r/canadaguns • u/Whispersfine • Mar 12 '26

Gun and gear reviews Mini Mauser

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Any thoughts on this? I just saw Adriel’s, AKA hunting gear guy, review on this.

Looks… fine? Has anyone shot this thang yet? Please share some experience on accuracy and reliability.

Thanks in advance.

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u/Acceptable_Visit_115 Mar 12 '26

This is the newer batch with a slightly worse wood and metal finish, but still a good buy. Mine shoots 1.5MOA with premium ammo (Eley Match) and a scope on a good day, so it's not a precision rifle by any means but cheap and fun.

Like the JW-15, these guns are AMAZING entry level gunsmithing "tutorial guns". You can learn to polish the action, do a trigger job, bed a stock, and refinish the wood all on one rifle without worrying that you just ruined something expensive. It's a $100-$150 Chinese .22 once you subtracted the ammo cost. 

Like the JW-15, CZ452/455/457 magazines will work on it.

Also be ware that the JW-15/25 do NOT use CZ452 triggers and springs. Although they are a copied Brno No.2 (CZ452) action, the trigger linkage is greatly simplified. A CZ452 aftermarket trigger spring will NOT drop in. Neither will a cassette trigger bolt onto it. I found that out the hard way.