Japanese Type 38 rechambered to 6.5/06. I'd seen references to the caliber over the years and I know it was a popular conversion for the T38 since 6.5x50 Arisaka ammo was hard to come by, (unless you wanted to search a bunch of islands in the Pacific) but this was the first time I'd seen anything chambered as such.
I need to break out the Ackley books again and read up on it but until I can get to them, how overbore was it? Anyone here spent any quality time with the 6.5/06? I'm curious what off the shelf calibers will do the same thing without the wildcat fuss and muss but only for the sake of comparison. It simply appeals to my old school sporter sensibilites which have ZERO to do with practicality!
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Don't know that I'll actually get the rifle (they had it priced over double what I was willing to pay and even the clerk agreed it was way overpriced) but it will be a fun mental exercise to talk myself into or out of it (if they'll get realistic with the price of course).
What say ye?
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