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histed · June 1, 2013, 08:05 PM

Just read the Type 99 post and got to thinking. I have a Type 38 6.5x50 in very good condition, complete with bayonet and dust cover. Only thing missing (that I know of) is the mum, which was ground off after the war, or so I assume. I put one box of Hornady Custom through it and it shot well, but about 9" high and 6" left. I take it, from the Type 99 discussion, that there is very little collector value for these rifles? Been temped to bend the bolt and drill/tap it for scope mounts a couple of time, but I hesitated 'cuz I thought it might have some collector value and didn't want to "Bubbaize" a piece of history. Anyone making an add-on mount for these? Lee has dies, and I think it'd be fun to shoot groundhogs - even use as a back-up for deer.

June 1, 2013, 08:05 PM	#1
histed Senior Member Join Date: April 9, 2013 Location: Central PA Posts: 254	Type 38 Arisaka Just read the Type 99 post and got to thinking. I have a Type 38 6.5x50 in very good condition, complete with bayonet and dust cover. Only thing missing (that I know of) is the mum, which was ground off after the war, or so I assume. I put one box of Hornady Custom through it and it shot well, but about 9" high and 6" left. I take it, from the Type 99 discussion, that there is very little collector value for these rifles? Been temped to bend the bolt and drill/tap it for scope mounts a couple of time, but I hesitated 'cuz I thought it might have some collector value and didn't want to "Bubbaize" a piece of history. Anyone making an add-on mount for these? Lee has dies, and I think it'd be fun to shoot groundhogs - even use as a back-up for deer. __________________ You Have enemies? Good. That means that you've stood up for something in your life. --Winston Churchill The right to buy weapons is the right to be free. -- A.E. Van Vogt