It was not uncommon for some GI to rechamber a type 99 in some other caliber. The varnish is made from a variety of sumac that can effect some people like a bad case of poison ivy.įrom research I have found the only thing you might want to worry about is some type of modification like rechambering after the war. While very stable if left alone, it will cause rashes and possibly anaphylactic shock in some people. If you plan on sanding it, or anything else, be very careful of the dust. The one thing you need to watch out for with these rifles is the varnish they used on many of the stocks. And you can use it, loaded with the proper bullets, for anything you are likely to run into here in North America. 30-06 levels without worrying about damaging the action. 303 British levels (the original intended pressures) up to. And once you either buy or make the cases, you can load it from. While I tend to be more of a 6.5 fan most of the time, the Type 99 is a great rifle. Part of the bad reputation comes from GIs getting their hands on training rifles, which were often made from pot metal and cast iron, and never intended to be fired with live ammunition, and running regular 6.5 or 7.7 ammo through them. And many of them have chrome-lined bores to boot. Many of the early war and pre-war ones have as many tacti-cool features as you are likely to find on any black rifle.
I am just starting with the Arisaka.Īside from a few of the Last Ditch guns, the Arisakas are THE strongest actions out there, when it comes to military rifles.
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Feel free to set me right if i am wrong about anything i said above. I love my mosins but the Arisaka has better build quality if that matters to you. I bought one for 175 and the other i had to find a few small parts to finish it for about 140 dollars total. I do not intend to shoot these rifles a lot but i do ejoy their rightful place in WW 2 history. I have found 7.7 mm ammo at around a buck a bullet just like other WW 2 rifles if i look hard. looking at the rifle i see a big Mauser influence like the 1903 springfield. Last ditch rifles did have cost saving changes, sights, stock, delete chrome lined barrel etc but mostly all Type 99 rifles were well made. way past what a springfield 1903a3 would take. they over pressured them past 120,000 psi without a single failure. After the war they shipped Type 99 rifles to the aberden proving facility and they found out the Arisaka had about the most robust receivers ever made in a military rifle.
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after WW 2 occupation forces blew up training rifles that were never intended for full load ammo. People think they are dangerous to shoot. these rifles get a bad rap from miss information. one a early production and one later but not last ditch. Any questions, please ask.I recently got my first and second Type 99. Rifle is cross-posted elsewhere, so 1st come, 1st served.įTF Cash-only sale will be $400 but buyer to pay any FFL fee. I hold a current C&R and will gladly include a copy with sale. Price $439 shipped to lower 48 states only. Best bore I've ever seen on an Arisaka, & would make a great shooter, and is a definite snapshot of late WW2.
This rifle has some, but not all of the late war nuances, like the welds, wooden buttplate with the correct 3 nails, and the barrel bolt handle and plain, welded safety face.
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Series 8 rifles were probably made in late 1944, when the first Last Ditch changes started. Probably gonna regret this, but am thinning the herd.8th Series, Nagoya Last Ditch Type 99 Arisaka, all matching, and the bore shines like a mirror.