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Inherited Norinco 5.56

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So my uncle gave me a rifle and said I can keep it or sell it and to be honest I know a little about them but not a lot. It’s a Norinco Mak 90 in 5.56.

Now I always hear things like”pre-ban” and I know values change but I honestly lack the knowledge about the value of this rifle and how I would even label it if I was to sell it.

attached are some pics if anyone can give me a better understanding of the history of this rifle and value I would appreciate it.

btw it is straightcut receiver and the homemade wine is not for sale.

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Great gun, basically a neutered 84s. Will be worth way less than a pre 89 gun, but will last just as long. Only mag I’ve gotten to work on my 84s was the og steel mags, and promags. A warning I will give however is the firing pins are soft so using harder mil spec primers for a long period of time can crack it. I know this as it happened to me after using lots of green tip 5.56.
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If you do keep it try to find a spare bolt or min a firing pin.
Definitely and maybe get stronger recoil spring or buffer. These have a similar issue to the arsenal 5.56 to lesser degree of being very over gassed. Might be one of the reasons they beat themselves to death
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Besides the well known brittle firing pins, what else are you aware of, specific to the 84s?
I have a complete build ready kit - waiting on a receiver, but haven't dug too deeply into it all, so any info would be really valuable here? thanks.
Absolutely can do, If you plan on using modern loading such as the green tip 5.56 that’s common on the market atm, be sure to have things that can counteract the gases, whether that be harder springs or buffer. Magazines can be expensive if you want steel mags, but promags work just fine for range use. Chinese blued finishes aren’t durable especially in the south so just oil all the metal surfaces every once and awhile
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