riceone Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 One of the four rifles converted to 7.7 in 1938 for the testing of the new cartridge, was the T38 carbine. It was found to have excessive recoil so that project was scrapped. Friend bought me this rifle to keep as long as I live. There is only one other know example of this rifle. riceone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsefly Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Was the recoil bad because it was a carbine? Was a 99 heavier enough they considered the recoil manageable? So,I reckon the 7.7 was born before the T99! Interesting stuff Riceone.Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riceone Posted September 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 I beleive the Japanese had the 7.7 machine gun cartridge and it was from this that the rifle cartridge was derived. For practical purposes the 7.7 is just a rimless 303 Brit. After the four rifle test they settled on a long 99 (31" barrel) and an intermediated 25" barrel 99. Soon after production began they dropped the T99 Long and standerdized on what we know as the T99. I suppose to a 110 pound man the pounding of the carbine was rather severe. riceone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.B Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Have you shot it before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riceone Posted January 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.B Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Was your rifle the one in MROJ? I know yours was in the new Type 99 book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riceone Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.B Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 I wonder where the one in MROJ is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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