Jerad Posted April 29, 2023 Report Share Posted April 29, 2023 Hey guys, new sturm member here. I have a J.N.A.I. (Norell) autosear that I purchased in 08. I purchased it from Ruben as a Steel RDIAS. When it arrived it had the mass of steel, but was non magnetic. It also would not react to cold blue or aluma black. I reached out to John himself and he replied saying that he didn’t make auto sears, only purchased and registered them as they were so cheap ($30ea) it wasn’t worth his manufacturing time. I’ve always assumed it’s stainless, but never knew for sure. I’m thinking about listing this sear soon and would like to find out as I’ve never heard of a stainless one before. Imgur photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettBaker Posted May 2, 2023 Report Share Posted May 2, 2023 Maybe aluminum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerad Posted May 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2023 It seems far to hard, won’t react to alumablack and seems too heavy for aluminum. Does anyone have an aluminum rdias they can weigh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGG Posted May 2, 2023 Report Share Posted May 2, 2023 John Norrell appeared to manufacture these--- (aluminum body/aluminum trip). Here is the list that I have for RDIAS's: Broadhead Armory BA-15 (Wyandotte, Michigan) BAX XXX (aluminum body/steel trip) BAX XXX (steel body/steel trip) CENTRE FIRARMS (New York, New York) 3-0XXXXX (? body/? trip) CRB/C. Ray (BP, Texas) AR 15XXX (steel body/steel trip) DLO (Stamford, Connecticut) 0XXX (steel body/steel trip) Edward Benisek (?, ?) 0XXX (steel body/steel trip) F.B. Whitman & Son (Winsted, Connecticut) 2XX (aluminum body/steel trip) 22XX (aluminum body/steel trip) FJT (?, ?) 47XXFJT (aluminum body/steel trip) JCB, Inc. (Portland, Oregon) 02XJCB (steel body/steel trip) 13XJCB (? body/? trip) John Norrell (Jacksonville, Arkansas) ? (aluminum body/aluminum trip) John Stemple (?, ?) S1XX (steel body/steel trip) Scorpion Armament (Baytown, Texas) SA 59XXXX (steel body/steel trip) SWD (Atlanta, Georgia) S N 0X (steel body/steel trip) TTI (Las Vegas, Nevada) 00X (steel body/steel trip) Wilson Arms (Brunswick, Georgia) B2XX (steel body/steel trip) Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattnh Posted May 2, 2023 Report Share Posted May 2, 2023 (edited) @AGG - Qualified also made some RDIAS SN XXXXX (Steel body / Steel trip) Edited May 2, 2023 by mattnh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerad Posted May 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2023 1 hour ago, AGG said: John Norrell appeared to manufacture these--- (aluminum body/aluminum trip). Here is the list that I have for RDIAS's: Broadhead Armory BA-15 (Wyandotte, Michigan) BAX XXX (aluminum body/steel trip) BAX XXX (steel body/steel trip) CENTRE FIRARMS (New York, New York) 3-0XXXXX (? body/? trip) CRB/C. Ray (BP, Texas) AR 15XXX (steel body/steel trip) DLO (Stamford, Connecticut) 0XXX (steel body/steel trip) Edward Benisek (?, ?) 0XXX (steel body/steel trip) F.B. Whitman & Son (Winsted, Connecticut) 2XX (aluminum body/steel trip) 22XX (aluminum body/steel trip) FJT (?, ?) 47XXFJT (aluminum body/steel trip) JCB, Inc. (Portland, Oregon) 02XJCB (steel body/steel trip) 13XJCB (? body/? trip) John Norrell (Jacksonville, Arkansas) ? (aluminum body/aluminum trip) John Stemple (?, ?) S1XX (steel body/steel trip) Scorpion Armament (Baytown, Texas) SA 59XXXX (steel body/steel trip) SWD (Atlanta, Georgia) S N 0X (steel body/steel trip) TTI (Las Vegas, Nevada) 00X (steel body/steel trip) Wilson Arms (Brunswick, Georgia) B2XX (steel body/steel trip) Tony Tony, Yea, norrell definitely registered these. Not that it matters but he don’t mfg them. And it’s definitely not aluminum. I can’t figure out how to post a photo on this forum, but he said he purchased them from many mfgs, mostly suppress-on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGG Posted May 2, 2023 Report Share Posted May 2, 2023 4 hours ago, mattnh said: @AGG - Qualified also made some RDIAS SN XXXXX (Steel body / Steel trip) Thanks, brudda. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerad Posted May 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2023 this was John Norrells reply to my email back in 2008 https://imgur.com/a/R1zHuTo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGG Posted May 2, 2023 Report Share Posted May 2, 2023 Thank you for the great information. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugg Posted May 3, 2023 Report Share Posted May 3, 2023 I've got a Ballistics - Wallingford, CT - steel body and trip - serial # 0xx , to add to the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGG Posted May 3, 2023 Report Share Posted May 3, 2023 11 hours ago, Nugg said: I've got a Ballistics - Wallingford, CT - steel body and trip - serial # 0xx , to add to the list. Thank you very much. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerad Posted May 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2023 Can anyone with an aluminum or steel rdias toss it on a kitchen scale and post how many grams it weighs?? Especially aluminum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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