lawrencewendall
Been There, Done That
- Oct 10, 2009
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Before anyone chimes in to pitch this rifle, I want to try to figure out what this is chambered to first. It may end up as a mantle piece but I'm not ready to give up yet. It is a 6.5x50 mm Type 38 Arisaka. It appears to be bubba'ed but I'm not sure to what. I took a wax mold and it spec'ed out to manufacturer's specs (there is a small difference between what's online and what is in Hornady #7 edition). I loaded Prvi brass, which pretty much matched Norma specs, with the lightest load for the bullet. Here's the result. Any thoughts? The spent casing is leaning 'cause it also bulged the primer. Don't worry, the rifle was clamped down and I fired with a 30 foot piece of rope. I fired 2 rounds and both are the same. Some things that caught my eye were the re-forming of the shoulder and the lack of expansion at the base.