Thread: Budget Plain Jane Bolt action 22 "Sleepers"

Plenty of the 5-shot mags won't feed well without modification either, just a lack of quality control in the factories I expect.

Originally Posted by GravelBen

Plenty of the 5-shot mags won't feed well without modification either, just a lack of quality control in the factories I expect.

@GravelBen My 5 shot mags occasionally won't feed the last round any idea what modification will fix this ? It's not all the time just occasionally.
May be to do with how fast the bolt is cycled.
Never been enough of an issue to stress about but if there's an easy fix I'm all ears.
Sorry for the thread hi jack

Originally Posted by dannyb

@GravelBen My 5 shot mags occasionally won't feed the last round any idea what modification will fix this ? It's not all the time just occasionally.
May be to do with how fast the bolt is cycled.
Never been enough of an issue to stress about but if there's an easy fix I'm all ears.
Sorry for the thread hi jack

For what a plastic or steel CZ/Brno one costs, vs the frustration of misfeeds.....

Originally Posted by Tommy

For what a plastic or steel CZ/Brno one costs, vs the frustration of misfeeds.....

Nah sorry norinco jw15 steel mags

Originally Posted by dannyb

Nah sorry norinco jw15 steel mags

Tommy is saying that the cost of a cz or Brno mag which fits in the jw15 is totally worth it compared to the factory misfeeds.

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Originally Posted by dannyb

@GravelBen My 5 shot mags occasionally won't feed the last round any idea what modification will fix this ? It's not all the time just occasionally.
May be to do with how fast the bolt is cycled.
Never been enough of an issue to stress about but if there's an easy fix I'm all ears.
Sorry for the thread hi jack

@dannyb

My mates JW15 had annoying feeding issues from new, I ended up changing the angle of the mag lips by bending them with pliers, and filed the edges a bit to get the rounds feeding right. It just took some looking closely to figure out what was happening first, and then a bit of trial and error to get it right.

From memory the problem with that one was the lips holding the back of the round too low and letting the front pop up too high, so it would often stovepipe or hit above the chamber instead of going in. If the problems are caused by lack of quality control then yours might be doing something different, but watching how the rounds pop out of the mag while the bolt is being cycled is a good place to start.

Originally Posted by GravelBen

@dannyb

My mates JW15 had annoying feeding issues from new, I ended up changing the angle of the mag lips by bending them with pliers, and filed the edges a bit to get the rounds feeding right. It just took some looking closely to figure out what was happening first, and then a bit of trial and error to get it right.

From memory the problem with that one was the lips holding the back of the round too low and letting the front pop up too high, so it would often stovepipe or hit above the chamber instead of going in. If the problems are caused by lack of quality control then yours might be doing something different, but watching how the rounds pop out of the mag while the bolt is being cycled is a good place to start.

This is exactly what mine does, I'll have a look next time I'm feeling motivated.
Thanks @GravelBen