Day 2 of deer season. 6 hours yesterday, 6 hours today. Aint seen jack shit. I'll do it tomorrow too. Why tho? Its so boring. Its so DULL... yet there's a piece of magic in it.
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And I know someone may ask - My rifle is an authentic WWII Japanese Imperial Army 7.7x58mm Arisaka bolt-action rifle. Some of you may know it from basically every WWII video game in existence.
I live completely off-grid BTW. Any deer I may (or may not) harvest from my own land will be 100% used. This ain't trophy or sport hunting. This is for a very healthy and non commercial/factory source of wild protein.
How's the Chrysanthemum, cut or uncut?
Who made it? (The mark to the left of the chrysanthemum.)
Just curious!
The Chrysanthemum was filed off before surrender to the US military. The manufacturer marking is Toyo Kogyo. This is a mid-war model. 1942. So, it still has a good build quality before all hell broke loose and they started making these things as fast and as cheap as they could in the mid-40's.
It still has the flip-up sights but lacks the airplane sights that flip out from that. After all these years, its still so accurate. Granted, it was only fired a few times before I got it. I still have the original bill of sale in my possession.
Ahh too bad about the chrysanthemum but nice stick either way!
I'd be interested in buying an early-war short barrel version with all the artistic flame it had to it one day. Especially, the kind with the milled Chrysanthemum on the back of the bolt safety. That aspect was long gone by the time my rifle was made. For being such an effective instrument of war for their time, they sure made them pretty especially at the beginning.
Looked and I'm surprised at ammo availability. Better make every shot count at that price!
I'd love a Marlin 1895 SBL, but I can't justify 45-70 Government when I don't even hunt elephants. :(
Yuuuup. Ive saved all my spent brass so I can reload my own rounds eventually. I haven't done it yet, but its happening.
I was gonna ask why 7.7? Surely a more modern cartridge would work at least as well for cheaper.
There are rumors swirling around that an 8mm will still fire and unconfirmed testimonials from internet forum randos that that is the case with various degrees of success. However, for me, when it comes to high powered rifles, I'drather stick to the standard the gun is designed to fire. It's expensive but it has also given me a reason to learn how to reload my own rounds.
Besides, I got lots of other guns I can use for target practice that are way cheaper and readily available at the local gun shop.
I want to use the Arisaka to hunt because of the challenge and novelty. I could run out with a Armalite strapped with all the fancy accessories but that kinda takes the fun out of the chase for me personally.