Need help in the Vancouver area

[nighthawk]

I have a Type 99 Arisaka, that I believe maybe chambered in 30-06, but I would like to have it checked by a gunsmith to be sure.

Does anyone know any gunsmiths in the Vancouver area that would be able to do this.

Thanks

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[cmica]

Try L&L guns

7702 NE 219th St Ste A, Battle Ground, WA 98604 360-687-6004
Hours: OPEN WED-FRI 10-5 & SAT 10-4

 

[Skier]

What make you think its chambered 30.06? Normally they're 7.7x58mm (aka 7.7 Jap). Tactic Ammunition in Saint Helen's, OR sell it for about $30 for a box of 20. Unless this is a replica or has been modified then that's what it should use (I doubt the Japanese would have made 30.06 versions). My dad has had one of these since before I was born and he just gave it to me about a year or two ago. I finally shot it for the first time just a couple months ago and a shot great, though it took a while to figure out where I could get ammo for it. I also bought some ammo for online recently but I forget where I bought it from, so I would have to look it up. It seem like people only make this once in awhile so you have to buy it when they have it. On a side note, I've read that some people reload 30.06 brass for this rifle if they have the dies to modify it just right, as its pretty close to 30.06.

 

[nighthawk]

I ended up taking it to Marcus, at Washougal River Mercantile. It is, without a shadow of a doubt, a .30-06. The magazine and feed ramp have been modified, very nicely I might add. During the Korean war, 125,500 Type 99 rifles were converted to .30-06 under American supervision. I believe mine to be one of these. It chambers a .30-06 round perfectly, silky smooth. It was checked with a headspace go/no-go gauge, and that confirmed my suspicions. I am quite proud to own such a neat piece of history. I can't wait to shoot it, too.

 

[MountainBear]

Did you get a chamber cast made or just run gauges? Without a chamber cast, there isn't a way to know for sure...

 

[nighthawk]

He just ran the gauges. I've put about 26 rounds or so through it, and it shoots fine, although there's some bulging on the brass, but from what I read, that's normal because the Arisaka chamber is slightly larger than a 30-06 case. The bulging isn't really that bad, which leads me to believe the barrel has been set back properly. At 100 yds I'm on the paper too.

 

[netcarrier]

Hi Nighthawk,
Just do a chamber cast and I can show you how. PM me.
Tony Portland, Oregon