I'm a sucker for lever guns, so when Terminator 2 came out and I realized such a beast existed, I vowed I would own one some day. A real Winchester 1887 is more money than I can shell out so the Norinco was a reasonable facsimile for me. Maybe if it turns out that I really love the way these operate I'll look at getting the real deal.
Anyway, this is the first one i picked up. 18.5" barrel and a sawed down butt stock, it was the only one I could find at the time. My preference would have been a 22-24" barrel with butt stock, but beggars can't be choosers. My plan was to buy a full stock to swap onto it, but shortly after I ordered it up, I found another vendor that was selling a full sized version. For less money. Dammit.
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Last week I finally decided to throw down the cash for the other one, figured I could re sell the first without losing too much (everyone who has played with it has asked if I want to get rid of it and one guy bugs me every day about it).
This one is the same gun, but with a full stock and a 28" barrel.
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The first one is branded "Dominion Arms", a company in BC that imports a lot of Chinese firearms. The new one is marked "imported by Lever Arms" so I guess Norinco will etch whatever you want on the side of em if you buy enough.
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It came sleeved in plastic wrap, doused in evil smelling grease. Just like every other Chinese firearm I've ever bought before. Smells like used motor oil laced with anthrax.
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An hour or so later, a pile of shop rags, and a can of Crud Cutter and one of Hoppe's solvent, and this is where I'm at. Still could use another go round with cleaning and scrubbing, but its a lot better.
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My plan was to cut this one down but I think I may keep both and just swap the wood onto the shorty if I want a handy little gun for bush work. That way I still have the 28" barrelled version for knocking ducks and geese down. The pistol grip is pretty much useless, its awkward to lever and pretty much a waste of time shooting-wise.
I'm going to find some time this weekend to get out and shoot finally, will report back with some results after. Plan to try both out with the full stock installed. One screw and its off, so not really too big a deal to do the swap.