Arisaka Type 44 - Anyone have one?

[FourTenJaeger]

How much did you pay, Where can I find one, And when did you buy it? How's it shoot? oh and

[big103]

No but I do want one. Saw on on here a little while back for 400 but I know there prices can go into the thousands easy.

[mofugly13]

I got one, for free, given by a friend of my girls. It's in great condition except for the fact that some previous owner removed the spike bayonet. I haven't shot it. Maybe one day if I stumble across some ammo...It even has an intact mum. I don't have any photos of it, though.

[big103]

^^^^^ Here is a link to some ammo for it cheapest iv`e found $20 a box. If you reload this company has brass and dies also.

http://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/category/categoryId/164?

[FourTenJaeger]

I really like those WW2 Japanese Rifles.

[Mike A]

I have a type 38 cavalry carbine, or at least that's what I've always called it. It is the model of carbine before they put a folding bayonet on it. The one I have was a GI (actually USMC) bringback from Korea, where Koreans on both sides used a lot of Japanese WWII weapons. Still has the "mum". Grooves has some very light pitting; lands clean, shoots great with Norma 6.5x50.

[saki302]

A good Type 44 will range from $350 to $750 depending on mum present, matchign numbers, and how lucky you are.

Anyone who pays thousands for a Type 44 needs to come see me. I have some guns for sale

-Dave

[aghauler]

A good Type 44 will range from $350 to $750 depending on mum present, matchign numbers, and how lucky you are.

Anyone who pays thousands for a Type 44 needs to come see me. I have some guns for sale

-Dave

What Dave says on price is correct. Condition is everything. Cabela's in Reno has been trying to sell a Type 44 for over 6 months @ $799, now marked down to $699. The upper handguard has been hacked to look like sword cuts, but the cuts look to fresh to be from WW 2. Anyway Hornadys make the ammo which Cabela's carries. I sold my Type 44 a mismatch no mum, and a Type 99 matching no mum, as a package deal last month for $775. The fella that bought mine has one that he says key holes at 100 yards. He took mine out and shot it also keyholed, but was more accurate. I was feeling bad because that thing had a frosted bore but strong rifling and seemingly tight muzzle. He went on to say the he "understood" that it wasn't uncommon for them to keyhole so not to worry that he was very happy with what I sent him, the Type 99 and Type 38 are quite accurate though. Come to think of it that Type 44 at Cabela's disappeared out of the rack for awhile last month and I thought it was sold, it magically reappeared last week but you know what the wood looks like they tried to clean it up a bit more. Still over priced.

[kwansao]

i hate these things. in my mind arisaka rifles were used primarily for shooting babies and old women.

[echo6cavedog]

I've seen them on the racks at Fine Firearms in La Mesa (San Diego), I can't recall the prices. Theres always more than one. I've steered clear of them since I've heard from numerous sources that ammo is expensive and hard to find.

ETA: Oh, I see you're in AZ.

[OHOD]

i hate these things. in my mind arisaka rifles were used primarily for shooting babies and old women.

Every type of military firearm in history is guilty of shooting babies and women at some time or another.

[mosinnagantm9130]

i hate these things. in my mind arisaka rifles were used primarily for shooting babies and old women.

Every type of military firearm in history is guilty of shooting babies and women at some time or another.

OHOD beat me to it. Milsurps of all types have a not so good history.

[Arisaka]

When I think of killing women and children, I think M16A1.....

[Arisaka]

^^ No offense intended to anyone

[aghauler]

I've seen them on the racks at Fine Firearms in La Mesa (San Diego), I can't recall the prices. Theres always more than one. I've steered clear of them since I've heard from numerous sources that ammo is expensive and hard to find.

ETA: Oh, I see you're in AZ.

Hornady produces the ammo, Cabelas has it it stock.