Here's to hoping! Part of me hopes it's chambered in the 7.7mm, but another part of me is hoping it's in something a bit more common. However it seems the most common rechamberings are in .308 or 30-06, neither of which do wonders for the accuracy with the 7.7mm barrel.
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I have a sporterized t-99/ 7.7 rechambered in 308. Barrel and action are great but accuracy is horrible. This was my fathers deer gun from Pennsylvania.
The barrel "set back" is interesting. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Arisakas were cheap, and $15.00 would buy a nice one with aircraft sights and monopod. For an extra $10.00, gunsmiths would cut off barrel threads and produce a rifle that would chamber the popular .300 savage case, but still needed the 7.7 diameter bullet for accuracy. I still have an altered one sitting around somewhere.
I was a bit surprised after the point you made as well, but the gunsmith confirmed that it's within SAAMI spec for the 7.7x58. We'll see how it shoots (short range.. only 25yd indoor range) this weekend.I am honestly very surprised it is still in 7.7, but at least you know now. I hope it turns out to be a great shooter. I really like shooting my Type 99, just wish it was possible to buy cheap factory ammo.
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Well... Good news and bad news. The rifle is all cleaned up after the stay at the gunsmith. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately when we went to function test, it would not chamber a 7.7mm round, by about as much as the barrel is set back. Not sure exactly how it happened, but the the casting was elongated enough to match the 7.7mm.
He was very apologetic about the mix-up, and is recasting, comping the work, a box of ammo on what it ends up being chambered in, as well as the next range trip.
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I think that given it is rechambered, I'm hoping for .308 just for ammo availability. I'm not a reloader and don't have the facilities at the moment, so factory ammo is needed.It'll be interesting to see what it ends up being. Since 30-06 is longer still than 7.7, it might be 308.
It'll be interesting to see what it ends up being. Since 30-06 is longer still than 7.7, it might be 308.
In my brief looking, ammo is a few bucks cheaper/box, and much more available than the 7.7.My bet is 300 savage, lots of those rascals did that conversion in the oldendays
Not a clean mum, as it's considered struck. Still beats it being completely ground off.It's a shame to see a rifle with a clean mum to be a sporter but still a nice rifle!