Had a gift card laying around from Christmas that I got from son. Seen palmetto had some type 56 on sale just before Labor Day. I Have a norinco in an ugly synthetic stock but these looked like they had a story to tell with the original wood stock. Purchased one as a pig in a poke. Expecting the worst as the reviews were not too good, cracked stocks, some rust ect. But claimed all functioned properly.
Well I guess I got lucky. It’s really nice all numbers matching stock, mag, bolt, carrier, receiver even the operating rod has the matching serial number on it shiny bore and chamber. It was pack with cosmoline like I had never seen before took mineral spirits and about 4 hours of elbow grease then a heat gun to stock several times. appears to be approximately 1969.
I put 20 rounds through it a couple weeks ago to test function ran fine. I decided to sight it in today was shooting left about 6” moved front sight post left and now shoots great. Shot 100 rounds of wolf and best group I have got is about 3”-4” at 75 yards on par with my norinco. Although I can hit the 8” steel at 100 yards every time. Also I noticed it holds 11 rounds in the mag and that is not forcing the last one in and it functions fine.
Thought about ordering another but don’t think I’ll press my luck any farther. Anyone purchased one of these from palmetto in the last 2 months? If so what was your experience?
Well I guess I got lucky. It’s really nice all numbers matching stock, mag, bolt, carrier, receiver even the operating rod has the matching serial number on it shiny bore and chamber. It was pack with cosmoline like I had never seen before took mineral spirits and about 4 hours of elbow grease then a heat gun to stock several times. appears to be approximately 1969.
I put 20 rounds through it a couple weeks ago to test function ran fine. I decided to sight it in today was shooting left about 6” moved front sight post left and now shoots great. Shot 100 rounds of wolf and best group I have got is about 3”-4” at 75 yards on par with my norinco. Although I can hit the 8” steel at 100 yards every time. Also I noticed it holds 11 rounds in the mag and that is not forcing the last one in and it functions fine.
Thought about ordering another but don’t think I’ll press my luck any farther. Anyone purchased one of these from palmetto in the last 2 months? If so what was your experience?