Thanks to support from Bell Outdoors and my local dealer, I went through three rifles until I got one with a straight barrel (24" version). Al three would group in one hole, but I had to drive the rear sight to the left where it was about to fall out of the dovetail (not an exageration), and when I mounted a scope, I ran out of windage and could not adjust. Bell got their gunsmith to find one that shot where it was pointed, when I got it I did the usual cleaning, honing and polishing, and the bolt now runs like an Anschutz, and it puts every bullet in the same hole with good ammo. It was a long road, but it is a shooter and a keeper!
I bought a Norinco JW-15A Compact
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Thanks to support from Bell Outdoors and my local dealer, I went through three rifles until I got one with a straight barrel (24" version). Al three would group in one hole, but I had to drive the rear sight to the left where it was about to fall out of the dovetail (not an exageration), and when I mounted a scope, I ran out of windage and could not adjust. Bell got their gunsmith to find one that shot where it was pointed, when I got it I did the usual cleaning, honing and polishing, and the bolt now runs like an Anschutz, and it puts every bullet in the same hole with good ammo. It was a long road, but it is a shooter and a keeper!
I also have an EM322; it is finished way better than Savage, Mossburg, and Ruger; it is the only Norinco that I have never had to touch other than to replace the coarse sights and bed the barrel (lose in stock). It too is a tack driver.
I bought the Kar98 lookalike (22lr) and this thing is accurate. 5 shots into a dime at 25 yards with the junky red dot it came with of course the safety doesn’t work. This pleasant surprise works as the perfect beater,no crying over a scratched stock
If your looking for a 5 shot mag (CZ) give Ellwood Epps a call just got one a week ago
Exactly - and if you're going to do that it's best to stick with an ethnic group with thicker skin, like the Irish - it's never inappropriate to take shots at the Irish, but given that they don't care, you never get PC whining as a response.
I wonder if the 25-round CZ magazine would feed well with that....
p.Rundle
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it fits in the JW15, so hopefully it works for my buddies who bought one for their .22
No, I've actually grown to love the gun lol
My personal experience with the 25-round CZ .22lr mag have been poor; any advice?
I think it's safe to say that they have captured and indeed own the low end market......
Most of the issues are cosmetic and from time to time a lemon, but for guys that like to tinker and re-finish guns they are great value for the most part.
The 1911's are a great value for what we pay for them.
I think it's safe to say that they have captured and indeed own the low end market......
Most of the issues are cosmetic and from time to time a lemon, but for guys that like to tinker and re-finish guns they are great value for the most part.
The 1911's are a great value for what we pay for them.
As is the NZ and the NP sig clones. They all need a bit of tuning though.
Lol Im just jumping in to say I doubt all of this. (bold and underlined statements)
p.Rundle
CGN frequent flyer
no advice, I have no experience personally
p.Rundle
If you have come to love it as per your previous post, I assume that it shoots OK?
May I respectfully suggest a brief range report to be fair? Your OP was quite negative and if the guns performance has changed your mind, a range report from you regarding its performance might be edifying for all who have followed this thread.
If you have come to love it as per your previous post, I assume that it shoots OK?
May I respectfully suggest a brief range report to be fair? Your OP was quite negative and if the guns performance has changed your mind, a range report from you regarding its performance might be edifying for all who have followed this thread.
p.Rundle
CGN frequent flyer
I'll be on it tomorrow!
p.Rundle
CGN frequent flyer
Quick review:
The rifle is accurate, and reasonably well made. My main complaints:
Good god there's a lot of cosmoline in this thing when you get it. I stupidly tried to wash it out in my bathtub and it stained it, so now I think I have to get it refinished or something. Awesome, I love it when my stupidity costs me money. Basically, because of this fVck up I have the most expensive norinco ever, if you factor in what it'll cost to fix the tub.
The front sight is unusually thick. I had to file it down to get it to a reasonable level. Seriously, that front sight post is thicker than an SKS and with an even shorter sight radius, almost completely obscures the target. Also, the rear sight need to be able to be set higher, my rifle kept on shooting low unless it was at the very highest setting.
The mags at first, for the 9 (why they don't hold 10 is some bizarre reason beyond me) round ones, do not feed properly, but after you use them a bit they do.
The bluing on the gun is deep, but also somehow washes off...it's really, really weird. Like it's both deep bluing and nice, and *****.
Reassembling the gun, if you took the action out of the stock is a total PITA. The holes in the stock don't really line up with the corresponding holes in the action so getting it in there is super difficult and infuriating.
Overall I love the gun. It's certainly overbuilt. I haven't mounted a scope yet, and even with thinned down irons, you really only want to accuracy test this gun with a scope. More to come on that front.
The rifle is accurate, and reasonably well made. My main complaints:
Good god there's a lot of cosmoline in this thing when you get it. I stupidly tried to wash it out in my bathtub and it stained it, so now I think I have to get it refinished or something. Awesome, I love it when my stupidity costs me money. Basically, because of this fVck up I have the most expensive norinco ever, if you factor in what it'll cost to fix the tub.
The front sight is unusually thick. I had to file it down to get it to a reasonable level. Seriously, that front sight post is thicker than an SKS and with an even shorter sight radius, almost completely obscures the target. Also, the rear sight need to be able to be set higher, my rifle kept on shooting low unless it was at the very highest setting.
The mags at first, for the 9 (why they don't hold 10 is some bizarre reason beyond me) round ones, do not feed properly, but after you use them a bit they do.
The bluing on the gun is deep, but also somehow washes off...it's really, really weird. Like it's both deep bluing and nice, and *****.
Reassembling the gun, if you took the action out of the stock is a total PITA. The holes in the stock don't really line up with the corresponding holes in the action so getting it in there is super difficult and infuriating.
Overall I love the gun. It's certainly overbuilt. I haven't mounted a scope yet, and even with thinned down irons, you really only want to accuracy test this gun with a scope. More to come on that front.
