It's a C&R Christmas! Nambu Type 14!

[Phouty]

You're right, that is uglier. Almost too ugly. Haha.



How is the ammo availability on these WWII Japanese handguns and rifles?
I want an Arisaka, but I'm afraid ammo will be like 60 cents a round.

Lets be honest.....
As of today, the availability of the Nambu and Arisaka ammo is slightly better than none.
After the...you know...SB-whatever-the-number-is....kicks in on Feb. 11, the chances of getting 8mm Nambu ammo will be -.08457241, or even lower per each of California Assembly's legislative session. (I employed hi-tech scientific formula to arrive at that result).
Brace yourselves YOU, the owners of "unusual" caliber guns, or run fast, and order your reloading equipment on emergency basis from your local vendor. Viva la Kalifonia! Viva el terminador, or a person also known as a husband of a true governor of Kalifornia, Mrs. Maria Shriver.
BTW
Is a donation of a physical object considered as a political donation for tax purposes? I would like to donate a famous La Bamba pistol, Modello el Paco, in a popular caliber .46-7/13 to outgoing person (not too soon), also known as a husband of a governor of Kalifornia, and thank him/her/them for all the good things she/he/them did to that (once) beautiful and prosperous state. My only concern is, whether I will be able to claim this political donation on my upcoming state tax return (?), so I could get the state refund in a form of the only state legal tender/currency called the IOUs?

[OHOD]

I like it!
But how come you don't like it anymore? After such a short time, we can do the PPT this weekend if you like!

[Datamancer]

You're right, that is uglier. Almost too ugly. Haha.



How is the ammo availability on these WWII Japanese handguns and rifles?
I want an Arisaka, but I'm afraid ammo will be like 60 cents a round.

The Jap stuff is pretty rare and expensive. The Nambu is about a dollar per round, maybe a little more with shipping, and the Arisaka 7.7 is about .40-.50 a round, but is ALWAYS sold out.

Check out http://www.buffaloarms.com and http://www.ammobank.com for rare or exotic ammo.

Buffalo Arms has the Nambu, but they're holding my order until more Arisaka comes in.

-~D~-

[Datamancer]

Sweet! My Nambu-nition came today! Interestingly, it's .40 Winchester brass that has been necked-down.

-~D~-

[jaq]

Sweet. Waiting on a range report now.

And to answer your question from last month that I only just saw: I got a T38 and a couple of sporterized T99s. See thread:

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=370747

Cheers

[Datamancer]

Sweet. Waiting on a range report now.

And to answer your question from last month that I only just saw: I got a T38 and a couple of sporterized T99s. See thread:

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=370747

Cheers

Looks like a nice collection. I'd like to have that too...one from each world player.

I actually just picked up a new T99 stock on ebay for $100 (considering I've seen JUST THE HANDGUARDS go for $100, I couldn't say no) so I'm going to convert my butchered T99 (not by me) back into a full-stocked mixmaster. I just need to find some new action screws because Bubba destroyed the existing screws.
Still waiting on my Arisaka ammo though. It's on backorder from BuffaloArms, but seems to be out EVERYWHERE.

-~D~-

[jaq]

Looks like a nice collection. I'd like to have that too...one from each world player.

I actually just picked up a new T99 stock on ebay for $100 (considering I've seen JUST THE HANDGUARDS go for $100, I couldn't say no) so I'm going to convert my butchered T99 (not by me) back into a full-stocked mixmaster. I just need to find some new action screws because Bubba destroyed the existing screws.
Still waiting on my Arisaka ammo though. It's on backorder from BuffaloArms, but seems to be out EVERYWHERE.

-~D~-

Cool. Nice find ;-) Yeah, I looked for decent stocks for months w/o satisfaction.

Have you tried Numrich for action screws? I think they used to have them.

And MidwayUSA had ammo last I checked.

You'll have to show us some pix when you get your mixmaster put together

Cheers!

[NaughtyMonkey]

That's defiantly a unique pistol. I like it though. Congrats.

[Datamancer]

Cool. Nice find ;-) Yeah, I looked for decent stocks for months w/o satisfaction.

Have you tried Numrich for action screws? I think they used to have them.

And MidwayUSA had ammo last I checked.

You'll have to show us some pix when you get your mixmaster put together

Cheers!

Oh yeah I forgot about Numrich. Thanks for the recommendation! I just ordered all 3 screws.

Ebay has actually had quite a few stocks up there lately going for decent prices (and a few that were way overpriced, of course) if you want to poke around. Best thing to do is log in, search for "arisaka stock", and then click "save search" and Ebay will send you an email whenever a new item matching your search is posted.

Midway has been out of 7.7 for a while now. They have 6.5 though, I believe.

I'll be sure to post when I reskin the rifle. It has a ground mum and a sportered stock, so I'm not really ruining any collector value by restocking it. I figure the least I can do is make it look nice. I haven't taken the new stock apart yet to see the arsenal marks but maybe I'll even luck-out and have a matching Nagoya!

-~D~-