Thread: JW15 piece of shit

Their $1 auctions are usually as, where is, check their description with the auction.

From the auction page

Features:
- Adjustable steel open sights (will have scope also however)
- Sling swivels
- Brno style action
- 5 round steel magazine
- Very accurate

Hmm not quite

I would also say get the barrel cut down or recut. I recently brought a JW23 (Magnum version) and when I went to get a new supressor on it I found out the bore was off centre by 1.5mm.

The gunsmith cut it back and it is not back down to 0.5mm still shoots well.

Would also try some different ammo as some 22's can be picky.

Originally Posted by JL12

I would also say get the barrel cut down or recut. I recently brought a JW23 (Magnum version) and when I went to get a new supressor on it I found out the bore was off centre by 1.5mm.

The gunsmith cut it back and it is not back down to 0.5mm still shoots well.

Would also try some different ammo as some 22's can be picky.

Common in older barrels to have off-centre bores. The art of drilling a straight deep concentric hole is deep magic.

Many barrels are manufactured with bores significantly off centre. The barrel can then be put in a lathe between centres and the exterior cut evenly around the bore. But in a cheap gun such cosmetic concerns matter little, unless you want to put a nice tight suppressor on like from Waitaki Engineering. Explains why my JW15's stock suppressor looks like it will let a 9mm through without baffle strike: safe tolerances for eccentric but otherwise accurate bores.

just remember the old Toz bolt actions, i have never seen one with an on centre bore but most of them shoot damn well.

ive had a few jws my opinion is yep they are just chinese shit youd be better off bying something second hand even the early savages and lakefields bsas etc are better than those shitters never had one that shoots amazingly a couple of them the safety used to fall out of the bolt ive tried them quite a few times but always come back to the same conclusion

Originally Posted by Spoon

Yeah giday

Bought a supposedly brand new 'Outdoor Arms' JW15 in a Gun City $1 reserve auction and it seems I got what I paid for...
The crown is pretty munted and the bore doesn't look to be centered. Bolt looked like it'd already had some use so I'm wondering if it's a spare parts rifle?

Contrary to the positive posts about JW15 accuracy it patterns like a shotgun at 40 meters with Winchester 40gr subsonics, that's 8cm (3 inch) across with 5 shots.


I also noticed one of the cases had cracked, is that normal for a 22lr?


This is just a bit of a heads up for anyone buying one of these, I'd recommend getting a 2nd hand one that someone has already proven or at least view in person before buying a 'brand new' one. There's a lot of positive reviews for the JW15 so this one obviously doesn't fit the mould.

So is there any saving this rifle? I've already cut out the barrel channel to free float it, and grinded away half the bolt handle to fit a larger scope on so I don't think Gun City would take it back at this stage..
Cheers

Agree with Spoon....brought one for my son to use....a total piece of shite.
I know that a lot of people rave on about how great they are....not from my experience.

Originally Posted by #the creeper

Agree with Spoon....brought one for my son to use....a total piece of shite.
I know that a lot of people rave on about how great they are....not from my experience.

Maybe I was lucky but I had the exact opposite experience about ?12yrs ago. Bought a new one to make a custom version for my little nephew. Shortened the stock, smoothed up the rough action and trigger, refinished the wood, fitted a spare scope and had a cheap suppressor fitted. My gunsmith said the bore very extremely well centred. Didn't touch the bedding but obviously the crown was cleaned up during the threading. That thing shot like a demon, in fact better than his father's CZ. I can still remember my brother laughing like hell as I slaughtered stuff in their paddock out the kitchen window, much of it the wrong side of 70yds. That thing was extreme bang for buck.

On that note I'm still looking for a Marlin 795SS, I was too slow to get the other ones I was offered

My jw15 is an "outdoor arms" as well, shoots like shit, 4-5" at 50m. Every thing else about it is good. I just use to teach the kids, set up cans etc at about 20m it's all good.

I always thought the JW15 was considering a piece of shit and the Norinco EM332 was the sweet shooter?

Originally Posted by vulcannz

I always thought the JW15 was considering a piece of shit and the Norinco EM332 was the sweet shooter?

That is 100% correct. Difficult to understand how they come from the same factory!

Originally Posted by Bol Tackshin

That is 100% correct. Difficult to understand how they come from the same factory!

They are not come from same factory. 'Norinco' is exporter, not factory.

Originally Posted by LarrySu

They are not come from same factory. 'Norinco' is exporter, not factory.

norinco is north china industries, they certainly do manufacture

Originally Posted by gonetropo

norinco is north china industries, they certainly do manufacture

Larry is right, Norinco is the Chinese government's small arms exporting SOE. It is not a factory.

China has a lot of arms factories spread out over the its map - which is about the size of Europe. JW series rifles could be made anywhere.

EM332 was made in in the ErMei arms factory in Sichuan, someone told me that it had gone bankrupt about 10 years ago which is why EM332 is permanently discontinued. That would not have happened if EM332 was made by Norinco directly, would it?