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May I make a suggestion: Use the 93 like it is with the 7x57 barrel. Do all you sporterizing using the existing stock. You'd be supprised at how much you can improve it. Start simple work up to re-barreling and such. Here is a simple sporterizing - just cut the barrel, turned it down, installed new bolt handle, blued, tapped for a scope and re-profiled and refinished the stock.riceone.

My first press was a Herter's also and I still use it even though I have several others, its still my favorite. riceone

Wheeee.. I'm glad to hear that. If I had a junker I'd do that. When the Siamese mausers first came into this country a gunsmith friend of mine made one up in 45/70 and it was pretty. riceone

Any you fellows live anywhere close to Cleveland, MS. Next weekend Feb. 1st. and 2nd. I will have the second annual meeting of military collectors here in Cleveland at my farm shop. I have a heated shop that we meet in. Last year we had 6 display tables and this year will be 9. Had collectors from 7 states here - about 35 people in all. Supper will be furnished Friday night and noon meal Saturday. No shooting but plenty of fellowship and looking at each others show and tell. Every one welcome. My phone number is 662-719-8412 riceone

I've been fooling with Japanese rifles since 1950 and to me the safety is just fine. Put the heal of your hand on it and roll the safery to the right to put it on and to get it off push with your right thumb and roll to left. It works easy for me even under a scope. riceone.

The Siamese Mausers were made by the Japanese for the Siamese. I have three, one in original caliber and two have been converted to the 8x42. Being a collector I would like to beg you not to sporterize those peices of history. Keep them like Grandpaw had them and hand them down to future generations. They are getting hard to find in original form. What about shooting them in original caliber? Thank you riceone.

I've put a lot of things together but this beats anything I have done. Tell us a little more. riceone.

JB, I know of one other carbine like this one but neither are in MROJ that I know of. I beleive its in Frank Allans book but with the serial number from the other rifle. That is how I learned there was another. riceone.

Friend has since sold me this rifle for an arm and two legs. I have not shot this rifle, probably never will. I have a short carbine in 7.7 that I have fired, not any noticable difference in it and the normal 99. riceone.

All Japanese chambers are over size to some extent. One way to help the bulge is to wrap on layer of 1/4" wide masking tape just above the extractor groove and fire for the first time. That will even the bulge all the way around. Then don't completely full length size any more. The best chambering would probably be the 260 Remington as you would have american made ammo to shoot. 6.5x55 is about as expensive as Norma's Japanese ammo. The 257/6.5 was a way of getting those old rifles to shoot back in the late 50's and 60's. You could send your rifle to T P Shop and they would rechamber it for $6.00. I have a sportered 6.5 carbine that I rechambered to 6.5x57 which is very similar to 257x6.5. The 257 R and 6.5x57 were both derived from the 7x57 cartridge. The 6.5x57 feeds and chambers very well and it cleans up the old chamber and cases come out looking like there were fired in a Remington. You probably already know this but the riflings on Japanese rifles are of the medford type and they are rounded edges and not square like we are use to. Therefore lots of people think their barrels are shot out when they are not. It a very simple thing to rechamber to 6.5x57, you don't have to take the barrel out just ream through the receiver till headspace is correct. When I chambered mine I took 5 reloads and when all five would chamber with ease I quit, works fine. There is one other option. There is a swadge die offered that will resize the base of a 308 Win cartridge so you can run it through a 6.5x50 die and makes a perfect case that fits the over size chamber. riceone.

I made two 99's into 410 shotguns, thought about a 45/70 just did not get around to it. riceone

I have a T38 sporter with a 25 cal barrel in 257 Roberts. Did it myself years ago when you could get long chambered barrels. I also have one that I reamed to 6.5x57. Both have 20" barrels. Have another in 7x57. Any intermediate cartridge works fine. I am finishing up putting an A&B barrel in a 94 Winchester making a 25/35. Barrel and reamer together was about $200. Lots of work contouring the barrel down to the replaced 30/30 contour.

As to the shot out barrel - you are aware that the Japanese used medford rifling that have no sharp edges and they all look worn. Even a retrived bullet does not have sharp grooves cut in it. Your barrel may be fine. riceone.

It would make a find knock about truck rifle. riceone

Mauser, I have three of the rifles, two have been converted to the later cartridge, 8x56 and one in original chambering. I beleive 8x56 brass is sold, I know dies are. riceone.

Maybe I came in the wrong door. But for my information what is the problem. Gauge goes is so does the cartridge. Why are you using the reamer. I thought in long chambered barrels like you describe you did not need a reamer. Not being critical, trying to understand for my own benefit. Thanks riceone.

I've only bought one stock from Great American but it was custom order and I whole heardly recomend them. The owner Henry Pohl is the grandson of E C Bishop who had the Bishop Gun Stock company in Warsaw, Mo. riceone.

I made a 410 shotgun out of one. riceone.

I know of some who get very good accuracy with Japanese Rifles, both the 6.5 and 7.7. Only time I ever tried for accuracy was with a mannlicher carbine I made with 16 1/4" barrel. About 4" was best I could do - not very good. I like the rifle tho - here it is. riceone.

Would like to start some interest in Japanese Weapons. Its an experimental T2 Paratrooper rifle with folding bayonet. riceone.

Where the bolt was re-bent could there be some metal galding on the receiver? riceone.

Kinda like putting a hallowene mask on a pretty woman ain't it? riceone.

You are right about the .329, I had forgotten. I made a die for a fellow some time back to size down a .338 bullet to .329, I guess it was for the 8x56. Never asked. I'll get a box of 30/40 tomorrow and try them. even see if they will feed. riceone.

30-30 will not stay in the clip. 7.62 Russian will stay in the clip about like the 8x56. I have some 30-40 cartridges I can try tomorrow. There are about as many different 8mm bullets as there are 30 cal. Why not just use the original. Also Krag cartridges are scarce as hens teeth. Just my HNO. Also the extractor on the 95 is very finiky about anything but the original rim size. But I put a 410 shotgun barrel in one and it worked fine with that cartridge. riceone.

Here are several rifles, the bottom one has a 16" barrel, the one above is 20" and the one above that is 18". I agree, esthetics is what to look in shortening a barrel if nothing else matters. riceone.

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That being a Type I the floor plate assembly was already there. But the action is the same. I don't see why you could not mill the bottom of the Carcano and attach a Mauser of some type on the bottom like the Type I. If my memory serves me right he made the 20 - 30 years back and still has it. Last time I heard from him he had recently shot it and was very accurate. I have a 257 sporter on a T38 action. riceone.