Sporterized Arisaka

The best sporterizing job I have ever seen on an Arisaka is for sale on Auction Arms. I would buy it but my piggy bank is flat busted. Take a look and tell me what you think.

Dust 2 Dollars Auction Arms 2008
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That is nice. The one I got from my Dad-in-law still had the AA sight on it, and is 30-06.

I have never seen a safety set-up like that one. It looks like a nice improvement. You can see the barrel was "set back" to allow chambering for a 308 . Why would anyone pay over $400. for a converted millitary rifle when you can get a real commercial rifle for the same price?

Why would somebody pay ...????

1. Because they will be the only one on the block that owns one like it.

2. Although heavily altered it is a piece of history.

3. It is a work of art by a skilled craftsman.

4. It is stronger action than any commercial rifle made today.

Personally, I don't own a single center fire, commercially made rifle. All of mine are milsurps either original or "sporterized" by a professional gunsmith. Anybody with money can own a Remington model 700. How many Arisakas like the one selling at the auction site do you have?

Your four points are understandable, but I think my money would have to go to the Rem 700, Sav.110 or Ruger77 which are ALL far better sporters than the Arisaka. I have a few Arisaka's and some are "profesionally" sporterized, but I can't imagine paying $431.00 for another one.

That 7.62 sporter has to be a very sloppy shooter in a 7.7 bore. Should have left it 7.7 and reloaded for it. My 2 cents. You asked.

All that and an intact mum!

Gross, I don't like it at all......I'm a purist when it comes to Milsurps.

One I put together from parts about six years ago. riceone

Weatherby started his impire on an Enfiled 1917 Action for his magnum cartridges. Numerous Gunsmiths built up custom rifles between the two World Wars on military actions. Anyone can go to town and buy a rifle, but how many people can put one together that looks decent from a military. I'm not a gunsmith, just a wood whittler and file and hacksaw man but I have made a few decent rifles. The first one pictures I picked up a chopped up Mauser in Germany in 1955 and had a local German gunsmith make what you see. I did the other two. I like mannlicher stocks. riceone.