Should I buy a Type 30 Arisaka for $500?

Also, 'Surp thread, since there is none.

Bumping for arisaka anon

>>34719839
t-thanks

>>34719647
What condition is it in? Do its serial numbers match?

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>>34719647
Sure, what could go wrong?

>>34720010
It seems good, only thing disconcerting is the wood near the buttplate looks to be in rough condition.

I think an anon who owns one said that very few type 30s have matching numbers.

>>34719647
A 30?

Barring obvious flaws, like a ground mum, hell yes.

>>34719647
>$500

shit no

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>>34720052
No ground mum. Not matching.

Only thing that looks bad is this one place in the stock, as I do intend on shooting it infrequently.

>>34720046
Very few are. They were matched with assembly numbers too.

>>34720073

They were made that way.

>>34720100

I mean the chips right next to the buttplate.

Does it affect the integrity of the stock if I where to shoot it?

>>34719647
That's a fair price. I'd get it at that price, if you want a Type 30. They're neat rifles.

>>34720108
Stock is fine for shooting. Just make sure the firing pin hasn't been clipped. They're a bitch to replace/clean.

>>34720073
That line in the stock is intentional; Japanese stocks were made in two pieces due to a lack of stock-quality hardwood. As long as the rifle seems solid there, you should be fine.

>>34720110
At what price would it stop being fair?

The one Ian reviewed was appraised at 1,200 dollars and wasn't matching, what would make it worth that vs $500?

Also, sorry about all the questions, I'm just autistic before I buy a gun.

>>34720127
$1200? Wow, I've never seen one go for that. $750 tops is where I would stop but Ian is the expert, not me.

Actually, screw it. I'm gonna buy it. Worst that happens is I spend $75 shipping it back.

>>34720007
Kek, I meant the anon who posts a lot in milsurp threads with a crazy knowledge of arisakas

One last question, can a type 30 handle the pressures of a type 38 spitzer cartridge?

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Posting surp

>>34720199
Yes. While not as strong as the later Type 38, nothing else is either. The 6.5 is a mild cartridge and the Type 30 will handle it just fine, though you may has extraction issues.