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So, thinking they should work just fine in the next rifle, I let a few rounds fly.and fly they did, wild as heck! I finally tried to group them at 25 yards and it was as if I were shooting a sawed-off shotgun.īack to the shop.I made sure the barrel was free floated: I re-crowned the muzzle. I had developed very accurate loads for the first rifle using Sierra 120g spitzers. Now the second rifle is a different story. My first Arisaka put-together was a M38 carbine and it has no problem shooting reloads with just about any 6.5mm bullet. I own two type 38 rifles put together completely from spare parts, one of which does not adhere to the strict confines of what you might call 'military dress.' I enjoy reloading for all my rifles.all milsurps, of course. Hello all! My first post to this specific forum. (1966) The Stackpole Company, Harrisburg, PA. Fighting Techniques of a Japanese Infantryman 1941–1945: Training, Techniques and Weapons. The Rifle Story: An Illustrated History from 1756 to the Present Day. ↑ 'Battle of the Pacific: How Japs Fight'.Vietnam captured rifles seized from the troops of Japanese occupation troops in Indochina, the soldiers used by the Viet Minh during the war in Indochina.According to another source, Japanese exports of this model were much greater: 500,000 to Great Britain and 620,000 to Russia. Most were used by training battalions and the rifles were declared obsolete in 1921. United Kingdom: Bought a mixed batch of 150,000 Type 30 and Type 38 rifles from Japan at the start of World War I.This in addition to about 600,000 in 6.5 mm ordered directly from Japan. Russian Empire: During World War I, bought the remaining 35,400 rifles originally intended for Mexico, and also received 128,000 Type 30 and 38 rifles from Britain in 1916.Thailand: purchased from Japan before World War II.Burma captured and abandoned weapons used by the Burmese against the Japanese and the British.Mexico: The Mexican government ordered 40,000 rifles chambered for the 7×57mm Mauser cartridge in 1910, but less than 5,000 were delivered before the overthrow of president Porfirio Diaz in 1911 canceled the order.Indonesia: Captured Japanese weapons after Japan's World War II surrender and used them in the Indonesian Independence War.People's Liberation Army, Captured from and used against Japanese forces.National Revolutionary Army, Captured from and used against Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War.During World War I, Japan sold 640,000 units to the Allied nations, starting with a purchase of 150,000 units by France.