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Geezerbiker · February 4, 2019, 04:12 AM

My first center fire rifle is my Type 99 Arisaka. I could really get good groups out of it until I started hand loading for it.

I think the first 2 boxes of ammo I bought for it were from a bad lot. I got a lot of vertical stringing and some primers that were so hard the rifle couldn't set them off. Even loads made with an original Lee Loader were much better... Later on I paid through the nose for a set of RCBS dies and I formed brass from old military '06 cases and got even better groups. In the end I was getting 1 to 1.5 MOA groups at 100 yards with the factory iron sights.

Tony

February 4, 2019, 04:12 AM	#29
Geezerbiker Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2011 Location: Willamina, OR Posts: 1,908	My first center fire rifle is my Type 99 Arisaka. I could really get good groups out of it until I started hand loading for it. I think the first 2 boxes of ammo I bought for it were from a bad lot. I got a lot of vertical stringing and some primers that were so hard the rifle couldn't set them off. Even loads made with an original Lee Loader were much better... Later on I paid through the nose for a set of RCBS dies and I formed brass from old military '06 cases and got even better groups. In the end I was getting 1 to 1.5 MOA groups at 100 yards with the factory iron sights. Tony