At various times I've heard that the Arisaka had one of the strongest actions. A guy even told me about someone who brought back a 6.5mm Arisaka as a war souvenir. The guy asked a gunsmith to rechamber it to 30-06. It was rechambered all right, but the barrel was not reamed out and remained 6.5mm. The guy fired a 30-06 round in it and, aside from a huge recoil, no damage was done. I can't say whether this is true or not.
Anyway ,why are not more custom rifles made on Arisaka actions?
