Last ditch ?? Safe to fire ??

[Michaelp]

Best question is why mess with it?
I'm too old and survived too many stupid events that I don't need anymore.
Tie it to a tree-that just proves it didn't let go -that time.
Compulsively shoot everything you got. Good for you.
At this point I prefer not to go with "probably" ok.
Same - same a low number 03 I got.
Perfectly OK with a few wall hanging collector pieces.
I picked up such a well made looking trainer the other day, that it could fool somebody into firing it.

[Matt Anthony]

Best question is why mess with it?
I'm too old and survived too many stupid events that I don't need anymore.
Tie it to a tree-that just proves it didn't let go -that time.
Compulsively shoot everything you got. Good for you.
At this point I prefer not to go with "probably" ok.
Same - same a low number 03 I got.
Perfectly OK with a few wall hanging collector pieces.
I picked up such a well made looking trainer the other day, that it could fool somebody into firing it.

The T99 was and still could be one of the strongest rifle action in history. The Japaneze copied the Mauser action and the did their improvements to make it stronger. I have one and made it a great varmint rifle in 22-250. Timney trigger, douglas barrel and garrett aculite stock. Glass is now a 36X leupold with Burris rings. You can read all about the Arisaka actions on many websites and see they were not junk.
Matt

[Michaelp]

I'm 67 years old.
I got my 1st T99 and bayonet when I was 14. Still got it.

Owned several of most types over the years.
Got maybe 50 today. Including an outstanding sporter.
Been reading all that stuff all my life.
Never said they were junk, but I prefer not to chance one of those very late gob welded safety knobs getting imbedded in my gourd.

I have used up a lot of my allotted luck over the years and have come to respect that fact.

[Guamsst]

I have found most of the legends of guns that blow up, are just legend. That being said, while I have more faith in these guns than MichaelP, his points are still valid. On the other hand, a brand new rifle can blow up in your face too.

It seems to me though that every person I know who blew up a gun either talked it up into being more of a disaster than it really was....and/or....did something extremely stupid that caused the destruction.

I also recently talked to a guy who swore that on Eeeji Jeema (Iwo Jima) "They was dead Japs all over the place what had the bolt of them junk rifles sticking out of they head where they blowed up on em". When dealing with scientificated evidence like that, it is easy to see why there is such a phobia against shooting Jap rifles.