Thread: JW15 yeah or nah

I do Toz bolt actions and feel that they can compete on price with the Norincos when the extra magazines are taken into account.

For the JW15 make sure you avoid anything with "Polytech" on it. Polytech is a Norinco factory (of which there are quite a number) and polytech is nowhere near as good as the "proper" Norinco. Quality control seems to be optional for them from what we have seen and fixed. Anything with a wooden stock should b fine as all the Polytech ones we have seen have been synthetic stocks. But there are "proper" Norinco with synthetic stocks as well.

If looking second hand consider the Stirling model 14 bolt action too. Should be similar money. One on Trade me at the moment for around the $200 mark from memory.

For what its worth, a new Toz with a wooden stock and FOUR magazines retails at $499. Considering a Norinco is around $299 and the extra mags are $50 each then that step up is only a few extra dollars. (The Toz comes with two 5 shot and two 10 shot mags.)

If you PM me your email, I am happy to send some pictures and more details. If you get it via the forum I will add some other bits to it at no extra charge.