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So far it's still in the "issued" assorted parts condition; except for the one inch shorter barrel. I may try to trim it back to "short rifle" length but in all honesty, it works p ...

I have a Type 38 with a solid reciever, bolt and most of the barrel.
The last inch of the barrel has been cut off. The rest of rifle is an assortment of cast-off parts, some that were badly corroded. ...

In all honesty, if you don't have any extraction problems, just leave the chamber as is. I would use a bronze chamber brush and solvent to make sure it's clean, but that's all.
Cases normally bulge a ...

Wait till you start shooting it! They can be real tack drivers. Additionally, the Type 38 is probably the strongest and safest bolt action rifle ever made.

I almost always back FL sizing dies out for surplus rifles. Normally the headspace is a little generous in the rifle, and the die brings the case right down to minimum. Set the die so the shoulder is ...

I use 160gr 0.268 bullets in a 6-groove Type-38 with good results. I use IMR-4831 and get good, usable accuracy and adequate power for hunting.

What were these mines used for?
Anti-personnel, vehicles or anything that set it off?

To those doubters, please refer to the "Blevins Banzi Blowup Tests".
They certainly impressed me!

I believe they used carbon steel. The strength came from the selective heat treatment, which had been refined almost to an art. The load-bearing areas had a hard surface, backed up by an extremely tou ...

If you have all the pieces, a good quality wood glue can fasten it all back together with a stronger bond than the original wood. I've repaired a few cracked, broken and cut stocks that way.

Boy, there are entire books,forums etc. dedicated to answering your questions.
First off, if you don't use the load for hunting, suggest you back off a bit.
Second, do you full-length resize all the ...

Get some castor oil at any drug store. It's the best sizing lubricant I have ever used, and you probably won't have sticking cases if you use it.

Alternately, I use a .30-06 Lee collet die for 7.7 ...

Try cutting a nail about 1/8 in higher that the front sight,filing the side of it flat, then attaching it to the rear of the front sight blade with crazy glue. It actually works pretty well. You take ...

If you don't mind somewhat of a "kluge" that's completely reversable. I've use "Krazy Glue" to fasten small sections of metal (filed from nails etc.) onto the front sight to lower ...

Looks like a 4th series Nagoya I have. Mine is a tack driver with handloads. Listen to these guys and don't re-blue it. Get some 0000 steel wool and use that to get any rust off on the outside. Take g ...