It cocks half on the uplift and half on the down turn of the bolt, and has dual locking lugs. It’s well known that the JW15 action is a “poor man’s” copy of the Brno (CZ 452) action and has most of the desirable features of the Czech rifle. All things considered, there’s little to criticize about this budgetary rimfire. The grip cap and buttplate are black plastic and a pair of fixed sling swivels are fitted. The forend is well proportioned and rounded to fit comfortably in the hand and the grip is slim and nicely curved. However, the rifle balanced well and handled responsively. I checked if it would be possible to fit a scope with lower rings, but the bolt handle wouldn’t have cleared the eyepiece. Highland Sports attached a Nikko Stirling Mountmaster 4x42 AO scope in high rings which just cleared the rear sight.
Evidently, it was designed for use with iron sights, but in this respect it’s no worse than my old Brno Model 2, and I don’t have any trouble using both rifles with a scope. It’s innocent of any checkering and the comb appears to have a bit too much drop at heel. 22LR”, the hardwood stock is stained to give the wood a walnut-like appearance.
The Puma Hunter is a classic bolt-action rifle made in China, but marked on the receiver “Puma Rifles Hunter.
Initially characterized as being utilitarian and rather crudely made, they nevertheless turned out to be robust, reliable and accurate. Norinco rimfire rifles are made for plinking and small game hunting, not as a showpiece for the gun room.
#Norinco jw 15 .22lr upgrade#
The latest version of the Chinese Norinco, the Puma Hunter, has received an upgrade with better finished stock and bluing.
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