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Thread: 6.5 X 50 Arisaka Model 38 bore question ?

  1. 12-29-2018, 02:55 PM #1
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    6.5 X 50 Arisaka Model 38 bore question ?

    Can someone knowledgeable in these rifles Please tell me what the rifling is supposed to look like?
    I have one with what I would call a pretty clean bore. There appears to be plenty of rifling but it seems very shallow almost like Marlin micro-groove It this normal? The soft lead slug measures .263"
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  2. 12-29-2018, 05:21 PM #2
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    Could the grooves be heavily metal fouled?
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  3. 12-29-2018, 05:42 PM #3
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    T38 arisaka barrels were rifled in the Metford Style. Polygonal rifling.
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    Lucky you with the .263" bore. Arisakas are neat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Multigunner View Post
    Could the grooves be heavily metal fouled?
    Bore is very clean. Even Sweet's can't pull a blue color. Probably the cleanest Mil Surp Bore I have seen!

    I have heard something about the way the bore looks just wanted to confirm! Think Bruce may have answered it.
    .......lots of rifling just not looking like anything I have seen before in a Mil Surp!
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  6. 12-29-2018, 10:40 PM #6
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  7. 12-29-2018, 11:01 PM #7
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    Even when new, the rifling edges are not sharp. It takes some getting used to.
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