Need some help with my 99

hickorynutk@win · 06-22-2008, 06:50 AM

I have an
arisaka 99 that I got cheap because it was (sporterized) meaning someone cut the stock for arm off and varnished it. Anyway, I need a barrel cuz mine puts a very slight bulge in the shell casing in the bottom third of the case. I'm having a hard time finding a barrle, anybody got a spare one they whould part with or know where I can get one. I already made a nice walnut stock and would like to have a new barrel on it by deer season.

TheWanderingMind · 06-23-2008, 11:31 PM

Just checked e-guns. They're out of stock. Don't know where else to look.

Mooseman684 · 06-24-2008, 12:58 AM

Try SARCO in New Jersey...They are always in shotgun news !

Fatstrat · 06-29-2008, 01:18 PM

Slightly bulged cases are fairly normal for Arisaka's. Especially ones w/mismatched bolts. Most likely loose headspace.
BUT, I would advise attempting to find out which series your rifle is. If it is an early to mid-war series, I wouldn't bother rebarreling over a "slight bulge". THese rifles are VERY strong and slight headspace issues present little if any safety concerns.
However, if it is late Last Ditch, I probably wouldn't bother doing anything w/it besides retiring it to wall hanger status.
By late in the war, the allied bombing of Japan had taken a toll on the war industry. Arsenals were bombed and many last ditch rifles were MFG'erd by "cottage industry" in out of harms way garages etc. Out of often substandard material, on worn tooling, by child labor. These rifles are pretty sloppy, rough and "ify" as far a safety. Some are apparently as strong as their earlier brothers. Others have failed (blown up) unexpectedly on owners who have owned/fired them for years.
But to answer your request, I would suggest watching the gun auction websites, or posting a "want ad" on the Gunboards.com Japanese trader forum.

06-22-2008, 06:50 AM	#1
hickorynutk@win Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Box Springs Ga. next to Fort Benning Posts: 23	Need some help with my 99 I have an arisaka 99 that I got cheap because it was (sporterized) meaning someone cut the stock for arm off and varnished it. Anyway, I need a barrel cuz mine puts a very slight bulge in the shell casing in the bottom third of the case. I'm having a hard time finding a barrle, anybody got a spare one they whould part with or know where I can get one. I already made a nice walnut stock and would like to have a new barrel on it by deer season.

06-23-2008, 11:31 PM	#2
TheWanderingMind Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Wichita Falls Texas Posts: 633 Images: 13 Blog Entries: 5	Just checked e-guns. They're out of stock. Don't know where else to look. __________________ Coincidences happen when I pray, and they don't when I don't...

06-24-2008, 12:58 AM	#3
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 9,668 Images: 2	Try SARCO in New Jersey...They are always in shotgun news ! __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

06-29-2008, 01:18 PM	#4
Fatstrat Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 96	Slightly bulged cases are fairly normal for Arisaka's. Especially ones w/mismatched bolts. Most likely loose headspace. BUT, I would advise attempting to find out which series your rifle is. If it is an early to mid-war series, I wouldn't bother rebarreling over a "slight bulge". THese rifles are VERY strong and slight headspace issues present little if any safety concerns. However, if it is late Last Ditch, I probably wouldn't bother doing anything w/it besides retiring it to wall hanger status. By late in the war, the allied bombing of Japan had taken a toll on the war industry. Arsenals were bombed and many last ditch rifles were MFG'erd by "cottage industry" in out of harms way garages etc. Out of often substandard material, on worn tooling, by child labor. These rifles are pretty sloppy, rough and "ify" as far a safety. Some are apparently as strong as their earlier brothers. Others have failed (blown up) unexpectedly on owners who have owned/fired them for years. But to answer your request, I would suggest watching the gun auction websites, or posting a "want ad" on the Gunboards.com Japanese trader forum.