Quoted: Has anyone actually fired one of these rifles? Mine fits well in the shoulder and sights well. I was looking into reloading since new ammo is about $1 a round. Is it worth shooting? I also have a k98, a Mosin M1891-30, and an Enfield No. 4 mk 1. I shoot those rifles very cheap. What kind of groups can I expect from an all matching rifle with new ammo?
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I've shot about 5 rounds out of this one, and I've had it now for maybe a year(?).
I don't kid myself into thinking that the Arisakas I build or buy are plinkers. Collecting only. If you don't reload, you'll never wind up shooting it.
As for accuracy wise, with arisakas, probably more than any other rifle it varies GREATLY. Some will give good groups, some horrible. The reason a lot of people collect Arisakas, is because there were a lot of different qualities and makers in Japan, which means there's many different kind you can find. Some factories pumped out great arisakas, others with poorer equipment didn't. then you get into the last-ditch arisakas and they can a lot of the time be unsafe to shoot.
I'm assuming the shooter I have, gives pretty impressive groupings, I was able to without any trouble shoot some clay pigeons off hand at about 50 yards away. That's the only time I've shot it. An author in Guns and Ammo has a 99 that even has a slightly enlarged headspace, he says with handloads he gets about 3" at 100 yards.
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