Looking at buying a shotgun

**popa griffin** · 15th January 2010, 22:57

Looking at a Norinco HP9.

All the reviews I can find and read say its better then the Remington 870 in which it was cloned from.

Anyone here have any personal experience with it and can tell me otherwise?

Any other gun nuts feel free to add your 2 cents worth aswell.

**wbks** · 15th January 2010, 23:02

Ask in the firearms thread, the guys seem to know their stuff

**peasea** · 16th January 2010, 08:52

Originally Posted by popa griffin

Looking at a Norinco HP9.

All the reviews I can find and read say its better then the Remington 870 in which it was cloned from.

Anyone here have any personal experience with it and can tell me otherwise?

Any other gun nuts feel free to add your 2 cents worth aswell.

Is your daughter pregnant?

**CookMySock** · 16th January 2010, 09:11

Get a BIG one!

Steve

**Swoop** · 16th January 2010, 13:43

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norinco_HP9-1

**Elysium** · 16th January 2010, 14:14

Are the cagers starting to annoy you?

**Flip** · 16th January 2010, 16:47

Got myself one of these. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saiga-12

**Shadows** · 16th January 2010, 19:18

Originally Posted by Flip

Got myself one of these.

Originally Posted by Flip

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saiga-12

Yep, that's about the pinnacle of cool in shotguns. Need E Cat endorsement for those now though.

Stupid lawmakers.

**Shadows** · 16th January 2010, 19:19

You should check out the Maverick 500 range of shotties if you're after a pump action.

Mossberg in everything but price. I think they're about $500 new and come in a field version (long barrel) and the shorter barrelled "home defence" configuration.

They also are compatable with 3 inch magnum cartridges and steel shot, and can have different chokes inserted, where the Norinco might not.

Man this new forum format is shite. I can't even see what I'm typing.

**240** · 17th January 2010, 17:02

Agreed about the Maverick same Mossberg reliability as its more expensive brothers.You can get a 20'' pump new for about $500 all good!!

**awayatc** · 17th January 2010, 17:16

If you buy a wok or a Panda... buy a chinese made one....
But a Gun?

Norinco is A Chinese Copy of a Remington....
I personaly would never buy a copy....
but rather the original....

Chinese Copycats could happily be shot for all I care, even with a Norinco.........

**wbks** · 17th January 2010, 17:22

Originally Posted by awayatc

If you buy a wok or a Panda... buy a chinese made one....
But a Gun?

Norinco is A Chinese Copy of a Remington....
I personaly would never buy a copy....
but rather the original....

Chinese Copycats could happily be shot for all I care, even with a Norinco.........

Most rifles imported into NZ are as much copy's of their respective pattern as this norinco is of a remington, so you won't buy anything but Remington, Steyr, Izhmash etc?