The receiver was not only carefully but even elaborately heat treated. "The design of the receiver appears to be in some respects superior to the Springfield and Mauser from the standpoint of simplicity of machining and inletting. The Arisaka barrels eventually blew off (at pressures beyond where the other actions failed) but the actions themselves didn't fail. The Type 38 Arisaka had the strongest action and the Type 99 Arisaka came in second. 1 MkIII, Krag and Arisaka M38 and M99 - with excessive pressure rounds to the point of failure. Ackley tested various milsurp actions - M1903, Mauser, Enfield P-14 and No. If you study the Arisaka design there is a lot of clever engineering and admirable design. Japanese cars, cameras, electronics, and optics are known for their superb engineering. Spending a good few hours disassembling and examining the design and components made me realize what a handy and durable design this rifle is. My first impression way back of Arisakas was that they seemed cheap and flimsy. My relatives who where in the Pacific all had lingering anger against the Japanese which fueled a little of the "Jappy crappy" attitude, which was obviously not true.įunny enough there is an Italian Arisaka.who can name it? I think the key is finding a good example. I had the same problem with French and Italian arms, but now I think of the French designs as some of the best. I had a bad view of Arisaka's for a long time too, but the opinion comes from seeing endless boat anchor examples beat to all hell. It's amazing with the robustness of the design it's still a relatively light rifle, and it's short LOP makes it very fast and fun to shoot, really great handling. They filled the barrel with mud and it bulged, but the receiver did not have any damage. I remember Iraqvet did a video on youtube about it a few years ago and they over-pressured it to insane 100,000 psi levels and it still did not frag. It's been called the most overbuilt mauser type action of all military rifles. dummy rounds and they loaded and cycled perfectly. The finish is old, probably done by the GI who brought it home, and I am just leaving well enough alone.
I have a few hundred rounds of 7.7 ready to go. All the corrosion is gone and the rifle is presumably ready for the range. Other than time consuming, this project was easy. I took off the rust wherever found but left the patina rather than scrub it down to bare metal. Easier by far to fully disassemble than a Mauser or Mosin bolt. The bolt is remarkably simple, with less parts than one might expect in a military rifle. +1 also for the click in cleaning rod and the AA sights are nifty too. It took me a few moments to realize the rear piece of the receiver is staked in and apparently not supposed to come out. The take down is extremely simple with nothing more than a flat head screwdriver. I expected disaster around every corner or under every screw but it was actually a breeze. I took most of this morning to clean up the Arisaka. So if you don't have the dented/discolored wood up front around the bayo mount as evidence, there is a chance your rifle may fall into that category.īut definitley get a repro sling just because! Good find! During the transition to simplify the rifles, they dropped monopods and used up the barrel bands with the mounts for awhile. I mean, it is basically impossible to match the original finish, and anything you do to it will just make it further away from original.Īlso, I don't have my books handy (moving sucks, unless its to LEAVE CA) but your rifle MAY have not come with a monopod. The stock, I'd be tempted to just leave it alone but I'm feeling lazy right now. Also, a true brass bristle brush works good like on nooks and crannies such as the rear sight, where the pad might not get everything. The Big45 is easier than 0000 steel wool on bluing. It is the best I have found for preserving what finish is left, and cutting off rust from the top. They are the best product, coupled with some technique/practice to get rust off that won't come off with just oil and a rag. I think they are out of South Dakota and I just order from them direct. I am surprised nobody mentioned it yet, but you probably have one.
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