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Maybe check the gas system for corrosion

I will have to check the law out again. I have to admit I do get a little confused reading them at times

Does that mean no brown bess muskets will be legal

Who should I be righting and how to I get there addresse to send letters to voice my concerns with the upcoming anti gun legislation.

I was thinking that maybe a sticky at the top with a list of gun smiths might help out members. My smith went out business sometime ago and have had trouble finding one in my area

If I remember the Polish had nice light colored stocks and nice metal

Nice. I love the Lee enfield.

I could be a experimental or the rare chinese copy

With out seeing pictures I could not say.

Some sites to help http://forums.gunboards.com/forumdisplay.php?52-Firearms-Of-The-Rising-Sun The folks on that forum are very knowledgeable oj japanese weapons http://www.castle-thunder.com/series.htm This will help you with markings Also Military Rifles of Japan Fred L., Jr. Honeycutt Is sort of the bible of arisaka collecting

I have only shot 12 ga shotguns but to me the recoil of my arisaka was very mild compaired to my 12 ga

The recoil on my series 1 was mild. I would say the recoil is like an 303 enfield

I am a collector. My favorite are type 99 7th series. I would love own a type 38 and 44 one day. I like to shoot mine also i find the wood butplates on late war 99 to be punishing to the shoulder. Has any seen or shot the elusive Mexican arisaka in 7mmthis mauser

Nice. I have a yugo with the launcher dead on at 100 yrds. The one downside to yugo sks and I aks the bores are not chromed so if you shoot corrosive ammo you have to make sure it's extra clean I use soap water to clean corrosive ammo I I doubt there's much 7.62 corrosive ammo anymore

I own an old navy arms import it fun to shoot even with poor bore. I cant remember if the sights are set to be shot eith the bayonet ectended like the russian ones

Everything is a learning experience. Since you and the ffl have bad blood why not find a new one

What attracted you to surplus firearms?what is your favorite? For me it was growing up with the old war movies with my dad. As for favorites i like them all but the arisaka is tops on list. Below are some of my carcano's

Thank You for the info

Forgive my ignorance. If I went to sarco in pa could I purchase long guns there or do they haver to be sent to a ffl. I used to go to sarco when there were in NJ. I love surplus rifles