My father in law has one and it is a tack driver. The stock is the plainest grain hardwood I have ever seen on a commercial rifle. I would like one of the synthetic stocks for it. It was bought for about $100 just before the Clinton administration blocked Norinco from doing business in the US.
Strange as it may seem to say this, Clinton was right when his goverment stopped importation. In addition to their politics, and human rights violations, China doesn't respect copyrights or patents. Their firearms construction runs hot and cold. Some are okay, others are pieces of junk.
Unfortunately, Canada didn't stop importation. I thought that odd, considering how anti-gun the feds were here at the time. You are better off without Norinco. Buy American.