Recent content by Wireman134

+1 Type 97

If it has a 99 on the eyepiece it's from a Type 99 the stamped number on the back of the mount is the rifle # it is matched to. I'd be interested seriously if the number was 6277.

Beautiful stock. You wouldn't happen to know the barrel dia. at the muzzle. I'd like to compare to my Ishaphore 2A1.

Looks beautiful. A question for those H barrel owners if I may. What are the OD dimensions of the H barrel? I have read that later general production of SMLE's may have benefited from this improvement. This would have affected Lithgow Australia who made No1 Mk3’s until 1955, and Ishapore, India...

Cody was cool. But they didn't have any Jap T99 Snipers.

"The load as produced by Federal is claimed to produce under 1 MOA out to 1000 yards from an appropriate rifle. With the IMR powder the shift in velocity is only 20 fps from 0 to 100 Deg C, with the Standard deviation in velocity over 40 rounds being 15 fps or less. In contrast the M118LR loaded...

I load M80 ball ammo 43-44gr in LC cases for my M1 T26

IMO and experience Win and Horn Match have same characteristics, i.e. case vol., weight, etc. They both allow greater case fill to get to optimum velocities for long range work. Use them for that purpose. LC LR is available or once fired LC for all other uses. .308 LAKE CITY BRASS*ONCE FIRED 100...

.308 Silhouette load Load Books as H4198 min. 32gr max. 34gr. using 165-170gr bullets. I personally have loaded in my Ishaphore 2A1 up to 33gr. of H4189 in a LC case topped with 174gr M118 FMJ Moly projectiles. No high pressure signs or effects.

The spirit that built this country still at work.

Arisaka T99 I'm still lurking...I ain't as well off as most of you gents. This being a "Vintage Sniper Rifle" board, half of which are posts about non sniper variants, that yes are "Vintage" and some that aren't "Vintage". I myself have not owned one till this year. A Japanese Arisaka Type...

I don't see allot of discussion or posts here. Maybe change name to Vintage Rifle?

You are new. Yes? It depends on the rifle. Manuals are guides and don't use different size chambers, barrels, cases, primers, lots of powder and bullets. This is why you start low and work up to a load, watching for pressure signs.

heavy ball ammo?

Is in service condition. Head space and chamber good. Has not seen many rounds. Clean chrome bore. All ready contacted Vic and gave him all my info. Have fired subsonic cast loads to test function. Scopes were zeroed to each rifle the numbered same as rifle. In a few weeks Ill send some full...