Range trip pix: CZ52, Arisaka T99, Marlin Camp .45

Ad Astra

Ad Astra

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Man, nobody's done a "gone shooting" thread in a while... :p so here's one.

I worked Memorial Day, so they comped me a day today. You bet I went shooting. Took a CZ52 pistol (7.62x25) because I have a bunch of ammo; a Japanese Type 99 Arisaka rifle (Kokura-made, series 20) and a Marlin Camp Carbine in .45 that needed to have a scope zeroed.

Shot the CZ52 first.

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Fired two boxes (72 rnd) of Romanian ammo.

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Love that 7.62x25 cartridge; no malfs at all. My usual just-OK shooting. That one shoots low.

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Next the Arisaka... made in 1939, it has a chrome bore, antiaircraft sights. 7.7x58 caliber; wish it could talk. Has some metal splinters stuck in the stock. Bomb? Shell? Emperor's chrysanthemum scrubbed off, so it was surrendered, not taken in battle. Note the sliding dust cover on the bolt. Very cool innovation.

The Camp .45 was MIB; I'm fond of that rifle. Only .45 I shoot well. It shot 100% with Chip McCormick 10-rounders. Fired 80 rounds.

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Shooters eye view from the Arisaka:

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Pretty blonde wood on it:

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Both it and the carbine shot well- notice the hole-caliber difference:

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Shameless use of Limbsaver slip-on:

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Zeroed the Camp with a Bushnell long-relief scope with a quick-sight X reticule... got home, cleaned rifles.

Lit smoke for those in the forum that need it.

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Thanks for looking.

Mike
 
I wonder if there is an aftermarket 32 round mag for that marlin. Might make a nice Thompson substitute.
 
DannyinJapan said:
I wonder if there is an aftermarket 32 round mag for that marlin. Might make a nice Thompson substitute.
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Sure, there's a drum for it (and any other 1911). Pro-Comp or something.

I have 15 & 20-rounders for it but only the Chip McCormick 10 & 8 round mags work perfect. It has to do with the follower... prefers flat to round.


Mike
 
Nice Arisaka:thumbup: I have three myself including a substitute "last ditch" 99.
 
Sounds like a great time! I'm heading out to the range in a few minutes with friends to shoot my .22's and zero in the new Peep sight I got for my Marlin 1894C .357 Magnum! Thanks for sharing pictures. I'll try to take pics and post them in a new thread after we get back. So when is your next trip?

Heber
 
Tx., B.A.- Get one now before the Pacific version of "Band of Brothers" comes out.

Tx., B.W.- Arisakas are the best; most interesting collectible milsurp. I reload 7.7x58 and 6.5x50 now.

Heber, I was lucky to get THAT day off. :p We need more gun threads around here, post away.


Mike
 
wildmanh said:
I'm heading out to the range in a few minutes with friends to shoot my .22's and zero in the new Peep sight I got for my Marlin 1894C .357 Magnum!

Heber
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Osiyo Heber! How are you liking the little Marlin Carbine? :thumbup: :D :cool:
Back when my eyes were a lot better I shot a squirrel with mine about 60 foot away and way up near the top of a very tall tree for Oklahoma using .357 Mag 158 Gr. SJH.;)
It appeared as if someone had taken an AK Bowie and split his little head cleanly right in half from front to back. There was a slight breeze that day and the tree was moving gently back and forth. I braced myself up against another tree and got the movement down and followed through as I squeezed the round off. When he came tumbling out of the tree my young cousin exclaimed, "YOU GOT HIM!!!!" and picked the squirrel up bringing him over to me.
When I saw the squirrel's head I told my young cousin, "Yeah, I got 'im but I still missed." My young cousin couldn't figure that since the squirrel was definitely dead and I told him, "Since I was shooting such a large caliber I was trying to "bark" him like the old timers used to do when they would hit right next to the squirrel's head and the force of the bullet hitting so close and the bark flying was enough to kill it. :thumbup: :D
But even at that I still knew it was a dayumed lucky shot.;) :p

Peep sights on that little carbine oughta be a killer combination!:thumbup: :D
 
Yvsa said:
Osiyo Heber! How are you liking the little Marlin Carbine? :thumbup: :D :cool:
Back when my eyes were a lot better I shot a squirrel with mine about 60 foot away and way up near the top of a very tall tree for Oklahoma using .357 Mag 158 Gr. SJH.;)
It appeared as if someone had taken an AK Bowie and split his little head cleanly right in half from front to back. There was a slight breeze that day and the tree was moving gently back and forth. I braced myself up against another tree and got the movement down and followed through as I squeezed the round off. When he came tumbling out of the tree my young cousin exclaimed, "YOU GOT HIM!!!!" and picked the squirrel up bringing him over to me.
When I saw the squirrel's head I told my young cousin, "Yeah, I got 'im but I still missed." My young cousin couldn't figure that since the squirrel was definitely dead and I told him, "Since I was shooting such a large caliber I was trying to "bark" him like the old timers used to do when they would hit right next to the squirrel's head and the force of the bullet hitting so close and the bark flying was enough to kill it. :thumbup: :D
But even at that I still knew it was a dayumed lucky shot.;) :p

Peep sights on that little carbine oughta be a killer combination!:thumbup: :D
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Yvsa, the more I shoot the Marlin, the more I like it. And the peep sight makes it even better. 158 grain .357 Mag is devistating at 100 feet and isn't to bad on the shoulder either. I posted about my trip in This Thread. The Peep sight on that gun is a great combination.

Nice shooting there!! By the way. I know what you mean by not needing to hit the target at such close ranges. I put a small ammo box with durt up on a rock. hit right next to the box and the rock spatter did the box in. Way fun!!

Heber
 
very nice Arisaka!

Supposedly the srongest/ most indestuctible of the Mauser derivatives...

There is one locally for 399, but not as nice as yours. Don't need another caliber...

:)

Tom

ps Good shooting BTW, esp. with the arisaka. Kind of Mojo before mojo on the rear sight, no?
 
Hey Ad?

What range did you shoot the 52 at?? That's pretty good shooting overall but esp the pistol!

I have to practice several times to get it that good. With the CZ52 I have a tendency to shoot low until I get used to it.

I have an Arisaka like that one. I have only ever shot 1 box of shells thru it though in HS. I need to shoot it again sometime. Stock on mine is more orange. I paid 25 bucks for mine:thumbup: Paper route money!;)

So tell me about the 45? Is it 45 acp or LC? I'm not familiar with that model.
 
Tom, $399 is way too much for a shooter-grade Arisaka. They've gone up from the $25 in 1970s... but you can still get an OK Type 99 (7.7x58) for under two bills. Intact Imperial chrysanthemum markings draw more... and if anyone out there has an Arisaka with "concentric circle" marks instead of a 'mum, email me. I want one. :-)

HD, your posts on the CZ52 back in the day made me get one. :D Mine shoots low but I just hold the blade higher in the sight pic to hit right on. Shot at 50 feet; average shooting only.

Arisakas are the most fun collectible :p don't tell anyone. The myriad of series and makers, along with the records being lost (via B-29 bomber) makes them a great study. Very well built and heat-treated, as Tom indicated.

Google "Marlin Camp Carbine." They came in .45 ACP and 9mm; using the 1911 mags in .45 and hm.... Forgot whose mags in 9mm... think S&W high-caps.

I reload 7.7 and 6.5 Arisaka- the only two calibers I reload for at this point. Goes from $1/shot to .22-8/shot (or so). 7.5 Swiss and .303 Brit is next.


Mike
 
Ad Astra said:
Arisakas are the most fun collectible :p don't tell anyone. The myriad of series and makers, along with the records being lost (via B-29 bomber) makes them a great study. Very well built and heat-treated, as Tom indicated.Mike
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Ad,

The 52's are going up in price too! A long time ago the Arisakas had a rep for blowing up. Apparently there were some late production ones.

When I was a kid my dad gave me a sporterized one. It was one he had for a while. He and a pal massively overloaded it and then clamped it to a bench and pulled the trigger using a string standing around the corner to test it:eek:
It didn't blow up.:thumbup:
 
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