JW25A (K98 style rimfire) makeover!

[DAR 701]

Having gotten pretty tired of staring at the ugly visage of my JW25A, I decided that it needed a make over. I stripped off that toxic paste crap varnish stuff that the Chinese slathered all over the wood (I used Circa 1850 stripper). Then I sanded the last of the remaining stain out and got the stock butter smooth with 0000 steel wool. Now, time to break out the Tru-Oil. After each coat, I waited till it dried and then hit it with a tack cloth and some 0000 steel wool. After 5 coats, here is what that Norinco looks like. There is actually some nice grain under that sludge that the Golden Arrow Brand Zhongzou Machinery Factory workers slaps on...

 

[pageophile]

Very, very nice

 

[5440fight]

I may have to do the same to mine...very nice.

 

[Dr.Lector]

B E A U T Y.

Do you have any close-ups of the scope mount solution?
Is it from an airgun mount? I find it interesting.

 

[DAR 701]

Scopemount is intended for an airgun. It is a see thru unit that also allows me to use the iron sights. The bolt handle clears my little 4x20 scope by about 2mm. The JW25a is a nice shooting iron. Yesterday I was fine tuning the scope at 25 years and it was shooting Federal Bulk pack and CCI minimags into 1/2" groups edge to edge. I was fairly impressed as the rifle cost me a mere 99 dollars, scopemount was 17 bucks and the scope was one I picked up with some other parts (just a cheap Chinese scope, has decent optics).

 

[cyclone]

Is that the Gamo dovetail mount they sell at Le Baron's?

 

[DAR 701]

Its a Chinese mount I bought it off Ebay, from a Ebay store called Vector Optics. Cost me just under 18 bucks delivered. If the Gamo dovetail mount is 35mm high, it should clear a small fixed power scope.

 

[ratherbefishin]

how do those JW25's shoot?

 

[Dr.Lector]

Thanks for the pix, DAR. Excellent scope-mount solution.
Almost a year and a half ago, I thought I would spit blood trying
to find a see-through mount/set of rings for that gun:
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=198884

Does any store still sell that gun? If so, what prices?





PS Here comes skirsons bragging that his is longer

 

[DAR 701]

how do those JW25's shoot?

Pretty good! At 25 yards it will put 5 rounds in a 1/2" hole. Next time I go out I shall shoot it at 50 yards, I expect it will do 5 rounds under 1.5".