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James K · April 25, 2013, 02:57 PM

I got some lead-bullet ammo from Midway (not the current company by that name) many years ago and fired a couple of those guns, also a Papa Nambu and a Type 94. Not very impressive, though reliability was OK for that small a sample.

Buffalo Arms shows the ammo at around $45 a box of 50, which would be OK for just some firing, but not for a lot of plinking.

Loading dies are available from the bigger manufacturers.

The guns are interesting and, oddly enough, I came to respect the Type 94. In spite of its odd looks, the design works OK and it has some clever manufacturing techniques.

Jim

April 25, 2013, 02:57 PM	#2
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	I got some lead-bullet ammo from Midway (not the current company by that name) many years ago and fired a couple of those guns, also a Papa Nambu and a Type 94. Not very impressive, though reliability was OK for that small a sample. Buffalo Arms shows the ammo at around $45 a box of 50, which would be OK for just some firing, but not for a lot of plinking. Loading dies are available from the bigger manufacturers. The guns are interesting and, oddly enough, I came to respect the Type 94. In spite of its odd looks, the design works OK and it has some clever manufacturing techniques. Jim