Traded into a Type 38 Arisaka in .17-.222 with a 1-12 twist. It has some issues, bolt mods to the safety being the primary one in my mind. Sometimes it will cock when closed, more often not. I will get that figured out.
Feeding from the left side of the magazine is another; looking at the quality of work, I cannot imagine the gunsmith let it out of his shop if it didn't feed reliably.
My biggest question is the twist, a 12" twist seems awful slow in .17 caliber. Any bullet recommendations? No I'm not going to cast for this rifle.
Looking at the rifle the other night, I told my friend that it would probably cost $2500 to build it today. Looking at it more, I'm thinking it would cost more than that.
Robert