INTERARMS NORINCO ATD22
Used
In Stock
$550.00
Specifications
Category
Rifles
Manufacturer
Norinco
Caliber
.22 Long Rifle (LR)
Description
Interarms and Norinco (China North Industries Corporation) had a historical partnership where Interarms acted as a primary U.S. importer for various Chinese-manufactured firearms during the late 1980s and early 1990s. This relationship is most famous for the Norinco ATD 22, a popular semi-automatic .22 caliber takedown rifle.
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Notable Interarms/Norinco Firearms
Norinco ATD 22 (Model 22 ATD)
: This is a highly regarded clone of the Browning SA-22 takedown rifle. It was manufactured by Norinco and imported to the U.S. by Interarms between roughly 1987 and 1999.
Features: It features a bottom-ejecting action and a tubular magazine housed in the buttstock.
Reputation: While generally considered a "decent" or "pretty good" copy for its price, it is often noted as having slightly lower fit and finish than the original Browning models.
Norinco Hunter
: A sporting rifle often based on the AK-47 action, sometimes imported or modified by Interarms (under labels like I.D.E.).
Bolt Action Rifles: Interarms also imported various Norinco .22LR bolt action sporting rifles in the early 1990s.
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Import History and Bans
The partnership effectively ended due to a series of U.S. government bans on Chinese firearm imports:
1989/1993 Bans: The 1989 assault weapons import ban and subsequent 1993 trade rules blocked most Norinco semi-automatic rifles and ammunition.
2003 Sanctions: Final sanctions in 2003 prohibited the import of the remaining "sporting" types of firearms (like the
ATD 22
) after allegations of Norinco selling missile-related goods to Iran.
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Because of these bans, any Interarms Norinco firearm found today is from the secondary "used" market and is considered a collectible or "pre-ban" item
Guns +3
Notable Interarms/Norinco Firearms
Norinco ATD 22 (Model 22 ATD)
: This is a highly regarded clone of the Browning SA-22 takedown rifle. It was manufactured by Norinco and imported to the U.S. by Interarms between roughly 1987 and 1999.
Features: It features a bottom-ejecting action and a tubular magazine housed in the buttstock.
Reputation: While generally considered a "decent" or "pretty good" copy for its price, it is often noted as having slightly lower fit and finish than the original Browning models.
Norinco Hunter
: A sporting rifle often based on the AK-47 action, sometimes imported or modified by Interarms (under labels like I.D.E.).
Bolt Action Rifles: Interarms also imported various Norinco .22LR bolt action sporting rifles in the early 1990s.
Guns +7
Import History and Bans
The partnership effectively ended due to a series of U.S. government bans on Chinese firearm imports:
1989/1993 Bans: The 1989 assault weapons import ban and subsequent 1993 trade rules blocked most Norinco semi-automatic rifles and ammunition.
2003 Sanctions: Final sanctions in 2003 prohibited the import of the remaining "sporting" types of firearms (like the
ATD 22
) after allegations of Norinco selling missile-related goods to Iran.
Wikipedia +2
Because of these bans, any Interarms Norinco firearm found today is from the secondary "used" market and is considered a collectible or "pre-ban" item