Thread: A Wee Bit Of History On The Chinese JW .22 Rifle

We have all seen them , laughed at them , been amazed at how well they can shoot , or how badly they can shoot .

But there is very little information on the background to the rifles. Here is an article from American Rifleman that sheds some light on the range and reason for being .

https://www.americanrifleman.org/con...-target-rifle/

Nothing wrong with the humble JW15 or 103, a bit of tutuing and they're damn good.

Yes - some of the are far better than they deserve to be for the price.

Some - like the newer plastic stocked versions - are mostly under performers though.

But they are made as a collection of parts from a multitude of factories so maybe we have unrealistic expectations at times...?

I have a JW-27 .22 and it is very accurate for a sub $200 gun

Yep they certainly over perform for their price point - most of them.

I think lots of people know them well now. Avoid the Polytech brand, avoid the GC ones - some of which were very poor, and favour the older wooden stock ones (though some plastic stock ones shot well too). An hour or so polishing bolt (especially dremelling underside which runs over sear). Then adjusting/polishing trigger, swapping in lighter Mitre 10 springs in to bring it back to 2.5lbs or so. Deburr the mags in and out, and keep them oiled. Ensure barrels in centre of channel, then do some ammo testing and torque test front bedding screw for max accuracy. Pretty easy - and have found most of them will drop under 0.5" at best at 50m. Makes them good little worker 22s.

JW15 a copy of the old Brno One, so a little polishing to bring out the Brno DNA and you're good to go. JW27 good too, and EM332 a military trainer rifle and excellent wee 22. Good value and great for the truck..

Originally Posted by Dan88

I have a JW-27 .22 and it is very accurate for a sub $200 gun

The JW-27 is what I learnt to shoot with as a teenager. Shot hundreds of rabbits and heaps of possums with it over the years. I still remember when it was brought and first sighted it in. My dad still has it now 32 years later.

I bought my first JW15 new back in 1987 . Unboxed it , stripped the ugly finish off the stock , oil finished it , fitted a fixed power 6X Tasco scope , fitted a Silent-kill slip-on suppressor , and went out and killed possums by the hundred and rabbits by the score.

Still have it in exactly the same configuration.

Originally Posted by Fee Knicks

I bought my first JW15 new back in 1987 . Unboxed it , stripped the ugly finish off the stock , oil finished it , fitted a fixed power 6X Tasco scope , fitted a Silent-kill slip-on suppressor , and went out and killed possums by the hundred and rabbits by the score.

Still have it in exactly the same configuration.

I bought mine new in 96, just after getting my FAL, it was my first rifle. Bought it for $195 as a package deal with a 4x tasco pronghorn scope and rings. I made a sling for it out of a black strap from a school bag. The scope has never come off, I did update the sling swivels to QD about ten years ago, but it still has the original sling (which mum sowed some cartridge loops into for me).

I have probably shot more animals with this than all of my other guns put together. Last night I used it to shoot seven possums and a magpie. It is still going strong and hardly ever misses a beat. It may be cheap and cheerful but it works.

Originally Posted by mudgripz

Yep they certainly over perform for their price point - most of them.

I think lots of people know them well now. Avoid the Polytech brand, avoid the GC ones - some of which were very poor, and favour the older wooden stock ones (though some plastic stock ones shot well too). An hour or so polishing bolt (especially dremelling underside which runs over sear). Then adjusting/polishing trigger, swapping in lighter Mitre 10 springs in to bring it back to 2.5lbs or so. Deburr the mags in and out, and keep them oiled. Ensure barrels in centre of channel, then do some ammo testing and torque test front bedding screw for max accuracy. Pretty easy - and have found most of them will drop under 0.5" at best at 50m. Makes them good little worker 22s.

JW15 a copy of the old Brno One, so a little polishing to bring out the Brno DNA and you're good to go. JW27 good too, and EM332 a military trainer rifle and excellent wee 22. Good value and great for the truck..

I've got a Polytech model, and it's a tack driver!

The Chinese JW15 is a knock off of the old BRNO, which itself was a cheap Eastern-European knock-off the Mauser .22LR from the 1930's. It's German Mauser DNA that shines through in the design.

I had a JW27....I was really impressed with how accurate it was...then I took it apart for cleaning and discovered the two pice stock configuration...Its still really accurate but now it really surprises me considering the forewood is attached to the barrel and not the other way around ( A bit like a shotgun has its forewood attached to the barrel...)

I bought an expensive 22 a few years back and the main reason I chose it was because it was JUST AS accurate as the Norinco was...I put many bricks of 22 through the old norinco and it never changed- it just kept working....