Norinco NP-40, one of the Chinese copies of the CZ75/85 series. It's heavy, roughly made, got a sub-standard finish. But it's quite accurate! My NP-40 has a very strong recoil spring, therefore, it's kind of hard to open the action at the beginning. To fix this, I kept the action open and stored it this way in Gun Safe for months!

After two years wait, I have finally received the Norinco M14/M305 rifle last week. It's Chinese clone of M14/M1A battle rifle, but 75% cheaper.

The finish looks great once I removed all the oil from the rifle. But the rear sight windage knob was stuck. I gave up and decided to dissemble it. During the process, the windage knob started to work as designed! I just don't understand, don't they do quality check on each gun before it leaves the factory?

Looking for maintenance tips on M14 at you_tube. I found the following video clips. Very useful.

This was my third target practice of the year. I should have done it more often. Too bad I've been too busy with too much other activities in my life and my work.

It was a really Good Friday! Nice, warm fresh air on a sunny day, which is very rare these days in Vancouver. I am very tired of rainy and cold days.

I brought two semi-autos with me this time. A Glock 17 in 9mm and a Norinco 1911A1 in 45ACP. Two very different guns. One is classic, full metal and heavy; the other is modern, plastic and light.

I recently bought a new Chinese made AR-15 (M4) rifle. Its model name is "CQ-A5.56", which means "close quarter assault". It has a short barrel, adjustable 6 position tactical stock, and a bayonet lug. Ideal configuration for close quarter combat. It is a lot cheaper than western made AR-15s. Which is good, I can use the saved money to buy extra 2000 rounds ammo for more practice. The finish does not look as good as any western made M4 though.

The manual is kind of amusing. On the front page, there are a few UFOs floating in some kind of alien world! Maybe Chinese think their cloned AR-15s are such high tech weaponry that they can be used to fight aliens?

The manual is written in a funny way. I can imagine how this is done by a Chinese technical writer with a Chinese-English dictionary open in his hand:-) One thing is clear, they are quite proud of its capabilities. Here it goes:

CQ-A5.56mm automatic rifle is an automatic or semi-automatic weapon for infantry to kill individuals or group active objects. The rifle is characterized with light weight, high cyclic firing rate, easy operation, more cartridge-carrying and makes the operator enjoy a better annihilating firepower within 460m.

Green Eyes and Black Rifles: Warriors Guide to the Combat Carbine

The M16/AR15 Rifle, 3rd Ed. (A Shooter's and Collector's Guide)

I bought a Norinco SKS rifle recently. Unissued military, spike Bayonet, chrome lined bore. The gun was soaked in cosmoline. Serial number starts with "16". So it's quite possible it's built in 1972, in the middle of Chinese Culture Revolution. What a piece of history!

I went to Canadian Tire, bought some paint thinner, and brake cleaner. Spent a whole half day, disassembled it, cleaned off the cosmoline and reassembled it back. The bore looked great. The spike bayonet was long and sharp. The stock was a piece of junk. Couldn't wait to shoot it. But I didn't have high expectations on anything produced during Culture Revolution.

The SKS Carbine, 4th Revised and Expanded Edition (Biotechniques Books) (For collectors only)