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Anybody ever hunted deer with a 6.5X50 Jap chambered gun? My dad (Army) won an Arisaka 38 in a poker game years ago from a worse player (Navy).
I left it with a relative a few years ago, and he swears I didn't. Family! Now I want one again.
Anyone here ever hunted with one? What is the largest animal you've taken at what range with what bullet?
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It's only a couple of hundred fps slower than a Creed, so it should be fine. Most load data for it is pretty mild and the Arisaka is a very strong action so I'd have no qualms about loading it to modern velocity.
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If Montana had a standing army, a 270 Win with Federal Blue Box 130's would be the standard issue.
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I have always had a liking for customized Arisakas in 6.5X50MM. Friend of mine just picked up a very nice one and I am looking forward to handling it in the flesh
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I've used the 6.5X54 M-S with excellent results. I doubt you'd see much difference between the two.
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My father hunted deer with an Arisaka type 38 his entire life. It was a full-length rifle with aperture sight. He killed a boatload of deer with it. Furthest was at just over 400 yards. It was an 8 point standing under an apple tree. Dropped on contact. Most were under 75 yards. He thought very highly of the 6.5.
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Can ammo or brass be found?
Shew me thy ways, O LORD: teach me thy paths.
"there are few better cartridges on Earth than the 7 x 57mm Mauser"
"the .30 Springfield is light, accurate, penetrating, and has surprising stopping power"
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Graf's probably has privi partisan brass
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Amma can be a challenge to find, but brass is fairly easy to find.
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