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Arisaka
Guns International #: 101876291 Seller's Inventory #: 4
Category: Custom Rifles - Military Rifles - Japanese
Seller's Information
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Seller: Denjowo
Member Since: 3/16/20
First Name: Dennis
Last Name: Woods
State: Michigan
Zip: 48188
Country: United States
Phone: (734) 340-3630
Number of Active Listings: 0
Total Number of Listings: 18
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: check, money order, cash
Description:
This is NOT your useles, "sportzerized" souvemier Arisaka. This is an extremelty well-made use of the strongest bolt action receiver to come out of WWII. Other actions were tested against it (Mauser, Springfiel, Enfield, Remington, Winchester, MAS 36, Carcano, Moisin, Swiss 31, etc.) all of which were pressure tested by the Army and all of which could not compete with the Arisaka.
To make this beutiful piece of art, first you take the action, which was picked along with the matching barrel, and you take out the burrs, and other rough places that effect the bolt or other moving parts with files and up to 4,000 grit sandpaper, and smooth them to the point of polish. You even round the metal on the trigger guard. Then you slowly and thoroughly nickel-plate the barrell, action and other metal oarts to preserve the metal.
It needs a scope--so you drill and tap two holes, with a lot of difficulty, to mount a Weaver type plate designated for the type 99 but you use 8-40 not 6-48 screws--for strength.
It needs a stock so you handcarve, chisel and sand, and sand, and sand a piece of fine Walnut into a Mannlicher stock and shape it so that fits a medium-sized man (5'9"--6'1"; 160-210 lbs) with medium to large size hands, like it grew on his shoulder. You add a stainless steel bolt through the handle into the buttstock for strength and then throw a couple of brass lined stainless steel bolts through the main part of the stock. ----Then you glass-bed it.
The stock needs an adjustable shoulder plate so you add one and the Arisaka trigger and Safety are far too unweildy so you add a Timiney Trigger and Safety designated for the tyoe 99 and very carefully make them fit.
Since it's a European design, you add a European sling and you are suddenly ready to seek out the Shuss Meister and go for it.
Going for it can be fun because the ammo the Woods-Arisaka uses is the 7.7x58 mm Japanese. This has exactly the same ballistics as the British .303 and is very, very close to the .308. The factory loads (Graf, Steinel, Hornady) usually use a 150 grain bullet with fairly fast burning powder. This is good for light game, up to small deer. The smaller 125 grain bullet, again with fairly fast powder, is good for small game. But when you get into the 174-180 grain bullets your are into anything up to 700 lbs dead on the spot. This load under conservative loading tables will not take out a head-on Grizzly but---remember, it is the strongest bolt action to come out of WWII and I have added a little load--very, very carefully (I can't receommed this, particularly in an 80 year old action). Now I tihnk I can take out the head-on Grizzly and know I can get significanly longer renge than yoiur typical .30 caliber. Ever sit on a mountain and shoot Long Horns across the valley? (Of course then you have to go and get them.)
Anyway, I will never get what I put into this back out of it but this beautiful rifle is worth every penny I am asking. I hope you find it before somebody else does and once you get it, that you take loving care of it.
Denny
SOLD
Rifle Caliber: 7.7x58mm Arisaka
Manufacturer: Woods-Arisakla
Model: Type 99
Condition: Beautiful!
Metal Condition: Excellent
Wood Condition: Excellent
Bore Condition: Excellent