Horsefly Posted February 2, 2021 Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 Ordered a bolt On Gunbroker for a Jap I’ve had for at least 20 years. Just bought bolt body and plan to buy a piece at a time since complete bolts are unaffordable. It got here yesterday and is rougher’n a wood-haulers arse. Won’t gun in action and has vices or Vise Grip marks all over it. Locking lugs don’t align with raceways in action. Finally occurred to me somebody tried to bend bolt without heat. 25.00 plus 8.00 shipping is cheap lesson. Looked good in picture and the cat not once mentioned condition so I’ll take’r on the chin. I’ve made so many buys that turned out better than described I’m not even mule-lipped. Just wish I had another bolt body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted February 2, 2021 Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 That sucks. I've got taken a time or two myself. I'm a lot more careful now. Fuzzy/dark/poor pics? I'll pass. I have a stack of Spanish 1916 barrels now, referred to as "The keyhole makers." Finally got a good one that came off a Mexican, FN made by the proofs. Shortened it and crowned it and you can see the rifling at the crown now. Still needs long flat based bullets to stabilize, but I think that's just part of it for these antique barrels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsefly Posted February 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 I have a beautiful Remington barrel inside and out on the Jap. 99. Would the barrel be rethreaded or action? Would love to save barrel for Mauser project. I bought the barreled action from a member here years ago when Arisaka stuff was dirt cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted February 2, 2021 Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 I'm not set up to rethread either. I have threatened to buy a Grizzly gunsmithing lathe to make my own barrel from a blank for that $100 rifle, but I'm not there yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsefly Posted February 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 I was wondering what most common way of putting the REM. barrel on Jap. receiver was. If barrel was re-threaded I’ll sh_t it. Guess I better start researching threads on both or just go ahead and pull barrel. Think I just made my mind up. Don’t really want to sink any money into Arisaka that could go in Mauser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted February 2, 2021 Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 I'm going to guess the barrel was rethreaded. Googlez says the jap thread is 17 TPI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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