Search:

I offer two explanations but no data. First, if its a NOS part, it is possible that the white material is mold release for when the made the part. Generally, the mold releases are metal soaps that...

For competition, I like the ///// method. I rarely ever have any problems. I think the secret to the _-_-_ method is to push the cartridges as far down into the magazine as your thumb will go and...

The arsenal mark is Nagoya. There is no Kana (series number) so it is series 0. It was likely made in 1941 (google arisaka date manaufacture -images) and you will find a chart with dates of...

Yes the line that runs from the butt to the trigger guard is where two pieces of wood are joined with a dovetail. This saved wood as the others have noted. In early and mid war samples this joint...

My experience is somewhere in between. On the 4 type 99s I have had, parts were generally interchangeable with no or minor fitting (e.g. barrel bands stock metal etc.) However, this was not the...

I can't figure out the one on the bottom but the one on the top looks like the stuck ball remover from my muzzleloading kit. The ball screws into the lead ball/bullet.

Walter

I think you have mis-labeled the "No5 flash amplifier". I believe it should be labeled "No5 recoil intensifier". :)

This looks like that the gunsmith removed the original bolt at the square part of the bolt stem. Thus the original serial number remains on that square part. Note also that the bolt handle is...

Here's another possible meaning

In the US, there is a group of M1 Garand collectors that acquire M1 rifles, remove perfectly serviceable parts of one manufacture so that they can add parts of...

The example I thin of for this term relates to Yugo M24/47 mausers. These mausers were made from bins of M24 parts. FOr the "new" assembly, the old number was either ground off or struck out. Then...

Is the front band in exactly the same position as before you took the band off? A very slight difference can keep the screw from threading in as the threads are very fine. Adjust the forward/aft...

Did you load the round in the magazine and then close the bolt? The Type 99 has a mauser type extractor. This means you can not just drop a round in the chamber because the extractor cannot snap...

It is unlikely that you will find snap caps for the Arisaka 6.5. It is not a very common caliber.

It is OK to dry fire your Arisaka rifle on an empty chamber - it won't hurt any thing.

If...

At first, I thought you were saying that it was hopeless to restore to original configuration.

I was then going to recommend you finish it as a hunting rifle:

1. Remove the remainder of the...

The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) Games National Championship Matches were concluded this last weekend. One of the matches is for Vintage Military rifles (Not Garands or Springfield 1903s but...

Thanks for the responses.

I see now how the front band is supposed to work with the front handguard. The band is staked such that it won't move in the slot created for it in the front hand...

The front handguard on my LE No.4 MK2 is loose and with firing works its way up to impact the front sight protector making the shots start to wander. The wood has probably shrunk some since 1954. ...

I have both a No.4 and an No.5. I bedded the forend following instructions I received from this forum. I free floated the barrel. Often, I will shoot 9 of10 shots in 2.5" (100 yards) but one shot...

TO Original Poster:

1. There is nothing different about a No4MKII bolt that an No4MKI bolt.

2. Mount bolt securely in a padded vise.

3. Insert firing pin removal tool to engage slots in...

I have a Huber trigger for my 03A3 springfiled and like it.

I tried the Huber trigger for the Lee Enfield No.4. I did not like it. It took a while to get adjusted and even then, I didn't think...

There are three sighting positions for the Type 99 rifle. There is the battle sight (i.e. the aperture sight used when the sight leaf is down). It is set for roughly 300 yards. With the sight...

Was the rifle rebarreled or was the original barrel chamber reamed to use 30.06 ammunition?

I suspect it was simply reamed to 30.06 dimensions. Arisaka rifles generally had generous chambers. ...

The two prongs of the forend cap go into the stock and are held in place by the screws.

Walter

Over time, magazine springs weaken. With a full load, the spring is compressed but on the last round it is not so much.

Replace the magazine spring and see if that helps.

Walter

THanks everyone for your answers.

I would buy the accuracy arguement except that if rounded butt plates gave a more solid stock fit then you would see it featured on match rifle in high-power...