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I knew what you meant, was just ensuring ppl don't wrongly assume a direct .318 vernier measurement of bore equates to a .318 bore. You have to slug to get a precise reading.

Agreed - the last decent 98 I bought (matching and complete) was around $900. $275 is a good deal for that rifle IMHO - worth more than that if you part it out.

Bear in mind that a vernier calliper thusly used will under-report bore diameter by about 3 thou due to the bore inner curvature and the width of the calliper flats. If the shown bore were slugged,...

PS: Paul Scarlatta wrote a great book on the Gew88 I can wholeheartedly recommend. One thing I will say though, is take his section on Gew88 bore dimensions with a grain of salt. According to him,...

My S chamber Steyr 88/05 seems to really like 154gn FMJ surplus, which was the standard WW1 era 8x57 S patronen (0.323"). All these guns were originally made for Patronen 1888, which was a round...

These guns got a bad rap because of earlier rifles with a thinner-walled chamber area combined with the newer S patronen for which the leade and rifling were not really designed. S converted rifles,...

It's a post-war refurb or assembly. Czech or French IMHO. The stock has been sanded and on a real one would be much rougher. The trigger guard should not be numbered and the floorplate should not...

Hard to tell anything now. All I see is dewatted east-german rework of what used to be a dot44 semi-kriegsmodell.

Marstar charges retail pricing, so you should expect that. It looks to me like one nice rifle was made up from 2 or three rifles that had issues. Whether done in a government arsenal or in Canada...

forget e-bay. try Gunbroker.

Thanks for your insight! The view on the AA sight was based on my personal opinion, not any trial or fact and it's great that it's sparked some discussion :) The monopod was an interesting feature...

In recent months I have heard a GREAT MANY oft-repeated but factually wrong myths perpetuated about the Type 99 rifle and the supposedly dangerously unsafe "last ditch" Type 99.

Let me start this...

Allright, I think I speak for everyone here when I say we need an update!!!

Yes, that is possible, but a typical 8th would have a substitute standard stock with a large-diameter round recoil lug bolt, no grasping grooves, and most often the "Type 99" script has been...

Nice find, though I suspect it's more likely a 7th series since by the end of the 7th they had gone to the short handguard on most rifles.

Well if it was gonna blow, it would have by now ;)

Most definitely. Exporting it back to the states would be pointless even if I tire of it, lots of them already down there that are easier for Americans to acquire :)

Neat letter!

Ummm... I do believe that is a Torimatsu Nagoya fernleaf, not a Toyo Kogyo...

Yeah, someone had started electro pencil cancelling the word "united" but stopped there. It looks like it was bare metal there and was touched up with a spot treatment of cold blue. Its the only...

Picked this one up this week, a 1944-produced Remington Rand. Looks to be a non-refurb. Bbl is Hi-Standard, mag is Little.
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The bolt face is tidy, but not chrome lined this late in the war Bill.

Another Japanese acquisition for this month, a late 7th series Torimatsu/Nagoya Type 99 Substitute Standard, matching with mum. The earliest reported Nagoya to be a full substitute standard (short...