My piece of crap Norinco

[Svillalicon90]

Hello guys and gals my name is Saul, long time reader first time posting, I recently got ahold of a Norinco 9mm, it was kind off an impulse buy costed me 80 bucks I thought I was getting a deal, haven't gone out to shoot it yet but I noticed some issues, first the magazine would fall out when I pulled the trigger the it started falling out when I cocked it, I been told it could be the magazine but when I looked online for another magazine they where more expensive than the gun and quite frankly hard to find, so my questions are:
Does any one know where I could buy a 8 round 9mm "wide style " magazine for under a hundred bucks?
Any spare parts website? Possibly for a Mag release mechanism.
Finally... Has anybody had this problems with this piece of crap norinco tokarev?

 

[Svillalicon90]

From looking at the magazine I actually think that's the problem see the hole in which the Magazine release mechanism slides into to prevent it from slipping has some wear and obvious tear but still the magazine is hard to find anybody know how I can tell which model this is example norinco 213A or 213B?

 

[poboy6]

http://www.ebay.com/sch/items/?_nkw...12&_fpos=&_fspt=1&_sadis=&LH_CAds=&rmvSB=true

 

[caribou]

Dissassemble, clean, lube and while yer there, examine the mag latch.

If its the mag, fixxe's should be easy.......

 

[Traffer]

What a coincidence. I just bought a Norinco 213 Also. Paid $100. It was dirty, looked like they kept it in a tool box or tackle box. Could barely move the slide. But when I cleaned it up, It looks like maybe less than 100 rounds through it. The mag fits tight and this thing seems really really great. I am super happy with it. Just like others have posted, clean it thoroughly, examine it closely. You will probably find that the catch mechanism needs a tweak or easy fix. It looks to me like this would be easy to fix. I disassembled it completely without tools. except for a couple of pins I had to drive out way into the disassembly. I am sure if you don't want it you can get your $80 and then some back, especially if you take it apart and clean it well. The mags are expensive. $28 is the cheapest I can find. But it is a pretty neat gun. I wish I had one in 7.62x25 also. But ammo for those is getting harder to get and getting a little more expensive. Be patient, I think in the end you will end up liking this gun. If you want to make money on it, take it apart and sell the parts on eBay. People are making good money nowadays doing that.

 

[Traffer]

I just looked at your pictures. Did you take apart the trigger assembly? Another thing the, the grips come off easily, the mag latch can then be accessed/inspected. To take the grips off, look in the hole where the mag slides in. The handles have little leaf's or bars that rotate and lock the grip into the frame. One side has a 3 pronged "leaf and one has a 2 prong. The 3 pointed one has got an access near the bottom where you can just push on it with a stick or something to rotate it about 10 degrees and the handle will come off. Then you can see in to get the other one off. Then the mag latch and spring are right there easy to see and access. Good luck. Let us know how it turns out.

 

[a5werkes]

Can't help with the Norinco, however I will offer some free advice.

Basic gunsmith / gun owner rule:

Recipe for a disaster is allowing live ammunition to be in close proximity to a firearm during inspection / repairs.

 

[mokin]

A Buddy of mine had (has?) one of those. I was with him when he bought it. We went back to his place and cleaned it then went out and shot it. I don't remember any problems. As others have written, give it a good cleaning and see if that helps. Another magazine is a good idea anyway.

 

[Traffer]

Video

Starting at 8.06 into this video is the removal of the grip. Yes, it is that simple. Once you remove the grip you can get at the mag lock and spring. (The Norinco 213 9mm version has a bar inside to take up the space for the narrower magazine, otherwise they are the same) You should be able to fix your gun in a few minutes.
https://youtu.be/cUiGwYcfdkA

 

[tark]

There is a reason why the gun was so cheap....and you just found out what it was. I wouldn't be so quick to call the gun a piece of crap. Mistreat the finest firearm ever made, and it will eventually turn into a piece of crap. The previous owner (s) may have (probably did) mistreated the gun.

 

[Dave P]

Does the ultimate survival plan require a $100 pistol??

 

[Traffer]

Does the ultimate survival plan require a $100 pistol??

I am living on a VERY low fixed income. $100 is all I can afford. I am lucky that I got this fine gun for that. It really is a nice gun. Practically new. None of the rough, poor machining that you find on some. Appears to be well made and pretty finely machined. Now I want a 7.62x25.

 

[dh1633pm]

I had one back in the 90's. I took it all apart and cleaned all the machine marks. I had a fine bead blast and then I parkerized it myself on the back yard grill. It was a good shooter. They sold for about $200 back in the day. It was good experience working to clean up the pistol.

 

[Miked7762]

How is the filler strip attached in your particular magazine? If it isn't welded (and I don't see any spot weld marks) you should be able to transfer the strip, follower, and spring to a standard TT magazine body.

 

[Carl N. Brown]

If it is the problem I had years ago with a used pistol, it could be a piece of crap in the mechanism keeping the magazine catch from fully engaging the slot in the magazine. A thorough cleaning with tooth brush and solvent fixed my problem. (Bamboo skewers are useful for picking caked or hardened crap out of corners when cleaning.)