Thread: Best value bolt .22 besides Norinco....

Agreed - I think alot of bods pass a general comment after owning one JW15 example, or hearing of same. That's fair enough but not the general picture. To date we've probably done two dozen for people - chopped them to 16", recrowned them, polished action and tweaked trigger. Only takes an hour or so. All but one were very good shooters - some superb. All but one averagedwell under 1" for series of groups at 50m, most would shoot under 0.5" for 5 shot groups at best, and the best one (gadgetman's - for which he paid about $100) shoots 0.3" groups. The worst JW15 averaged a fraction over 1" - which is better than the best of 5-6 Ruger 10/22s we've had.

Keep the mags clean and lubed, trial ammos till you get one that shoots well and cycles well, and you have a deadly and effective little hunter. One of my favorites. Powerpoint and Fiocchi often good for HV. Must do another one - and keep it this time... they keep walking!!

What we've found is avoid JWs from GC - alot were very poor quality - and avoid those stamped 'Polytech'.