bkranch

good luck to ya

Hey Bob.the .308 would not chamber in the 7.7 Hope that helps

I'm thinking it is 308 Win. but still don't know the origin.

 

Bore diameter at crown measured with my dial caliper is the exact same ID as a spent 308Win neck - I measured both. My dial calipers said .307 (?). A .308 bullet rests upside down in the crown .192" from cannelure. I measured the distance from the chamber opening (front edge of extractor groove) to the base of the neck at the shoulder to be 1.602". If it were 7.7 Arisaka I think that measurement would approach 1.874" and bore diameter would be .311".

 

I also chambered a spent 308Win case and it chambered to the extractor groove.

 

If there is anyone out there who has a 308Win cartridge or spent case and a 7.7 Arisaka rifle, I'm wondering if a 308 Win would chamber? I believe the 308Win's wider body would prevent it from fully chambering in 7.7 Arisaka - its taper is more severe than the 30-06 in which a 308Win will not chamber. That would be very helpful and give me additonal confidence that it is 308 Win.

Hey Bob I've got some .308 cartridges and I will try to chamber them in my 7.7 tommorrow and will let you know

Very nice Ken,I really like it

depends on if you want to save the barrels or not.On my 99 I had a sewerpipe barrel that I did'nt want to keep anyway,if you have the Midway type barrel vise with wood blocks you can make a pair of blocks to fit the receiver and put the receiver in the barrel vise and use a pipe wrench on the barrels

i:ve put several rem barrels on the turks...if you brought it over i:d do it for free..but you can"t ...all the legal stuff with shipping will cost you to much to ship it to me ...look for someone locally

Hey Guy,does the offer still stand?

definately pitted

I do'nt know what happened on that other post.Your best bet would be to call them and ask them,I have'nt used one of their stocks on one of the 6.5's I used one for my 7.7 and really liked it

I think your 100% correct. Does the Richards stock come inlet for the extended tang? My rifle doesn't have the extended tang or trigger guard. I have used a couple of Richards stocks in the past and was general pleased with them.

Richards has listed the model 25 and the model 31.Wiser men will prevail,but if I'm not mistaken the model 25 is the one that should fit yours,the model 31 is for the type99 in 7.7

I spent too much on a sporterized type 38, with a 308 Win barrel. The receiver has lots of holes, half of them stripped, most of them off center. The stock is ugly and cracked. It closes on a no go gage.

 

I found a new gun shop, right under my nose in New Kensington! They have lots of milsurps, including a crate of Arisaka barreled receivers, for $9!!!!!

 

1. How can I tell a type 38 receiver from a Type 99 receiver?

 

2. Are any parts interchangeable between the 38 and 99? Same barrel thread?

 

This rifle is hardly worth putting more money into, but I can spring for 9 bucks! I tried to sell the piece of junk for $40 at a gun show, and got a lot of laughs, but no offers. My wife likes how short the rifle is. If I can get it shooting, it would be a good rifle for one of my kids.

 

Thanks.

I do'nt know a whole lot about them but I do know the bolts will not interchange.I like the Arisakas,If I knew where the crate of them were for $9 I would buy them all.

Thanks Mike

Real good way to "F" up a receiver.

Mike,please explain why this would damage the receiver.I'm not trying to be a wiseass I have seen and heard about your work and hold nothing but 1oo% respect for your craftmanship,I only would like to know since I am very inexperienced in this area and would like to know for the future.I personally have done this a couple times on these receivers and actually I do'nt cycle the bolt but if it just drags a little I put lapping compound on the guide and just push the bolt in and out a few times and it seems to polish the raceway to allow tthe bolt to not drag anymore.

have you tried cycling it with some lapping compound?

put some pics up when you do,I do alot of mausers but have a fondness for the japs too

Horsefly,did you ever finish that Type 99?How about some pics?

congrats,that's a dandy

very nice work

awesome craftsmanship,I envy your expertise