Norinco NS522 build: NEW MAG RELEASE

gtagun16 said:
I watched a takedown video and the guy said they were the same length, because when he was putting them in he said it didn't matter which was front or back
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Thanks for the reply.

Unfortunately, this isn't the case (at least for me). The front screw is actually slightly smaller than the rear one.

Again, the screw I am referring to is the rear screw that attaches the magazine well to the actual action
 
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As these were thrown onto a stock I believe lots of different screws were made, I just looked at mine and it has two different screws, the receiver screws are the same though and are hex, so I think if you get the right length and threat size as the other, you will be fine, but yea I would try a magnet first too!
 
I pillar bedded my stock today and it sure is an improvement over the stock and washers. I can now actually fully tighten the screws and it doesn't interfere with my bolt and bolt release button, and the barrel is now free floating as far as I can tell. Haven't shot it yet as I still need to get some optics for it.
 
Well I just took my 522 out to the range, cleaned and an elite 3200 3x9-40 bolted on with some $12 rings ! Now I am just getting back into target shooting after 25ish years and had the rifle sitting on a rolled up sleeping bag! CCI mini magdidn't do very well but could have been me and rifle warming up, got around 1.5 inches at 50 yards, next was federal bulk 525 around the same just a tad tighter! Next I tried sk standard plus,, oh my, everything under a quarter including 2 out of 5 flyers ,last was ely practice, same thing, out of 5, I had 2 flyers but even with that they could almost fit under a quarter! I only had time to run each brand once I am sure they would tighten up and if I had proper bags etc. Well, now to start the tidying up part with pillar and glass bedding etc.!! this rig is at least as accurate as my sons cil180 with the peep sights! I did not have any problems with feeding that some are having, the bolt is relatively smooth but I will be stoning and filing any small burrs that I find. Trigger pull is good for me but some polishing will be done there too! For the price, these rifles are phenominal!
 
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So far I've stripped and sanded the stock,epoxied in a block in the oversize bolt notch,put on three coats of epoxy,sanded it and sprayed on two coats of rustoleum drab green.Tomorrow I will tape on cedar twigs and ferns and spray on a tan top coat .I would have preferred to use epoxy appliance paint,but it only came in gloss black,white and stainless steel colours so I decided to camo it
 
sawzall said:
I have one of these and love it so much I ordered another one on the 5th. Still hasn't shipped yet :( I'm surprised none of these are in the "My 22 shoots 1/2" groups at 50 yards/meters all day! Really? Prove it! " thread yet! If I had a proper range I would certainly try it.
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I believe the 522 is certainly capable of that and more in the right hands, sadly not my hands, ;0). However I will be able to improve greatly as time goes on and the tuning is done! This kind of rifle really shows you what a difference the type of ammo makes, along with minor tuning!
 
Received mine last week, disappointed in the deep scratches along the barrel. The action is very smooth ,can be operated
with one finger. I also see what everyone has said about the stock, so a Bishop from KFS is on it's way.
 
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sam hill said:
Received mine last week. disappointed in the deep scratches along the barrel. The action is very smooth ,can be operated
with one finger. I also see what everyone has said about the stock, so a Bishop from KFS is on it's way.
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You will like the Bishop stock. It is a big improvement. I'm also surprised Keng's has any stocks left...they've been there a long time.
 
First a big thank you to everybody in this thread. I've read from page 1 to 56 all in one night to try to get the best performance out of my NS522.

I just wanted to know from those who have bedded their stock it sounds like there were groups. Ones who have used JB Weld and the others which have used Devcon. I'm assuming regardless of which method you used, you will follow the steps outlined in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOo-_Ss7aIs?
 
Tomato13 said:
First a big thank you to everybody in this thread. I've read from page 1 to 56 all in one night to try to get the best performance out of my NS522.

I just wanted to know from those who have bedded their stock it sounds like there were groups. Ones who have used JB Weld and the others which have used Devcon. I'm assuming regardless of which method
you used, you will follow the steps outlined in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOo-_Ss7aIs?
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I used JB Weld. Did lots of prep work first. Free floated the barrel.
Installed pillars first and trimmed them to fit after the bedding was completed.
It did help in closing up the groups.
Cleaned up tigger surface and a new spring found in my junk drawer (3 springs all the same,so ther are spairs)
I am so impressed with this as a bench rest rifle that I purchased a second one to keep for spair parts.
 
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