so the bore of that one is probably just got a build-up of dust & crap in it.
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Unfortunately, it wasn't that dirty or greasy. The bore was simply that bad. I ran about about 20 patches soaked in Hoppes #9 through it, and they still came-out blue. There was that much copper build-up. Also, the rifling is worn almost smooth. The bore looks like it fired many, many thousands of rounds, but strangely the rest of the rifle looks good. My great-nephew wasn't upset, because he's only going to use it to shoot at paper at less than 50 yards. Lack of usable rifling should hurt him too bad.
On a funny note, I found the invoice, in the compartment in the stock, where a buyer in Rock Hill bought this SKS from Interordinance. Shot-out barrel from I/O? Coincidence?
Does the Arisaka still have the "flower"
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It's spelled chrysanthemum. I've noticed that a lot of guys simply refer to it as a mum.[:)] There isn't a mum on his rifle, and it doesn't look like there ever was one. The rifle was made between 1939-1945, and it's a Type 99 production series #3 from Nagoya Arsenal. The bayonet has a hooked quillon. About 90% of the blueing is deep and perfect. The other 10% is not worn through, and is simply not as shiny. The entire bolt, trigger, and mag plate are chrome plated. The chrome is in perfect condition. Either someone went to a lot of trouble and cost to refinish this rifle, or it's a very nice example. I don't know enough (ok, so I know nothing) about these rifles to know for sure, but I think someone did a very good job refinishing it.
Funny note about the guy selling the rifle, when my great-nephew was negotiating, he thought he saw that the stock had a crack all of the way through it. The seller knocked a good bit off of the price, because of it. Well, the stocks were just made that way, two pieces glued together. I should repeat my blind comment...
get on him too bad for passing up good opportunities
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I wasn't. It was the other way around. I got on him about wanting to buy something even though he knew, if he was patient, he could buy a better example for much less.
M1A. and man, let's go shootin' sometime.........
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M1A, wow. Going shooting? I think I can remember what that's like. It's been around six months.z