Norinco JW-103
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The Norinco
JW-103 'Bush Ranger' is a centrefire
bolt action hunting rifle developed and exported by China North Industries Corporation of the People's Republic of China
. The rifles are manufactured at Norinco's Hebei Plains Machinery Factory (No. 396 State Factory).
.22 LR
Brno ZKM-451, itself a modernized variant of the popular CZ 452
rimfire
rifle. The JW-103 uses a Mauser
bolt action system and the receiver is made from both milled and forged steel while the barrel has a heavy blued
finish. The rifle uses Russia
n designed 7.62×39mm
cartridges which are fed from a detachable 5 round box magazine and has integral weaver scope
ring bases which can be used to mount various types of scopes. The JW-103 itself, has no sights. The Norinco JW-103 and JW-105 are commercially available in many countries such as Australia
, Canada
, France
, Germany
and New Zealand
.
cartridge. The JW-105 rifle is slightly longer a heavier than the JW-103 but is otherwise physically identical to the JW-103, but the JW-105 has a higher muzzle velocity than the JW-103. The JW-105 began development in 1999 with the target of expanding into the overseas hunting market by designing a rifle that would better appeal to shooters who may prefer the .223 Remington over the 7.62×39mm round. The JW-105's design was approved in March 2001 and with mass production starting immediately afterwards. The JW-103 and 105 are often advertised as light and reliable hunting rifles available at a lower price that similar rifles. The JW-103 is unrelated to the "Norinco JW-101" rifle which was a copy of the Zastava M48 bolt action rifle and which never entered mass production.
Norinco
The China North Industries Corporation , official English name Norinco, manufactures vehicles , machinery, optical-electronic products, oil field equipment, chemicals, light industrial products, explosives and blast materials, civil and military firearms and ammunition, etc...
JW-103 'Bush Ranger' is a centrefire
Centerfire ammunition
A centerfire cartridge is a cartridge with a primer located in the center of the cartridge case head. Unlike rimfire cartridges, the primer is a separate and replaceable component....
bolt action hunting rifle developed and exported by China North Industries Corporation of the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. The rifles are manufactured at Norinco's Hebei Plains Machinery Factory (No. 396 State Factory).
Overview
The Norinco JW-103 is part of Norinco's 'Jian Wei' series of sporting rifles which began in 1955. The JW-103s development began in 1993 to create a rifle for the lucrative foreign hunting market. The design for this new rifle was finalized in June 1995 with mass production put underway by the end of the same year. The rifle's design is based around the Norinco JW-15A, a Chinese produced copy of the CzechCzech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
.22 LR
.22 Long Rifle
The .22 Long Rifle rimfire cartridge is a long established variety of ammunition, and in terms of units sold is still by far the most common in the world today. The cartridge is often referred to simply as .22 LR and various rifles, pistols, revolvers, and even some smoothbore shotguns have...
Brno ZKM-451, itself a modernized variant of the popular CZ 452
CZ 452
The CZ 452 is a repeating bolt-action rimfire rifle manufactured by the Czech firearms manufacturer Česká Zbrojovka Uherský Brod ....
rimfire
Rimfire ammunition
A rimfire is a type of firearm cartridge. It is called a rimfire because instead of the firing pin of a gun striking the primer cap at the center of the base of the cartridge to ignite it , the pin strikes the base's rim....
rifle. The JW-103 uses a Mauser
Mauser
Mauser was a German arms manufacturer of a line of bolt-action rifles and pistols from the 1870s to 1995. Mauser designs were built for the German armed forces...
bolt action system and the receiver is made from both milled and forged steel while the barrel has a heavy blued
Bluing (steel)
Bluing is a passivation process in which steel is partially protected against rust, and is named after the blue-black appearance of the resulting protective finish. True gun bluing is an electrochemical conversion coating resulting from an oxidizing chemical reaction with iron on the surface...
finish. The rifle uses Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n designed 7.62×39mm
7.62×39mm
The 7.62×39mm round is a rifle cartridge of Soviet origin that was designed during World War II. It was first used in the RPD machine gun. Due to the worldwide proliferation of the SKS and AK-47 pattern rifles, the cartridge is utilized by both militaries and civilians alike.The 7.62×39mm...
cartridges which are fed from a detachable 5 round box magazine and has integral weaver scope
Weaver rail mount
A Weaver rail mount is a system to connect telescopic sights and other accessories to rifles, shotguns, pistols, archery bows, etc...
ring bases which can be used to mount various types of scopes. The JW-103 itself, has no sights. The Norinco JW-103 and JW-105 are commercially available in many countries such as Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
Variants
The sole variant of the JW-103 is the Norinco JW-105 'Bush Ranger' rifle which is chambered for the .223 Remington.223 Remington
The .223 Remington is a sporting cartridge with almost the same external dimensions as the 5.56×45mm NATO military cartridge. The name is commonly pronounced either two-two-three or two-twenty-three. It is loaded with a diameter, jacketed bullet, with weights ranging from , though the most common...
cartridge. The JW-105 rifle is slightly longer a heavier than the JW-103 but is otherwise physically identical to the JW-103, but the JW-105 has a higher muzzle velocity than the JW-103. The JW-105 began development in 1999 with the target of expanding into the overseas hunting market by designing a rifle that would better appeal to shooters who may prefer the .223 Remington over the 7.62×39mm round. The JW-105's design was approved in March 2001 and with mass production starting immediately afterwards. The JW-103 and 105 are often advertised as light and reliable hunting rifles available at a lower price that similar rifles. The JW-103 is unrelated to the "Norinco JW-101" rifle which was a copy of the Zastava M48 bolt action rifle and which never entered mass production.