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7.7mm Japanese or 7.7x58mm Japanese Arisaka

The cartridge was adopted by the Japanese military in 1939 for the Model 99 Arisaka rifle as a replacement for the older 6.5mm cartridge, but both cartridges remained in service during World War II.

New Production Ammo can be found manufactured by Norma.

Surplus Ammo - Difficult to find.

Ballistics similar to British .303.

Reloading Dies are made by  RCBS and  Lee Precision.

Reloading components can be found at Huntington's and Midway USA .

Brass - Norma Brass.

Powder - IMR 4895 and IMR 3031 are good powders for this round.


Cartridge Name 7.7x58mm Japanese Arisaka
Bullet Diameter .313
Case Neck Diameter .338
Case Shoulder Diamete .429
Case Base Diameter .468
Case Rim Diameter .470
Case Rim Thickness .040
Case Length 2.09
Overall Cartridge Length 2.95
Military Bullet Weight 175
Velocity 2400
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S&K Scout Scope Mount for the Type 99  by R. Ted Jeo

Reloading and Shooting the Type 99 Japanese Rifle: Part 2 - Huber Type 99 Trigger Replacement  by R. Ted Jeo

Reloading and Shooting the Japanese Type 99 Rifle: Part 1 by R. Ted Jeo

Japanese Rifles of World War II, Duncan O. McCollum

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