- 7.7x58mm Arisaka
Infobox Firearm Cartridge
name=Type 99 7.7 mm rimless
caption=7.7x58mm Arisaka
origin=flagcountry|Japan
type=Rifle
designer=
design_date=
manufacturer=
production_date=1939-1945
number=
variants=Type 92 semi-rimmed 7.7 mm ,Navy type 7.7 mm
is_SI_specs=yes
parent=.303 British
case_type=
bullet=8.0
neck=8.6
shoulder=10.9
base=11.9
rim_dia=11.9
rim_thick=1.0
case_length=57
length=75
rifling=
primer=
is_SI_ballistics=yes
bwunit=gram
bw1=11.3
btype1=(Ball)
vel1=730
en1=3007test_barrel_length=
balsrc=The 7.7x58mm Arisaka cartridge or Type 99 rimless 7.7 mm was chambered in the
World War II Arisaka Type 99 Rifle . The cartridge was designed to replace the aging6.5 mm Arisaka cartridge after seeing the.303 British in action inChina . Due to lack of materials the plan to phase out the 6.5 mm Arisaka cartridge by the end of the war wasn't completed.While the round chambered by the Arisaka rifle used a rimless case, rimmed and semi-rimmed variants were produced for use in some Japanese machine guns. The 7.7 mm Arisaka uses the same .311-.312" bullets as the
.303 British , and its cartridge case is similar in power to the.30-06 Springfield (7.62x63mm). Factory loaded ammunition and brass cases are available from Norma and Graf; Hornady, Sierra and Speer also produce usable bullets.ee also
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List of rifle cartridges
*7 mm caliber Other 7mm cartridgesReferences
* "TM 9-1985-4, Japanese Explosive Ordnance"
* [http://www.chuckhawks.com/7-7mmArisaka.htm "The 7.7x58 Japanese Arisaka (7.7 mm Jap)" by Chuck Hawks]
* [http://www.surplusrifle.com/arisaka/ammunition.asp "7.7 mm Japanese or 7.7x58mm Japanese Arisaka"]
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