This like anything else; as long as there is a market for this stuff it will continue to be made.
I have several Norinco offerings and like the man said they don't jam. However they are not the only thing good coming out of China.
You recall my off topic thread on armor models some while back? Well China has been on the RC armor bandwagon for some while now. I won't go into all the products coming out of there but one company, Hooben, promises some of the most exciting 1/16 scale model offerings to see daylight in many years. T-55 and of all things the Porsche Elefant, A Maus and even E-100; this last never getting past the drawing board and chassis before the war ended. If they get their debut act together and the previews of their quality are true they will make quite a splash in the model armor sector.
Further since I could never really afford a Hardinge or great condition Bridgeport I've followed
Taiwanese and later Chinese hobby /light industrial grade tool quality change from atrocious
junk to amazing. When I first saw and used Taiwanese equipment in the early 1970s it was largely terrible. Then quality ( and price) improved. Same has been true of Chinese euipment. I bought a set of 2 and 4 flute standard endmills in the early 1990s. Wouldn't hold their sharpness if you cut anything serious. I bought a set ( very close in price) a couple of years ago; every bit as good as the Japanese and American tools I save for critical work. I've seen the accuracy of Chinese metal lathes friends have purchased and they are world class.
As the world turns....
Jerry
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