Arisaka Type 99 to 500yds: Practical Accuracy (Why did Japanese use those sights?!)

You can tell this is fake because when he ran out of rounds he didn't fix his bayonet and release a loud "BANZAAAAAI" And charge across the open range at the final targets and instead reloaded. Everyone knows the Japanese only used bayonets and never reloaded.
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Great marksmanship with that rifle and a hefty sounding one at that! Can only imagine the discomfort of having a few of these plus a woodpecker chewing up the foliage around you!

Anyone know where to get reproduction aircraft sight wings? My type 99 has the screw holes to attach them but no wings.

Typo , “ Sleeping.”

We have one .

They stopped using it because the Japanese are “ Losers of every war”.

We smashed them into submission on that historic eventful day of rightful retrabution. A Super Power they still today live in utter fear of. Yes , The USA .

Alone as a nation they now must suffer Chinas incroachment and coming future attacks on Taiwan and surrounding regions.

They never should have crossed the line that awakened the “ Dleeping Giant.

Again, now awake and it’s
not “Woke!” But rather pissed off big time.


A great reckoning is on the rise .

Sights can be graduated for measurements of distance that a culture may use. An example is the Russian mosin rifle. It’s sights are graduated in a unit of measurement known as an Arshin which is about 28 inches. If you think the sights are graduated in yards or meters you will fell a struggle using the sights on distance, until you translate Arshin to yards or meters. What increment measure did Japan use? Meters or a increment of Japanese origin?

cock on close and bolt handle close to the trigger, fastest design as less hand movement. I use both the type99(early one) and lee Enfields (various ages) all fully stocked for hunting

So, a five-man fire team...

Would like to see a type 38 comparing 6.5 and 7.7mm

많은 아시아인들은 영상에 시작부분을 혐오할것 입니다
2차대전 일본에 식민전쟁을 환멸
하니까요
총기를 리뷰 하는것은 어떻지 모르겠으나 적절하지 않는 시작 같습니다
많은 사람들이 많은 나라에서 일본이 저지른 전쟁범죄에 지금도 아파하고 있다는거 기억해주십시오

I have a very early nagoya type 99 that has sadly had the stock cut down but out of all my mil-surp rifles is hands down my favorite to handle and cycle. Being an early production the machining is impeccable, and everything is finished nicely. Currently waiting on a 7.62x39 chamber insert to make it more reasonable to shoot without more permanent modification.

I picked one up a few years ago for cheap. I was impressed. Probably the best of the Mauser clones and was very cleverly engineered. I can use my thumb to operate safety without taking a hand off the rifle, the dust cover was unique for its time (and effective) and the split stock design to accommodate the soft domestically available wood is also unique and effective. I load myself which cuts ammo costs in half even with new brass vs paying Norma's ammo prices. Its even cheaper when I reload the used brass. It uses commonly available .312 bullets like you would see with .303 or 7.62x54. If youre in a pinch and cant find the PRVI Partizan brass, you can trim down .30-06 cases and run them through a resizing die and it works great.

Out of curiosity, (the family would never part with it), but how much are these rifles worth? My grandfather captured one in ww2 with chrome rifled barrel, polished receiver, mum still in tact, airplane sights, bayonet and bayonet scabbard, sling, (but it's very dried), cleaning rod, etc.. in great condition, but never fired since 1945, (he refused to let anyone fire it because he knew it had killed troops). Thanks.

I got a type 38

Es wäre echt super wenn ihr mal eine STG57 Sniper Testen würdet. Grüsse aus der Schweiz🇨🇭

I would love to see a video on making the most of '99 iron sights in low light situations, rapid target acquisition, etc.

Iron sight systems are under taught today.

Please never stop making these.

great episode! thx!

Your analysis of tactical doctrine sheds light on the manufacturing changes of the Axis rifles as the war progressed. Late war K98s retain their long range adjustable sights, but lack a bayonet lug. Type 99 manufacture saw the opposite changes come to pass - bayonet lugs stayed, while the rear sight was reduced to a fixed peep sight that’s good for man-sized targets out to ~300 yards.

I own a type 99 that someone rebarreled in 6mm Remington with a heavy barrel and a nice wood target stock. Whoever it was new what they were doing because they free floated the barrel and bedded the action.

Im sure Cotton Hill had one of these in his closet 😅

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Wow, what an episode.👏

I had 3 of these .ammo was ridiculously high. Something like 50.00 for 10 rounds (Hoffman's) what are you using and the cost ? .

Next to the OSA3 The type 99 is my second choice for a bolt action rifle. The OSA3 Is also Light, and has The Best sights of any Bolt Gun. I thought about using my Finn Mosin as an Anchor for my Boat it's so Heavy. Yes do the Mad minute Vid. But please zero them at 100 yards first.. Great video!

The rear peep sight on the Arisaka, is a much better sight then the one on the Finish Mosin. I have both rifles and would much rather pick the Arisaka if i had to choose one of the two. Also, the Arisaka, is much lighter weight than the Finn Mosin

These videos would be so much better is you would please zero the rifle @ 100 yards on paper before you fire the course.. Adjust the front sight with a brass drift punch and get the rifles windage correct & check the elevation also. It's frustrating to watch these like this.

I have this as well

I was fortunate enough to shoot one of these a couple years back at my local range. The gentleman who brought it in was a regular and his rifle was also the anti-air variant and had most of the chrysanthemum still visible on the barrel. Very cool piece of history.

I owned a type 99 for a few years. A very cool well made rifle, but ammo was just too expensive for me to enjoy shooting it. I eventually sold it because of that.

On the left hand side of the action there is a insignia that looks like thr rising sun but is the sight pitcher you are to see.

how about the type 38 in 6.5x50mm, will this round be comparable to the new 6.8x51 ?

Chrome lined and uses Metford rifling... Many people will see this type of rifling and think it's shot out - Not even close. I love my full mum series 23 Type 99 made by Kokura. So easy to reload using 06 cases and you have many bullets to chose from. I even like the safety, its fast handling and appreciate the rifles inherent great strength and innovation... Nobody does heat treatment any better, and would argue this rifle was the overall best of the Mauser patterns issued during the war.

I have two of these rifles want to sell

Always enjoy watching your videos. I just purchased a Type 99. Looking forward to taking it to the range. Also have a Finnish M39, and an Enfield.

My grandfather died in Nanking, he slipped on a rock and felled from the rapehouse

Do the bolt action mad minute sounds good

The sights and design philosophy seem to make a LOT of sense. Particularly for the Pacific.

I'd like to see a mad minute comparison, my money is on the SMLE No.4 MkI, between it's fast, 60 deg. bolt, and 10 round magazine, nothing else comes close.

lore accurate sniper with the lore accurate gun

OUTSTANDING. CARRY ON.

SO very easy to calculate and then drift the front sight with a tool made using a small C-Clamp.

Name of this music?

Arisaka's sights aren't for precision. Windage is a issue.

I fire formed .30/06 and 8mmx57 brass to 7.7 Jap

Yea, the iron sights do suck. My Japanese Type 99 Short Rifle "Cutback" Bolt Action Sniper shoots great but needs it's scope.

Just picked one of these up today, very very neat piece.

I have two military surplus rifles where the sights start at 300 meters, a type 99 and a Kar98AZ. My brother hates that feature but I love it. Under good conditions, someone with good eyesight can land 300 meter shots with these rifles no problem. With this setup you won't have soldiers adjusting their sights for 2 or 300 meters, which in my opinion is very practical.

43 Notches on the rifle... oof. That guy was the bane of someone's existence.