Polytech and Norinco "M14"

[Snafu]

chicoms are probably harder to resell than american ones.

Selling not my problem
It will be shot out
I will have had my fun
and I will be dead

[Calif-Steve]

Does anyone know for certain? Are they made in 2 different factories? I guess they come off the same line. Just my guess.

[Gyrene]

NORINCO is a conglomeration of companies in various locations, numbering 30 plus. They manufacture many things including bicyles, motorcycles, millitary products for the Chinese Army, rifles for export, . . . NORINCO stands for NORth china INdustries, COmpany, and is owned by the Chinese Ministry of Defence.

Poly Tech is one company in one location and is owned by the Chinese Army. Their products are various and sundry military items for the Chinese Army, as well as rifles for export.

The difference to us may not be readily apparent from seeing their M14SA rifles, but NORINO seems to have the capability to build parts in many different locations, and have them fit well.

[bd1]

One of my best-built, best-shooting guns is a .22 LR bolt-action repeater made by Norinco back in the '90's and imported by Keng's in Georgia. It's called a "NS 522." The action's a spitting-image knock-off of the Anschutz 54. Steyr made the hammer-forged barrels. A little trigger-lightening turned it into a fine rimfire silhouette rifle. I've heard Anschutz got bent and succeeded in having the Chinese gun barred from import around 10 years ago. I get a lot of funny looks when I tell people where it came from.

[Sunray]

"...2 different factories?..." Two different companies. Both Norinco and Polytech M305/M14S rifles have been out of production for several years. No U.S. importing anyway.

[John Kepler]

"...2 different factories?..." Two different companies. Both Norinco and Polytech M305/M14S rifles have been out of production for several years. No U.S. importing anyway.

Several years? Pushing a couple decades!

[shottist]

Well my friend went ahead and bought a Norinco which he fired yesterday. The fired cases were then measured with a Stony Point HS set which of course only gives comparative measurements. Using a Forster HS gauge as a comparison, the fired cases were between 14 and 13 thou longer. Off to Gunsmith for proper measurement. Rifle actually shot quite well at 200M

[Calif-Steve]

I thought new rifles are for sale in Canada. Anyone know for sure?

[big bear]

Yup, last imports last year. Can still get them for about $450-500 Cdn. seem to work quite well,I have no problem with mine.I pop basketball size rock at 200meters with South african ball, iron sights, no problem, and I'm no great shot.Good value for $Was in gun shop last week and a young fellow was buying a Springfield armory standard rifle (not aNM) for $2400Cdn. salesman was having problems with mag catch so he put it up and got another one (these were new right out of the box). I get my gunsmithing work done there, so I said nothing. Wanted to tell the young fellow to get a $500 Norinco m14 and $1000 ammo/reloading stuff and enjoy shooting .

[Stevo]

I thought new rifles are for sale in Canada. Anyone know for sure?

There's a new batch in Canada now that will be at retail shortly.

They're reputed to be new production and will be in synthetic stocks. No word on the price yet but I doubt they'll be as cheap as the $400 Cdn Marstar was selling theirs for.