bruce drake
09-11-2005, 07:38 PM
Well, not sure if this qualifys as a Military rifle since I got it as a rusty barreled receiver and have rebuilt it up from there since. But I'm proud of it and here it goes:
My Arisaka (Type 99)
It currently has a Lyman front and rear sight and sits in a commercial RIA stock. Everything else is still stock.
I slugged the barrel and it sits at .313" in diameter. I've tried jacket bullets (308, 310, 311, 312) and it sprayed all over the target face at 100 yards. I decided then that this rifle would be a cast rifle. I don't have any 30 cal molds that drop near .314 so I resize bullets made from Lee's 170gr .323 RN down to .314 with a 32 cal gascheck. I go first through a .323 sizer to seat the gascheck, relube and then move to a .314 sizer. It leaves the lube grooves shallow but still capable of holding some lube (I lube with Lee Liquid Alox lube so this isn't a major concern)
I shoot 12.5 grains of Red Dot and it groups quite well when I do my half of the shooting. Today was a case in point. I've been developing a load that I can use at my next 100yard reduced High-power Match. Today, I think I've finally got it down.
A five shot group off a prone shooting position at 100 yards. 1.7 inches! [smilie=w: All in the 10 ring with 2 -Xs on a 200 yard reduced SR-1 target face. Considering that I'll be shooting this at reduced distance matches, I'm starting to believe that this dream of mine is do-able. Shooting a Cast Lead Rifle at a NRA Highpower Match. It might cause a few heads to turn!
Bruce Drake
My Arisaka (Type 99)
It currently has a Lyman front and rear sight and sits in a commercial RIA stock. Everything else is still stock.
I slugged the barrel and it sits at .313" in diameter. I've tried jacket bullets (308, 310, 311, 312) and it sprayed all over the target face at 100 yards. I decided then that this rifle would be a cast rifle. I don't have any 30 cal molds that drop near .314 so I resize bullets made from Lee's 170gr .323 RN down to .314 with a 32 cal gascheck. I go first through a .323 sizer to seat the gascheck, relube and then move to a .314 sizer. It leaves the lube grooves shallow but still capable of holding some lube (I lube with Lee Liquid Alox lube so this isn't a major concern)
I shoot 12.5 grains of Red Dot and it groups quite well when I do my half of the shooting. Today was a case in point. I've been developing a load that I can use at my next 100yard reduced High-power Match. Today, I think I've finally got it down.
A five shot group off a prone shooting position at 100 yards. 1.7 inches! [smilie=w: All in the 10 ring with 2 -Xs on a 200 yard reduced SR-1 target face. Considering that I'll be shooting this at reduced distance matches, I'm starting to believe that this dream of mine is do-able. Shooting a Cast Lead Rifle at a NRA Highpower Match. It might cause a few heads to turn!
Bruce Drake