Thread: Norinco 22wmr project

Everything is ugly compared to me Muzr. You know that.....
Play nice and you could have a fiddle with it

Good thread Cambo I am watching with interest.
I am also a bit of a Norinco .22 magnum fan. You can still buy magazines new for as low as $50 (5shot). What I did was bought a couple of the earler models JW15D which had 10 shot magazines cheap on trade me and put a 5shot magazine on and resold. Occasionally 5 shot magazines come up on Trade Me and I have bought some for as little as $20.
I bought one of these rifles over 25 years ago, put a cheap 6x nikko stirling scope on it (still on it with no problems), and I would hate to think what it has shot, it would have shot 2 or 3 deer, several goats, literally 100s of wallabies, god knows how many rabbits and hares(500+ rabbits in one day when they were in their peak in central) and probably about 40+ cattle beasts (homekill).
This old rifle looks like shit but still shoots like shit. I use Winchester 40gr HP and buy it in 10 brick lots normally a couple of times a year but I religiously clean it thoroughly after use. All I have done to it is a minor trigger adjustment and cleaned out the forend so the barrel doesnt touch the stock anymore.
I was going to keep one of the other Norincos I bought and get it threaded for a suppressor for night shooting just as you have done but instead bought one of the only .22mags that I have seen that shoots better than my old Norinco magnum already threaded,a Marlin XT. I doubt if the Marlin will outlast my Norinco. Incidentally the other 3 I bought and passed on also shot oK.
I did hear the other day of a gunsmith that will not thread Norincos because sometimes the bore is not centred correctly in the barrel.
Critics down cry and boohoo them because of their finish but just about all of my mates that have used mine have gone and bought one the same.
Mine is my go to rifle. I also own a .22, a .17hmr and a ,223 but if I could only have 1 rifle I would keep my .22magnum Norinco.
So keep posting your progress.

This looks awesome!

Had the barrel chopped to 18" and threaded for suppressor today.

Just need the weather to hold off for a bit longer so I can get out and have a play.

Me and the boy took our rimfires out for a play today seeing as the weather was being nice for a change.
Got the wmr sighted in, as best as I could with the crap scope it has. It looses focus once the power is over x5.
It's OK for now but not worth spending too much time with.

Noticed the boy was shooting slightly high, so resighted the Marlin 22 in. Got him doing some real nice groups!
3 shot groups, holes touching each time at 50m. Happy dad

wheres the pic of it with a can on ?

Battery in the camera went flat before I could take the pic.....and the Mrs has misplaced the charger after she got into her cleanup mode. (facepalm)

Will take a pic or 3 once I have located the charger and charged the battery.

thats why , MY compact camera uses std AA batteries , always have spare AA , wether normal or re-chargables

Nice work cambo ! I like the colour, what stain did you use ?

I used Briwax blue wood dye spirit based, and the finish coats are Briwax Danish Oil.

awesome man

Nice job

I did similar on my 7.62x39 Norinco bushranger... you can see whay they are the price they are, norinco certainly dont spend any time on finish

http://www.thebushrangerproject.yolasite.com/

Originally Posted by Proneshooter

Nice job

I did similar on my 7.62x39 Norinco bushranger... you can see whay they are the price they are, norinco certainly dont spend any time on finish

http://www.thebushrangerproject.yolasite.com/

That 104 look real good now.

How do you find that scope?
I need to look for a better scope for on the wmr.

Thanks Cambo

The scope itself is good. solid and well made... Don't know if I am sold on non-locking target turrets on a bush rifle though... It just seems a bit like asking for them to be bumped and at the crucial moment your scope is out a couple of inches

cheers
Tracy

Originally Posted by cambo

That 104 look real good now.

How do you find that scope?
I need to look for a better scope for on the wmr.

You've inspired me to give the bolt on mine a bit of love, however....
How do you strip it down ?