Firing pin problems on those Norincos. I had one, never even got to shoot it. Finally got in touch with the export company who brought Norino stuff in, he said it would probably be around a year before he could get the part in, and that he had five or six already on order. Turned me off ever buying norinco again.
If all I'm shooting is dirt cheap surplus ammo I'm sure as hell not too worried about fit and finish on the gun I'm shooting it out of. There just isn't a real market for these expensive 7.62x39 bolt guns. If somebody would catch on and fill this gap already, they'd make a killing.
Sorry, the 103 is no longer made
Awww shucks 8(
Can you use your power of influence to get them to make a JW-103 v2.0?
No market? They are spectacular guns. Just because it's out of your price range doesn't mean there's no market for it. And no one is forcing you to shoot dirt cheap, surplus ammo in it either. There are a tonne of affordable options for non-corrosive, new manufacture 7.62x39 now. I'm even thinking about buying a second one. Yeah a cheaper option would be nice, but I'd still probably pick the 527 M if I decided I really wanted another x39 bolt gun.
CanAm, out of curiosity, what has been going on over in China. 2 guns high on my list are no longer being made (jw103 and jw21). Are the factories moving on to new and better products, or getting out of the gun trade?