The JR Carbine Thread

Allstone said:
I think my JRC is about a year and a half old or so...it didn't come with a threaded barrel either.
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Eh, I didn't know they're still sold like that, I just assumed it was only early ones.

Anyways, after getting my buffer tube measurements, he said there's been upgrades and they sent a package out today.
 
Hey fellas, I posted a youtube vid of my JRC yesterday.
There are a few cool useful tips in it. Probably nothing you all don't already know...like how to have a LEGAL 13round centerfire semi-auto long gun in Canada, a great way to mount your pressure switches to the VFG, it shows the freebies I got with mine (that you should ask for when you buy), it shows mine converted for a left handed shooter and I show some really inexpensive furniture in case your day job is Mall Ninja and you are a Zombie hunter by night.

It's mostly just a another review of the 9mm JRC but there might be the odd tidbit or idea you can use.
Check it out if you're bored or if you are thinking about buying a Just Right Carbines.
Ahh...I'll just tell you now and save you the 12 minutes it would take to watch the vid. If you are thinking about picking-up a JRC...just DO IT!
They are GREAT toys...no..GUNS...a S2K is a TOY. A Hi-Point 9mm carbine is a TOY.
The JRC is a REAL GUN. It feels like one and shoots like one. There IS polymer on it but only 2 hunks of it. One is the buttstock and the other is the pistol grip. EVERYTHING else is the real deal. METAL!!!!!!!!

Oopsies...almost forgot...here is the link. Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs7V0rabMvM
 
wmd said:
I looked at them but hate how they break down to clean so spent the extra cash on the thureon defence.
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Same reason I ended up with a Beretta CX-4 which you can field strip without tools in 20 to 30 seconds working slowly and is easy to clean and just as accurate as any other 9 MM Carbine. Way better than my Kel Tec Sub 2000 for sure. My Beretta also shoots cast bullets really well, making it very cheap to shoot. I have never had a failure to feed a single round ever as well. Goes bang every time you pull the trigger.
 
The biggest problem with the Beretta storm is that it doesn't, and never will look like this:

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If it wasn't for those dang sight bumps(and the sci-fi future look in general), I'd get one. No idea why they didn't just make it completely flatop with removable sights
 
ZREXER said:
The biggest problem with the Beretta storm is that it doesn't, and never will look like this:Depends if you value function versus form.
Strikefire Red dot, Crimson trace laser and Fenix 400 lumen LED flash light and Black Hawk front grip
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Good carbines but damn, they are ugly. Why you posting in the JRC thread?
 
st1264 said:
Good carbines but damn, they are ugly. Why you posting in the JRC thread?
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I called berettas ugly, and I think that's supposed to be 'not ugly' :p
Yes ZREXER, function is important, but with PCCs being just plinkers not used for anything else, I'd like it to look good too.
 
If I could have bought a new NR Beretta CX4 at the same price as the JRC I would have bought it.
I'm glad I went with the JRC though. Just all around more versatile. I'm a lefty. a Broke one. Costs nothing to make the JRC a left handed shooter and its READY to add all the cheap Chinese (or pricey Western) furniture to right out of the box. Caliber convertible. AR parts compatibility (some).

And the new JRCs function just fine.

The Beretta? Comes with sights.

Probably accepts 92 mags? and they GOTTA be as common as the Glock mags out in the world? Probably moreso?

You don't hear much attention being given to the rate of twist in the PCC rifling like you do in AR discussion. Howcome?

Does a lot of it have to do with velocity?
I think the JRC's ROT is like 1:12 or maybe even 1:19 or something like that?
I have a 444 Marlin. HUGE fat heavy projectile lumbering out the muzzle. It's an older one with the "microgroove" rifling and iirc it's ROT is like 1 in over 20 inches :-O
Whatever happened to "a heavier projectile requires a higher/faster rate of twist.."?

ANYWAY, it would be interesting to see what the different twist rates are for the various PCCs out there.
IIRC again, the TD spins them a bit faster than the JRC.

In the end, the Beretta is a cool rig. To me. Subjective of course.

The sight humps do look kinda goofy now that you mention it. If you take an envelope or something and cover the humps in the photos above, IDK...it just doesn't seem to look right without them...either.
 
The upgrade they sent me for my .40 JR is a buffer tube extension, spring, and buffer, need white(compared to the old back) bumper and disk.
Interesting.

Also a feed ramp, mine had none but did have the cut out for this one to screw into.
 
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Got mine today, I have'nt been this excited about a gun in a long time! This thing rocks!
It eats my handloads like it's hungry, got some awesome groups at 100 yds even with a red dot. Went through 200 rds way too fast!
Had a couple of FTE's and a couple of failures to chamber(with one of the KCI mags), but I'm impressed. It's surprisingly quiet too!
Will post pics when I get the AFG on it.
 
smokestack said:
If I could have bought a new NR Beretta CX4 at the same price as the JRC I would have bought it.
I'm glad I went with the JRC though. Just all around more versatile. I'm a lefty. a Broke one. Costs nothing to make the JRC a left handed shooter and its READY to add all the cheap Chinese (or pricey Western) furniture to right out of the box. Caliber convertible. AR parts compatibility (some).

And the new JRCs function just fine.

The Beretta? Comes with sights.

Probably accepts 92 mags? and they GOTTA be as common as the Glock mags out in the world? Probably moreso?

You don't hear much attention being given to the rate of twist in the PCC rifling like you do in AR discussion. Howcome?

Does a lot of it have to do with velocity?
I think the JRC's ROT is like 1:12 or maybe even 1:19 or something like that?
I have a 444 Marlin. HUGE fat heavy projectile lumbering out the muzzle. It's an older one with the "microgroove" rifling and iirc it's ROT is like 1 in over 20 inches :-O
Whatever happened to "a heavier projectile requires a higher/faster rate of twist.."?

ANYWAY, it would be interesting to see what the different twist rates are for the various PCCs out there.
IIRC again, the TD spins them a bit faster than the JRC.

In the end, the Beretta is a cool rig. To me. Subjective of course.

The sight humps do look kinda goofy now that you mention it. If you take an envelope or something and cover the humps in the photos above, IDK...it just doesn't seem to look right without them...either.
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You dude, are drinking an awful lot of JRC Kool-Aid......
 
Lol.
No dvn00. I don't even drink ANYTHING!
I'm AM though still enjoying the honeymoon period with my JRC for sure.
If it wasn't Winter and I was able to shoot the crap out of it, and others...I'm sure it would have settled-down...maybe even have ended in divorce by now only to be replaced by a younger new flame.

But, I was saying how I think the Beretta is a pretty sweet rig in the post you quoted though. I wasn't really spewing more JRC love. In fact, I commented on it's seemingly slow rate of rifling twist. Well that and I did say how for me the JRC was definitely a better value and more easily convertible to LH.

Who knows. Once Spring ever DOES arrive and I get to start shooting and putting some of this stockpile of rounds to good use maybe I'm gonna start suffering from all kinds of feeding and other issues with it.

For now though...
Please, Do Not Disturb!!!
Squeak Squeak...more more..harder...Squeak Squeak.. GIVE IT TO ME BABY!!!
...that's me and the JRC enjoying the honeymoon. The sound of me buffing it to a squeaky-clean shine! ;-)
 
How are the newer model .40's with threaded barrels holding up? Are all the issues finally ironed out now? I sold my .40 (gen II : round barrel w/o threading) a while ago and regret doing it so I may have to pick up another one. I had issues with mine at first but it ran flawless after the bolt upgrade.
 
What bolt upgrade did you do on the .40? I knew of the .45 problems but I've never heard of .40 cal having an issue. FWIW I have a 9mm Glock configuration that's the new model with threaded barrel. I'm closing on 10,000 rounds through it; every 3 or 4 hundred rounds I'll get a FTE, almost always because the breech has gunked up too much. One pass with a brass brush and it's good to go for another 3 or 4 hundred rounds. As far as dependability, the only thing that I own that runs more reliably is my Keltec Sub2K, believe it or not. That thing eats anything, I've never cleaned it and after close to 3000 rds it's hard to even fold it up, but it still chambers, fires and extracts everything I feed it.
It's always in my truck in a little locked strong box bolted to the bed. It gets shot, put back and forgotten when it's time to clean things. JR is WAAY more refined and accurate; I
d keep it in the truck if it were a bit smaller.
 
There was a recall of sorts on the bolts: cycling too fast and producing FTF. I contacted them with my serial # and they sent me the parts. I never had any other issues with it but some were still complaining about FTE / FTF issues. Like I said I regretted selling it and will likely buy another.
 
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