Arisaka: correct caliber issue

[caribou]

When I bought a 99, I couldnt find ammo for quite awhile, so a friend loaded my powder and bullets into some Norma 7.7x58 cases he sold me.
They were 43 grains Varget with Finn D 166 200 grn bullets, .310. i only had 40 but they were considerably tighter grouping than the PPU I have found a bit of.

Mine is a "0" series Noyaga, good stock with original finish, all matching, staked screws, rear sight aircraft leads, cleaning rod. No sling, no dust cover, no monopod.
I found a bayonett to hang on it while it hangs on the wall, and it actually balances the rifle very nicely. A repo sling and ammo pouch, cleaning kit rounds out my 'kit'.
My grandson Sabastian claims it as his.

 

[792mauser]

Getting it hot won't be an issue.
I live in Arizona and it got °185 in my truck parked on a asphalt parking lot during a match one year. Just get the cerrosafe hot and it'll come out. If those ^ temps didn't hurt my rifles, getting it hot to touch over a propane flame will be fine.


Kept the ammo in a 5 dollar cooler with my drinks and blue ice but didn't even think about the rifles sitting in the sun .

 

[MachIVshooter]

I'm just worried the flame from the the propane stove messed up the heat treat of the metal. Can propane flame do that? I mainly kept it 4 inches away from the flame.

Yes, propane can overheat tempered steels. That said....

The metallurgy and temper of Arisakas is not consistent through their production, but the analyses done have tended to reveal that it's a medium carbon steel similar to 1045 with a mid-30s Rc temper, which suggests a high temperature temper or even normalization, higher than 1,000°F.

Unless you got the thing over 1,000°F, I wouldn't worry about it.