Was stationed at an isolated NATO site in Northern Italy during the early 1970s. We were located with an Italian missile brigade and their infantry support company was equipped with these and NATO chambered Garands. First time I fired an M-1 it was the .308 or 7.62 model.
I had a bad experience with JRA I bought one of their BM59s through Classic and according to JRA they had a lifetime warranty. When I received they rife and the first time I went to the range it sheared brass causing failures to extract due to how over gassed it was and the bolt release moving forward ever so slight and getting caught on the feed lips making it so I couldn't use the bolt release so me being a concerned buyer called JRA and they told me "that is the natures of beast over the phone" and that they weren't going to fix the $1,200 guns I just bought. I ended up taking it to a gun smith, got an adjustable aftermarket gas plug and had to mod 4 of my $50 mags to get it working to where it is today I had to spend almost $200 to fix my $1,200 gun that should have been covered under warranty by the manufacture. Fuck JRA
I had a similar experience with one of their galil clones. The rifle was out of headspace on arrival, and after arguing with three different people from their company over the phone I was able to get them to take it in for warranty repair. They used the same "nature of the beast" excuse on me. After I got the galil back I could immediately tell that they didn't give me a new barrel, but instead just tightened up the original one to get what little extra headspace they could. The gun would just barely pass on a no go gauge, so I tried to return it to Classic Firearms and they refused to take it back. I'll never buy a JRA product, or use Classic ever again.
@@misha5670 Did research on it and JRA has very nasty habit of not fixing their stuff plus didn't feel like arguing with a bunch of boomers who don't care about their product.
@@brapgabslab7336 Odd, my one experience with their CS was the complete opposite; fast service, fixed the issue, and they apologized to me for hte trouble.
I wasn’t sure what I was watching at first but I went from seeing the m1 with a mag and the upper of an m14 and then those bipods sent me into a general retreat but I definitely was stoked to find your channel 😂I love discovering old guns that I never knew existed
I bought a MAS 49/58 from Atlantic that was most likely refinished by JRA and imported by RTI. The bore was completely corroded to the point of being unshootable. I don’t trust RTI at all and disappointed that JRA would “put lipstick on a pig” and then call it excellent condition. Kudos to Atlantic for refunding the purchase.
'most likey' ? Are you sure JRA worked on that gun? If so, did RT give them a choice? I wonder if they had the authority to reject guns or no? Again assuming they even had any part in the whole thing.
@@off6848 I do know that many of the guns RT has imported in recent years have been in pretty rough shape or at the very least need some TLC to give them new life.
I live near JRA and got talking to a gut there he basically said RTI sends them guns and they do what they can with them. It still is on RTI with how they are advertised
I have a James River Chinese Type 56-1. It’s a straight, well made build and functions great. I did change the trigger to a arsenal trigger because the century triggers they were using sucked.
I got one a few years back and put a Schuster adjustable gas plug on her and dialed it in. Runs great and is accurate out to 600 yards which is the farthest I have shot it. No issues.
@@sand1991 Threaded right on and no shim needed. I was surprised and once I set the gas right it made her a sweet shooter. The Schuster remains tight while shooting too.
@@sand1991 Yup...I had a few M1 Garands and I played around with the ported gas plug from Garand Gear and the Schuster on them so I used the Schuster for the JRA BM59 and it worked so give it a try. Good luck and happy shooting!
I have one BM 59E made with an M1H&R, with semi and fullauto fire selector, I only have the 5-round magazine, I do not have the 20-round magazine, it is not available here. greetings from Argentina
Are you allowed to own fmap fals? One of my favorite variants to build. I just built one with the older style open ear gas block and lugged barrel. I have your coat of arms engraved in the mag well. One of my favorite fals.
@@Deepwatr1 , No, they are not allowed, but, it is so good and accurate, that I allow myself to do it haha. I wish I could get a 20 round magazine. It is a lot of fun on full auto, but the rounds go by way too fast.
Man, love those being 59. Perhaps the fancy trigger was not for winter or for grenades but for a precision shot or all three I don't know, I don't have one thanks for the video.
Hi, Italy here. Is this a replica? It looks really good and is 1:1 exactly as the ones we had in our assault regm. Which kind of ammo did You use? I well remember those 3 bayonnets.... Thanks a lot!
@@Deepwatr1 They looks so goood. Hope they work flawlessy. Anyway, I am afraid that, unless de-militarized, I could not purchase them here in Italy....😢
Was stationed at an isolated NATO site in Northern Italy during the early 1970s. We were located with an Italian missile brigade and their infantry support company was equipped with these and NATO
chambered Garands. First time I fired an M-1 it was the .308 or 7.62 model.
I had a bad experience with JRA I bought one of their BM59s through Classic and according to JRA they had a lifetime warranty. When I received they rife and the first time I went to the range it sheared brass causing failures to extract due to how over gassed it was and the bolt release moving forward ever so slight and getting caught on the feed lips making it so I couldn't use the bolt release so me being a concerned buyer called JRA and they told me "that is the natures of beast over the phone" and that they weren't going to fix the $1,200 guns I just bought. I ended up taking it to a gun smith, got an adjustable aftermarket gas plug and had to mod 4 of my $50 mags to get it working to where it is today I had to spend almost $200 to fix my $1,200 gun that should have been covered under warranty by the manufacture. Fuck JRA
Why did you accept their 'no'? Why not pursue things, either getting someone higher up at JRA or contacting Classic to ask them to step in?
I had a similar experience with one of their galil clones. The rifle was out of headspace on arrival, and after arguing with three different people from their company over the phone I was able to get them to take it in for warranty repair. They used the same "nature of the beast" excuse on me. After I got the galil back I could immediately tell that they didn't give me a new barrel, but instead just tightened up the original one to get what little extra headspace they could. The gun would just barely pass on a no go gauge, so I tried to return it to Classic Firearms and they refused to take it back. I'll never buy a JRA product, or use Classic ever again.
@@misha5670 Did research on it and JRA has very nasty habit of not fixing their stuff plus didn't feel like arguing with a bunch of boomers who don't care about their product.
@@brapgabslab7336 Odd, my one experience with their CS was the complete opposite; fast service, fixed the issue, and they apologized to me for hte trouble.
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I wasn’t sure what I was watching at first but I went from seeing the m1 with a mag and the upper of an m14 and then those bipods sent me into a general retreat but I definitely was stoked to find your channel 😂I love discovering old guns that I never knew existed
I have a JRA XM1E2. I’m happy with it. Haven’t had any issues as of yet.
I bought a MAS 49/58 from Atlantic that was most likely refinished by JRA and imported by RTI. The bore was completely corroded to the point of being unshootable. I don’t trust RTI at all and disappointed that JRA would “put lipstick on a pig” and then call it excellent condition. Kudos to Atlantic for refunding the purchase.
'most likey' ? Are you sure JRA worked on that gun? If so, did RT give them a choice? I wonder if they had the authority to reject guns or no? Again assuming they even had any part in the whole thing.
Sounds unlucky
@@off6848 I do know that many of the guns RT has imported in recent years have been in pretty rough shape or at the very least need some TLC to give them new life.
@@misha5670 They are still for sale, and bore condition is still listed as poor to excellent. Yes, what kind of businesses would do that?
I live near JRA and got talking to a gut there he basically said RTI sends them guns and they do what they can with them. It still is on RTI with how they are advertised
Nothing like an Italian bm.
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Some dumbs prefer the M14....
I have a James River Chinese Type 56-1. It’s a straight, well made build and functions great. I did change the trigger to a arsenal trigger because the century triggers they were using sucked.
Agreed, not a fan of those RAK1 triggers
I got one a few years back and put a Schuster adjustable gas plug on her and dialed it in. Runs great and is accurate out to 600 yards which is the farthest I have shot it. No issues.
Did you have to shim it, or did it just thread right in?
@@sand1991 Threaded right on and no shim needed. I was surprised and once I set the gas right it made her a sweet shooter. The Schuster remains tight while shooting too.
@@edmoore1661 thank you. Mine jerks the rim off of most everything I try to shoot through it.
@@sand1991 Yup...I had a few M1 Garands and I played around with the ported gas plug from Garand Gear and the Schuster on them so I used the Schuster for the JRA BM59 and it worked so give it a try. Good luck and happy shooting!
BM59 😊😀😮😲😮 I Love it Misha
I have one BM 59E made with an M1H&R, with semi and fullauto fire selector, I only have the 5-round magazine, I do not have the 20-round magazine, it is not available here. greetings from Argentina
Are you allowed to own fmap fals?
One of my favorite variants to build. I just built one with the older style open ear gas block and lugged barrel.
I have your coat of arms engraved in the mag well. One of my favorite fals.
@@Deepwatr1 , No, they are not allowed, but, it is so good and accurate, that I allow myself to do it haha. I wish I could get a 20 round magazine. It is a lot of fun on full auto, but the rounds go by way too fast.
@@tanguito0007yeah, it’s gotten to be a very expensive round too.
Take care of yourself!
@@Deepwatr1 ,Thanks mate, same to you
It's called a wintertrigger the one that flips down
Man, love those being 59. Perhaps the fancy trigger was not for winter or for grenades but for a precision shot or all three I don't know, I don't have one thanks for the video.
Yes, it is. I want one.
thought the special trigger was for gloved hand in winter/mountain conditons?
Hi, Italy here. Is this a replica? It looks really good and is 1:1 exactly as the ones we had in our assault regm.
Which kind of ammo did You use? I well remember those 3 bayonnets....
Thanks a lot!
They are clones made by a company here in the states.
@@Deepwatr1
They looks so goood. Hope they work flawlessy. Anyway, I am afraid that, unless de-militarized, I could not purchase them here in Italy....😢
Bad experience with JRA. I'm sure mine was a one off anomaly 😏
Ive had 3 JRA rifles. They look great but 2 of the 3 haven't functioned well for me. The M14 was good. BM59 and AK had issues
@@tlrinc2343what issues did the AK have?
I want that rifle so bad!!
Sometimes Olive Garden gives me an Italian bm.
Only 'sometimes'?
Too bad for you that Olive Garden has nothing Italian about it.
word of a native.🤢🤮
His last name is Newman like Newman from the hit comedy "Seinfeld." That's Rich!
JRA sounds like the name of some kind of guerilla faction, haha
Jakarta Revolutionary Army?
Japanese Red Army. They did the Lod Airport massacre in 1972 or 1973, I think. Look it up.
Regardless you get auto like no matter the video