Hello all, thought I would share something interesting that happened to me today. I went to the range with my type 2 paratpooper Arisakaicon. I just got it and this was the first time to shoot it. On the third shot the aircraft sight popped up on its own. Upon inspection I found that the barrel had moved about half an inch forward, confusing me on how and why until I got it apart.

Just in case someone that reads this is not familiar with a type 2, it is basically a type 99 that the Japanese cut in half and made it into a take-down rifle so paratroopers could jump with them.

The chamber and barrel are both forward of the break, and I had assumed were one piece. I was wrong on this, the barrel slides onto the chamber and is held on by what appears to be the 1940's version of red loctite. Color me surprised. And I don't know the service life of red loctite, but it seems to be less than 70 years.

Thankfully not much gas or debris flew out, so no harm no foul to me, and other than a crack in the top hand-guard and of course the old locktite giving out there's no damage to the rifle.

Did anyone else know about the loctite?
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