Type 99 Arisaka

[Dutchman]

Not being ~fluent~ in Japanese Arisaka particularities I can offer up only the most basic information on this Type 99: Late war, non-chrome bore, non-knurled safety, anti-aircraft sights. standard Metford-type rifling. Mum is ground. Non-import marked. Overall condition: pretty dang good.

And it has a MATCHING NUMBER BOLT! That was the major impetus for buying it over 25 yrs ago for $100.

Hiroshima Prefecture mfg.

I have fired it with Norma factory ammo and it surprised me how accurate it was with that ammo. Fired only once with cast bullets so they weren't particularly accurate using Lyman 311299 sized .311" with Unique.

The chamber of this rifle is OVERSIZE. So much oversize that I almost couldn't re-size the Norma brass in a Rockchucker press. I did get it resized and the 2nd loading was mild cast bullet level and that proved fairly easy to resize the brass.

As a Mauser collector, handloader and shooter I can offer up my humble opinion of this rifle. You could do a lot worse than this rifle. The stockwood is soft so the weight of the rifle is [seems] to be much less than a comparable Mauser military rifle. Function is excellent. Power of the cartridge is excellent, equal to 7.62x51 NATO. I would've preferred one of the earlier models with chrome bore but this is what it is.

[Dutchman]

I have ammo loaded with the bullets seated to touch the rifling.

Lee Group Buy 6 cav 311407 drops .314" 180 grs.
Lyman 2 cav 314299 sized .314" 205 grs.
Both loaded with 21 grs 2400.
Brass: Norma
Targets coming soon.

[iron brigade]

Dutch
Looks like a Toyo Kogyo, I can't make out the series mark. Possibly a 33 series.
Definitely not a late war or substitute (last ditch) example. Although starting to show some of those features. Transitional rifle.
I have both early and late war examples.
Lets see those 100 yard targets!

[pworley1]

Nice rifle. Those .314's should yield much better results.

[todd9.3x57]

nice rifle!!!!!!
can't wait to see the targets!!!



i have one too, mine is a 30'06 tho. i slugged the bore out and it .3085". i haven't shot it yet.

[Ferryboatcaptain]

I picked up one in 30-06 . Shoots great if I use .311 diameter bullets. Has Lyman peep sight , $120 plus tax at a pawnshop.

[Texas by God]

My $18 police auction 99 had Remington 700 irons on it. I made brass from 8mm and used the Midway bulk Remington 180 gr .310" bullets. It shot as well as I could hold and was flawless in operation. I love the silent safety, too.

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[WinchesterM1]

I’ve got 6 Type 99s, all of mine have mums, and I got them all from vets who brought them home. They shoot great!!

[Harter66]

I have one . Sportered before I got it . Slopped out but no worse that is 6.5 sister Type 38 . It sports a .3165 groove , I have 7.7 dies but use an undersized expander ball in a 8×57 neck die leaving it just right for the .318 bullet .... I haven't shot it much .

[Dutchman]

Dutch
Looks like a Toyo Kogyo, I can't make out the series mark. Possibly a 33 series.
Definitely not a late war or substitute (last ditch) example. Although starting to show some of those features. Transitional rifle.
I have both early and late war examples.
Lets see those 100 yard targets!

I have the book by Duncan O. McCollum "Japanese Rifles of World War II".

You were correct: Toyo Kogyo Series 33.

thanks
Dutch

[iron brigade]

I have the same book.
Here's my type 99 rifles, top rifle is the Toyo Kogyo 35th series made in January of 1945.
Bottom is my Toyo Kogyo 31st series made in fall of 1942.

[Rapier]

The 99s have the potential for being very accurate rifles, all the rest is propaganda, steaming road apples.
I have owned three, first one I bought was $5, a few years ago, all were very accurate. I used bullets made for the British 303, 180 grain .312, using 30-06 converted brass for the 7.7 and 4064 powder.
Timney made a slide safety trigger for them, which is now discontinued.

[TerkyJerky]

I have a very nice Type 99 i bought as a lot of Arisaka parts. In that collection of parts was an all matching (receiver, bolt, all bolt parts, and dust cover) barreled action with intact mum. It shoots MOA with jacketed hand loads, but has a .317 groove diameter. What kind of mold should i be looking for? I have 2 rifles in 8mm Mauser, so can i just cast a .323" and size it down to .318?