who could afford one ? Also, I am told by the would be importer (Tri Star) of the Ausie 87 that they will not be forth coming due to some kind of problem with the founding for the project. Regards, The Shootist |
| Posted By: Cisco Houston Posted On: Sep 2, 2004 Views: 6689 | RE: RE: Norinco 1887 Shotgun Copy Tri-star has been out of the running for quite some time. Their suggested list was up to like $1200 anyway. |
| Posted By: The Shootist Posted On: Sep 3, 2004 Views: 6684 | RE: Norinco 1887 Shotgun Copy Re: Cisco Huston's comments. Tri-Star's proposed import of the Ausie manufactured 1887 although pricey, would have no doubt been of excellent quality. Although the Norinco copies of the 1897 are much better than they used to be they are still relatively "cheap" copies. The Winchester '97 I have is over eighty years old and is still functioning. Although I like my Norinco copies, I have to wonder if they will still be shooting in eighty years. (Not that I will be. LOL.) I would love to see an American company jump on the CAS band wagon and start offering their own new production of these fine old guns. Springfield Armory is offering new production M-1 Garands at what I consider a resonable price. Granted they would no doubt be pricey but then again, you do get what you pay for. Regards, The Shootist |
| Posted By: Rob Posted On: Sep 24, 2004 Views: 6526 | RE: Norinco 1887 Shotgun Copy I am interested in buying one of these 97 copies and I heard that they are making them with 26 inch barrels. Yet I cant seem to find one for sale anywhere online. Does anyone know where I can buy one? |
| Posted By: The Shootist Posted On: Sep 24, 2004 Views: 6520 | RE: 26 inch Norinco Hey Rob, As far as I know, there is no 26 inch Norinco copy available. At least I have not seen one in any of my fliers. Why would you want one ? The twenty inch versions work just fine, are fast handling and make good brush guns. The Shootist |
| Posted By: Rob Posted On: Sep 24, 2004 Views: 6518 | RE: Norinco 1887 Shotgun Copy I know that they make a 26inch barrel. I just read the review of the 97 replica in The Guns of the Old West magazine at Borders books store in which they review the 20 inch model but have the 26inch option under the details of the gun. I have not seen one in person but I have seen it mentioned twice now in different cowboy action shooting magazines.If anyone knows exactly how to get one in 26 inch model let me know. I want this model for the greater range and velocity it gives since I not only cowboy action shot but use my guns for such things as Pheasant hunting which is hard to do with a 20 inch barrel. |
| Posted By: Old Badger Posted On: Oct 23, 2004 Views: 6224 | RE: Norinco 1887 Shotgun Copy If you plan on shooting smokeless loads, the only advantage a longer barrel will give you is a longer sighting plane. Velocity difference is minimal, and pattern is determined only by choke. Buy the 20". I shoot a Norinco Model 37 clone with a 14" factory tube(I live in Canada)and have been geting great accuracy with buckshot and slugs. |
| Posted By: The Shootist Posted On: Oct 24, 2004 Views: 6222 | RE: RE: Norinco 1897 26 inch. Hey Rob and Old Badger, I say again, the 26 inch is NOT being offered by any of the distributors I get fliers from. Just because a writer for a gun magazine says it is so don't mean it is. "Old Badger" is right. The longer barrel won't give you spit in terms of higher velocity (Why I recomend against those so called police carbines that are so popular.Get a rifle.) and the longer sighting plane won't make enough difference to matter. This IS a shot gun after all, intended for pistol like ranges, but sending a lot more lead down range. If you want to hunt bird, Mossberg makes a very affordable shot gun, "The Maverick". Comes with two barrels, one short one long, shoots well and seems to work just fine. I will however continue to look around and IF I find out where you can obtain a 26 inch '97 I will let you know. Don't hold your breath. Regards, The Shootist |
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