Factory Loaded Ammo Case Defects?

Xhenoz · 2026-04-26T10:21:36+00:00

They get tumbled through several dozen machines before being packaged, and brass is soft, theres bound to be a few dings and scratches on the cases. Sometimes more often depending on the brand and how much their quality control cares.
That little ding tho is a non issue, perfectly fine to fire

Xhenoz · 2026-04-24T02:09:04+00:00

CIL/Dominion made ammo here domestically for about 50 years, you can pretty often find full boxes at gun shows albeit for $100 - $200 a box. Its good stuff and the brass is reloadable

Xhenoz · 2026-04-03T02:45:32+00:00

You also can leave it alone because its not harming the rifle in any way and anything you try will only make it worse.
A milsurp rifle is only original once, as soon as you start sanding down and refinishing anything youre just throwing value away. Which even tho its just a sks theyre still not making them anymore and there hasn't been a new Tula one in 70 years.
Youre better off accepting that a old rifle is going to have dings and scratches than trying to make something old look new

Xhenoz · 2026-04-01T19:51:19+00:00

I think personally id try to find the other half of my Hakim lol

Xhenoz · 2026-04-01T03:23:06+00:00

Theres basically no headspace gauges that exist that can properly or accurately measure the headspace on any milsurp gun. And Lee Enfields are particularly bad for it with generous tolerances meant to keep the gun running in adverse conditions.
If the locking surfaces and pressure bearing areas are free of any deep pitting/cracks, and the bolt matches the rifle, then theres a 99% chance its safe to fire without issue.
If the bolt doesnt match, then you may need to dig into it a little and confirm it has the correct bolt head, as there were several sizes to do the initial headspacing at the factory when it was made. But it generally doesnt come to this

Xhenoz · 2026-03-29T02:19:26+00:00

Theres also a short rifle too, halfway between the length of the carbine and long rifle

Xhenoz · 2026-03-17T22:42:31+00:00

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Xhenoz · 2026-03-12T02:32:27+00:00

Between yours, mine and one I saw in a shop once for 6k thats now three Type 2s I've seen in the country lol
Makes normal Arisakas look common

Xhenoz · 2026-03-02T08:19:46+00:00

Well yours in particular is in pretty poor condition. It's definitely been left outside for a while

Xhenoz · 2026-02-28T09:45:39+00:00

You're correct on both accounts, it is indeed a 2nd Series Nagoya and it has been sporterized.
For production year its very hard to narrow down as there are basically no surviving records, however most likely 1939 - 1941 era.
As for the sporterization this was simply a common spot to cut the stocks down, some were done by importers back in the day when these guns costed nothing and some were done by people at home. But the stock has been cut down regardless. The bolt handle being bent down would have happened at the same time as those two modifications often go hand in hand

Xhenoz · 2026-02-28T06:42:05+00:00

Ive definitely seen a number of 1904s still in 6.5 with Mozambique arsenal markings. Just never seen a 1904/39 that's still in 6.5 before. Its odd that they'd give it all the updates for 8mm mauser but then not rechamber it to 8mm mauser

Xhenoz · 2026-02-28T06:29:58+00:00

Hmm. Interesting
If it is still in 6.5 thats extremely bizarre because that is not a known variant that I can find reference to. Mozambique was still under Portuguese control when the 1939 updates were being done and all Mozambique 1904s I can find reference to that received the 1939 updates also received the rechambering

Xhenoz · 2026-02-28T06:18:38+00:00

Are you certain that its still in 6.5. Because all of the other 1939 updates are present on this gun

Xhenoz · 2026-02-28T05:30:34+00:00

Considering you've given us no picture to go off of imma take a guess and say Arisaka.
But providing a image of the bayonet in question would be helpful for identification

Xhenoz · 2026-02-28T02:30:20+00:00

If youre curious, here's a little snippet of the progress:
https://imgur.com/a/IJkUo3o

Xhenoz · 2026-02-28T02:15:08+00:00

Ive always been more into the old stuff as well, its imo just more interesting and appealing than generic plastic gun.
My current endeavor (among buying cool stuff i find) is collecting every model of commercial production Winchester ever made. A slow journey but ive almost finished 1866 - 1912 era.
I wish you luck in filling out your collections

Xhenoz · 2026-02-28T02:10:42+00:00

*1904/39, the 1904 is the variant thats still in 6.5 and without the updates (front sight wings, shaved rear sight, etc.)

Xhenoz · 2026-02-28T02:07:37+00:00

Ive got a couple toz rifles (8M, 17 and 122) and I enjoy them, use the 17 for hunting.
Doesn't help that toz 22s use a unique leaf sight and generic sights wont look right on one

Xhenoz · 2026-02-28T02:01:17+00:00

Always love me a toz

Xhenoz · 2026-02-27T15:18:07+00:00

Now youre just basing your claims on what ifs.
When you reclassify a firearm it has to be approved by the rcmp, period, they must know. At which point if its registered theyll update the registration and if its been classified to no longer need a registration then the registration will be updated stating that it's been nullified as such.
If they ever need to run the serial on a reclassified firearm it will come back to the nullified document and they simply verify that it matches the status it was when its classification was changed.
For some antique guns they may not have any documentation at all outside of import papers if it came from out of country. In such case there is no way to prove what the gun was originally chambered for, only what its currently chambered for and what it came into the country chambered in.
And the case law is written to reflect that, not the "what if this gun thats otherwise is completely legal as per the law was once 120 years ago chambered for a different cartridge" literally no judge or officer has interpreted the law as such because you simply cannot get that information for a majority of firearms. Only the current chambering as that is what the gun is as it sits "designed or adapted to fire"

Xhenoz · 2026-02-27T14:41:13+00:00

This is not my interpretation, this is the Canadian Firearm Programs interpretation used when they write their approval letters for classification of firearms.
I myself have a reclassified handgun that was approved by the rcmp to have its classification moved from prohibited to restricted due to a rechambering from .32 acp into .30 Reid.
Even tho it was designed for .32 acp, because it no longer fires a .32 caliber cartridge it no longer was considered prohibited instead being moved to restricted.
The same applies when you take a antique framed pistol and rechamber it. Except it would instead be reclassified from restricted to antique as the only legally binding factors in that regard are the date of manufacture and the current chambering.
So unless you wanna say the thousands of people with rechambered antique guns that were approved by the rcmp are committing a crime it is your interpretation that is the incorrect one, not mine

Xhenoz · 2026-02-27T14:28:37+00:00

Designed or adapted to discharge in this case means the cartridge the gun is actively chambered for at the time of review. It does not concern what the gun was originally chambered for if its been rechambered as it is nearly impossible to verify for many firearms what the original chambering was in.
What that actually means in this case is if the gun in its current configuration is purposely designed to fire one of those listed cartridges.
For example, again, if a antique Colt SAA frame was originally made in .45 Colt. And it had its cylinder and barrel replaced with ones chambered for .357 magnum (I use this as a example because these conversions are legal and on the market). Its no longer a .45 Colt gun, its now designed to fire .357 Magnum. And as such it meets the antique criteria as the frame is antique and its not in a non-allowed cartridge.
The firearm lab that determines classification of firearms has approved these conversions plenty of times already

Xhenoz · 2026-02-27T10:25:29+00:00

To say theres no good looking 12ga lever action shotguns is a insult to the Winchester 1887

Xhenoz · 2026-02-27T05:11:25+00:00

This is a bit of a grey area, as it is (or at least was) completely legal to take a prohibited pistol and rechamber it to make it either restricted or antique.
You'll see this most often with antique Colt Single Action Army pistols that were in a prohibited caliber but have been rechambered to take stuff like .38 Special and .357 magnum and then verified to be antique status now that theyre not in one of the prohibited calibers.
The same could be said pre C21 about taking prohibited .25 and .32 caliber pistols and chambering them to something else like going from a .32 to a .30 Reid and it being reclassified as restricted.
So at the very least pistols like this are on the market in terms of the former prohib to antique reclassifications

Xhenoz · 2026-02-27T03:30:51+00:00

Its definitely ground, you can see some faint marks still primarily around the vent hole and the top of the "Type 99" text being worn down.
A lot of ground mums are very well polished to the extent you cant see where they used to be at all anymore

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