I really enjoy this series. Keep them coming. My first military rifle was a 1923 mosin nagant 91/30. I got it for christmas from my dad. There was no wrapping paper, it was leaned up behind the tree with a tag on the stock that read To: John, From: Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. I have many mosin nagant rifle variants now and that first rifle is one of the more common, but its the most valuable to me and I would never part with it.
My first was an original matching, not arsenal refurbed/force matched, 1946 M44. Bought it from a buddy for like $60. Sold it off years later, probably still a vid floating around my channel about it from years ago lol. Great first rifles, got me in to milsurps!
My first surplus rifle and indeed the first firearm I ever bought was a 1943 made No.1 MkIII* SMLE made at the Lithgow Arms Factory down here in Aus and I’ve not much idea about its prior service history aside from it was taken into private ownership and turned into a “ Range rifle “ so it had a central Parker hale sight mounted over top of the bolt behind the charger bridge at some point but aside from that it’s all stock standard and not all bubba’d up First rifle Accurate rifle And fun as fuck to shoot Never part with the old girl 😊
Got my type 99 a bit back with the mum on it. Got it at the time just to have a japanese rifle but after checking it over I’ve to come to appreciate it a lot. Was lucky to find a couple box of ammo for it right before everything went crazy and got a bayonet with the same Arsenal marking as the rifle. Would love to find a type 38 sometime.
Listening to this story makes me wish I got into milsurp rifle collecting a decade ago. My first was a Yugo SKS m59/66. All matching parts, never fired, still caked in cosmoline when I got it. Bought it for $500, which I still feel like I got shafted a bit, but it was paid for with my stimulus check that I didn't need, so no skin off my nose. Taught me the "exciting and magical experience" of cleaning cosmoline. To this day, I still feel like I missed a few areas, but otherwise it runs like a dream.
Keep up the good work, Mike! My first rifle that got me hooked was a 1918 Enfield. Back in the day they were 75 dollars at local gun shows. Funny story, guys from my Dads generation never knew what to do about that missing stock disk, so they put a silver quarter in the hole for good luck when hunting!
This is going to be a great series! My first was an M44 that I got at an auction at our firehall around 2004 for $45. My most treasured milsurp though is my Lithgow No1 Mk3 that I picked up last year with the help of one of my best friends who passed away a few months after finding it for me. If it gets sold it'll be by my kids after I'm gone.
The whole point of this series is to go through them individually....... I don't want to make a three hour video about everything on the walls at once...
Hey Mike! I actually just picked one of these up (coincidentally on the emperor's birthday). Just wanted to thank you for the info. My rifle has the mum and AA sights, but I was bummed out the bolt didn't match. Your explanation about how bolts would be separated into piles on the ship over adds an interesting element of history. So I'm pretty happy about that!
My very surplus rifle was a Type 99 Last Ditch I got in 2020 for my WWII display. Was able to get it for cheap because the pawn shop that sold it said it was a trainer. Did some research and confirmed that it wasn’t a trainer and shot it a few times before the ammo dried up and I’m really glad I have it.
My first military rifle is a Gewehr 88 action I got from you. Still waiting on some parts for it, but it'll make a nice rifle. Cool Arisaka. Guns from a relative always have sentimental value.
Excellent video as usual! My first military surplus wheapond was a Chinease carbine Type 53.I have the Japanese tye38 and the type 99.I have banged a deer with the type 38and 99.With my type 99 I banged a deer a 160yards.The kind of rifle you have.I relode for these and target shoot. I would like to see more of these videos. David Back from Menifee county Kentucky.I have these types also 20years in my collections
Love the videos and the “I’m just going to say it” mentality man. I gotta ask. For your milsurp rifles do you ever fully disassemble them? I’ve always just done a good field strip to clean. Should I be doing more?
We took our Type 99 to a gunsmith to see if it could be serviced. Unfortunately the firing pin is broken, so if they can do anything it will probably be fixing surface rust and cleaning the however many decades worth of crap it has managed to accumulate in its tiny crevices and bits. But aside from being a bit rusted on the outside, the rifling is pristine! Unfortunately my Dad does not want to do anything to 30-06 brass in order to fire it even if the firing pin was intact. Great video!
Arisakas are one my favorite rifles to collect! It is a shame they aren’t as cheap as they used to be but also neat others are picking up interest in them. I remember back in early 2016 I paid 250 for my first type 99 with bayonet and the box the solider shipped it home in!
love my type 99. took it deer hunting this year. I like shooting it more than the k98. I agree with your thoughts about the recoil. it seems like it should hit hard than it does.
I've only owned one Arisaka, which was quite odd. It was a Type 38 but had been sporterized with a custom stock, different sights, and a turned down bolt handle, along with a nice padded leather hunting sling. The oddest thing was it was chambered in 7.62x39mm. I owned it when Clinton was in office and I was known as a budding gun nut, getting pulled over frequently for trivial things. One night I was stopped for doing 37 in a 35 and the county police ran the serial number. They came back to me asking why I felt the need to have an SKS in the car, as that's what the rifle popped up as, and also accused me of spotlighting deer in the area as I had a spotlight in the car (at the time I worked security at truck terminals). I wondered even back then if it might have been a Chinese capture that was imported along with Chinese SKS' when those were still super common. The caliber of the rifle made little sense otherwise, and I wish I still had it despite its complete lack of historical value.
My first rifle was a Yugo captured K98K. Half the parts don't match, including the bolt, but I love it. I still have it and dispite all the other rifles I got, she still is one of my favs.
right on, first in my collection was also a short t99, nagoya first series. still have it and its one of my favorites, many guns later. surprisingly soft shooter, and very accurate until the weird triangle post reminds me how bad my eyes are and messes my elevation (dont know how else to describe it, the sharp point of the post will move up or down as the post gets less or more blurry depending on the whims of my eyes).
Mike you seem pretty knowledgable on arisaka’s. I finally tracked down a nice type 99 (which looks like a sister to my jinsen type 38) But I’ve noticed an oddity. The whole rifle is early war pattern, except the bolt which is the squared off late war style. But the serial numbers Match. Have you seen anything like that?
I bought my first firearm this summer and its an all matching Kokura 23rd Series Type 99 (no mum so it was a surrendered rifle). Interestingly enough, compared to your 20th series, my rifle doesn't have the barrel band that allows for a monopod. They stopped adding these along with long cleaning rods and stock inspector proofs in the late in the 23rd series. I find these little war time production differences on 99s to be a super interesting part about them.
What hooks are you using to display the guns on the wall? When I search for gun hooks I just get a bunch of expensive decorative ones, I like the look of yours better. Love the video, great story.
M1 Garand, $325, 1995. Sold my 4H pig at the fair and bought it. Sold it a couple years ago because I had a better one, but I wish I could find that first one again.
My first military rifle is also a arisaka type 99 carbine I have had it for 5 years now still have not been able to shoot it because the ammo is hard to find. I also have a 91/30 mosin nagant right now as I am typing this message I am trying to get a model 1896 swedish mauser from a local pawn shop!
@@MikeB128 yes I did great job but I have never fired a British Enfield or type 99. The only military surplus rifle I have fired is a model 1944 mosin nagant carbine. Got a question for you Mike in your opinion what is the best bolt action rifle of world war 2 and why?
>French >broke college kid > mUh GuNs BaD family (typical) > bought a 1915 spandau g98 anyways >currently doing the administrative crap to legally own it
Does anyone know a concrete answer why Japanese ammo is so expensive and hard to find? For a long time even before the pandemic it was still pretty expensive and hard to find. Now it's almost impossible to find and if you do find some you will pay out the a$$. Is it because people are afraid to shoot them because they have a false reputation of being junk and blowing up. Just based on the prices these rifles went for just a few years ago, I would think there are lots of these rifles out there. Either that or they was just undervalued.
I know that PPU makes 7.7x58mm, but for whatever reason can't/won't export it to the U.S. Their brass pops up all the time, just no loaded components. I have no idea why this is.
@@MikeB128 That's strange. I knew it was odd when then Graf and Sons ammo is loaded with PPU brass but I never saw any PPU ammo for sale. Now I know why. Thank you Mike.
I really enjoy this series. Keep them coming. My first military rifle was a 1923 mosin nagant 91/30. I got it for christmas from my dad. There was no wrapping paper, it was leaned up behind the tree with a tag on the stock that read To: John, From: Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. I have many mosin nagant rifle variants now and that first rifle is one of the more common, but its the most valuable to me and I would never part with it.
My first was an original matching, not arsenal refurbed/force matched, 1946 M44. Bought it from a buddy for like $60. Sold it off years later, probably still a vid floating around my channel about it from years ago lol. Great first rifles, got me in to milsurps!
My first surplus rifle and indeed the first firearm I ever bought was a 1943 made No.1 MkIII* SMLE made at the Lithgow Arms Factory down here in Aus and I’ve not much idea about its prior service history aside from it was taken into private ownership and turned into a “ Range rifle “ so it had a central Parker hale sight mounted over top of the bolt behind the charger bridge at some point but aside from that it’s all stock standard and not all bubba’d up
First rifle
Accurate rifle
And fun as fuck to shoot
Never part with the old girl 😊
Got my type 99 a bit back with the mum on it. Got it at the time just to have a japanese rifle but after checking it over I’ve to come to appreciate it a lot. Was lucky to find a couple box of ammo for it right before everything went crazy and got a bayonet with the same Arsenal marking as the rifle. Would love to find a type 38 sometime.
Listening to this story makes me wish I got into milsurp rifle collecting a decade ago. My first was a Yugo SKS m59/66. All matching parts, never fired, still caked in cosmoline when I got it. Bought it for $500, which I still feel like I got shafted a bit, but it was paid for with my stimulus check that I didn't need, so no skin off my nose. Taught me the "exciting and magical experience" of cleaning cosmoline. To this day, I still feel like I missed a few areas, but otherwise it runs like a dream.
Keep up the good work, Mike! My first rifle that got me hooked was a 1918 Enfield. Back in the day they were 75 dollars at local gun shows. Funny story, guys from my Dads generation never knew what to do about that missing stock disk, so they put a silver quarter in the hole for good luck when hunting!
My first surplus was a Chinese SKS I bought from an older man I used to help out very sweet shooter and I absolutely love it.
This is going to be a great series! My first was an M44 that I got at an auction at our firehall around 2004 for $45. My most treasured milsurp though is my Lithgow No1 Mk3 that I picked up last year with the help of one of my best friends who passed away a few months after finding it for me. If it gets sold it'll be by my kids after I'm gone.
Great idea for a series. I would really enjoy a closer look at the wall behind you and the stories that go with them. 👍👍
The whole point of this series is to go through them individually....... I don't want to make a three hour video about everything on the walls at once...
Keep up the good work as always. Arisaka rifles are solid rifles. I need to get my hands on one one of these days.
Beautiful Arisaka! The Walther P38 is what got me hook in collecting.
Cool! This will be a very cool series.
My first was a Mosin 91/30 that I bought from SOG.
I enjoyed this episode and learned a little more. Looking forward to the next one 👍
Hey Mike! I actually just picked one of these up (coincidentally on the emperor's birthday). Just wanted to thank you for the info. My rifle has the mum and AA sights, but I was bummed out the bolt didn't match. Your explanation about how bolts would be separated into piles on the ship over adds an interesting element of history. So I'm pretty happy about that!
a buddy of mine is currently refurbishing a type 99. its a very nice rifle
My very surplus rifle was a Type 99 Last Ditch I got in 2020 for my WWII display. Was able to get it for cheap because the pawn shop that sold it said it was a trainer. Did some research and confirmed that it wasn’t a trainer and shot it a few times before the ammo dried up and I’m really glad I have it.
My first military rifle is a Gewehr 88 action I got from you. Still waiting on some parts for it, but it'll make a nice rifle. Cool Arisaka. Guns from a relative always have sentimental value.
This is awsome! I have a toyo kogyo 99 that looks to be charred...its one of my favorites
Excellent video as usual! My first military surplus wheapond was a Chinease carbine Type 53.I have the Japanese tye38 and the type 99.I have banged a deer with the type 38and 99.With my type 99 I banged a deer a 160yards.The kind of rifle you have.I relode for these and target shoot. I would like to see more of these videos. David Back from Menifee county Kentucky.I have these types also 20years in my collections
Love the videos and the “I’m just going to say it” mentality man. I gotta ask. For your milsurp rifles do you ever fully disassemble them? I’ve always just done a good field strip to clean. Should I be doing more?
Great video, Mike and timely, I'm currently in the process of buying a 99 Arisaka.
love these type of videos.
Type 99 Short Rifle at 99.8k subscribers. Almost to 100,000. Congratulations 🎉 Mike
We took our Type 99 to a gunsmith to see if it could be serviced. Unfortunately the firing pin is broken, so if they can do anything it will probably be fixing surface rust and cleaning the however many decades worth of crap it has managed to accumulate in its tiny crevices and bits. But aside from being a bit rusted on the outside, the rifling is pristine! Unfortunately my Dad does not want to do anything to 30-06 brass in order to fire it even if the firing pin was intact. Great video!
Arisakas are one my favorite rifles to collect! It is a shame they aren’t as cheap as they used to be but also neat others are picking up interest in them. I remember back in early 2016 I paid 250 for my first type 99 with bayonet and the box the solider shipped it home in!
love my type 99. took it deer hunting this year. I like shooting it more than the k98. I agree with your thoughts about the recoil. it seems like it should hit hard than it does.
I've only owned one Arisaka, which was quite odd. It was a Type 38 but had been sporterized with a custom stock, different sights, and a turned down bolt handle, along with a nice padded leather hunting sling. The oddest thing was it was chambered in 7.62x39mm. I owned it when Clinton was in office and I was known as a budding gun nut, getting pulled over frequently for trivial things. One night I was stopped for doing 37 in a 35 and the county police ran the serial number. They came back to me asking why I felt the need to have an SKS in the car, as that's what the rifle popped up as, and also accused me of spotlighting deer in the area as I had a spotlight in the car (at the time I worked security at truck terminals).
I wondered even back then if it might have been a Chinese capture that was imported along with Chinese SKS' when those were still super common. The caliber of the rifle made little sense otherwise, and I wish I still had it despite its complete lack of historical value.
My first rifle was a Yugo captured K98K. Half the parts don't match, including the bolt, but I love it. I still have it and dispite all the other rifles I got, she still is one of my favs.
Great stuff, thank you!! Are we getting a top 5 milsurps for 2022 soon?
right on, first in my collection was also a short t99, nagoya first series. still have it and its one of my favorites, many guns later. surprisingly soft shooter, and very accurate until the weird triangle post reminds me how bad my eyes are and messes my elevation (dont know how else to describe it, the sharp point of the post will move up or down as the post gets less or more blurry depending on the whims of my eyes).
Dang Mike almost 100k brother! U deserve million already tho
Mike you seem pretty knowledgable on arisaka’s. I finally tracked down a nice type 99 (which looks like a sister to my jinsen type 38)
But I’ve noticed an oddity. The whole rifle is early war pattern, except the bolt which is the squared off late war style. But the serial numbers Match. Have you seen anything like that?
Found mine at an antique store behind the register, saw the sights
“If you don’t know where to start, go back to the beginnin’.” Great reference 😉.
Always wanted a 99, my first was Smith and corona 43 1903 a3
I bought my first firearm this summer and its an all matching Kokura 23rd Series Type 99 (no mum so it was a surrendered rifle). Interestingly enough, compared to your 20th series, my rifle doesn't have the barrel band that allows for a monopod. They stopped adding these along with long cleaning rods and stock inspector proofs in the late in the 23rd series. I find these little war time production differences on 99s to be a super interesting part about them.
nice rifle, my 1st one was a Swedish Mauser.
What hooks are you using to display the guns on the wall? When I search for gun hooks I just get a bunch of expensive decorative ones, I like the look of yours better. Love the video, great story.
M1 Garand, $325, 1995. Sold my 4H pig at the fair and bought it. Sold it a couple years ago because I had a better one, but I wish I could find that first one again.
My first military rifle is also a arisaka type 99 carbine I have had it for 5 years now still have not been able to shoot it because the ammo is hard to find.
I also have a 91/30 mosin nagant right now as I am typing this message I am trying to get a model 1896 swedish mauser from a local pawn shop!
You didn't watch the video, did you...
@@MikeB128 yes I did great job but I have never fired a British Enfield or type 99. The only military surplus rifle I have fired is a model 1944 mosin nagant carbine.
Got a question for you Mike in your opinion what is the best bolt action rifle of world war 2 and why?
Great rifles that were available for years at cheap prices because ammo wasn’t easily available.
I’m interested in the series
Sweet rifle. My dad collected Japanese WW2 rifles and 7 rifles at one time. Does that rifle have complete Mum or is it grounded off?
did u have an Carcano-Arisaka Type I
>French
>broke college kid
> mUh GuNs BaD family (typical)
> bought a 1915 spandau g98 anyways
>currently doing the administrative crap to legally own it
I got my type 99 way back in 2007 for $110 got my mosin nagant 91/30 in 2006 when I was 18 for $100 then 2 years later I got a m44 for $140
Good series, i have a few milsurps and to know others out there enjoy talking about them, how they acquired them and everything makes me happy.
Is no one going to point out the Escanaba reference in the beginning
A couple have.
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Does anyone know a concrete answer why Japanese ammo is so expensive and hard to find? For a long time even before the pandemic it was still pretty expensive and hard to find. Now it's almost impossible to find and if you do find some you will pay out the a$$. Is it because people are afraid to shoot them because they have a false reputation of being junk and blowing up. Just based on the prices these rifles went for just a few years ago, I would think there are lots of these rifles out there. Either that or they was just undervalued.
I know that PPU makes 7.7x58mm, but for whatever reason can't/won't export it to the U.S. Their brass pops up all the time, just no loaded components. I have no idea why this is.
@@MikeB128 That's strange. I knew it was odd when then Graf and Sons ammo is loaded with PPU brass but I never saw any PPU ammo for sale. Now I know why. Thank you Mike.
Someone offered me one for free years ago with a missing bolt.. Maybe I should have took it
Hey Mike I have 7.7 norma I can donate for you take that beautiful old girl out. Shoot me a reply and we can set up shipping
Thanks, but I have plenty of brass and components and loaded ammo.
$70