Krag Collectors Association Forum

I load Hornady #30396 160gr FTX for the 308 Marlin express. At 3.145" OAL they feed like greased sausages in my 1899 vintage Krag.<br /> <br /><IMG src="https://i.imgur.com/YjyDdEe.jpg" alt="img"><br /><br />I marked the last of bullets loaded into the magazine with a fine tip sharpie at the mo...

<blockquote>You do not need fancy stuff & may be able to do OK at the right estate sale. I still use the Herter's press (really a Pacific) that I bought the year after I got out of high school (1959). I switched to RCBS dies because the Herter's were lemons. .</blockquote><br /><br /> I'm intere...

Wonderful skills you've been blessed with!

I'm always interested in the journey folks take when restoring a firearm.

Thanks for sharing.

Sometimes a job well done consists of several skillfully corrected screw-ups.

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<blockquote>Beautiful rifle Dads Krag! Nice clean lines and wonderful finish make for a hansom shooting piece.<br /><br />Did you do the bluing yourself or have someone else do it?<br /><br />BTW: "Bubba Gets it Right" might be a fun name for a gun smith shop.</blockquote><br /> <br /><br ...

<blockquote>Beautiful rifle Dads Krag! Nice clean lines and wonderful finish make for a hansom shooting piece.<br /><br />Did you do the bluing yourself or have someone else do it?<br /><br />BTW: "Bubba Gets it Right" might be a fun name for a gun smith shop.</blockquote><br /> Yes it is ...

<blockquote>wow nice I would never have thought of cutting down a replacement stock .... nice bluing job i really like your rifle !!!! </blockquote><br /><br /><br /><blockquote>Sounds like your stock started out much the same as mine too: My 24" cutdown sporter is wearing a Bishop stock as fur...

<blockquote>The Pacific K1 and K2 'No Drill' sights are a nice compact woods hunting sight for the Krag. <br /><br />The attachment eliminates the magazine cut-off lever, while filling the opening to retain a smooth cartridge feed.<br /><br />The only thing I don't like about the 'target knob versio...

<blockquote>I am glad you have a forearm 'anchor-screw'. <br /><br />IMHO - Without a barrel-band or forearm screw, Krag barrels tend to rise up from the stock's barrel-channel, when fired.<br /><br />Without the barrel being 'restrained', a lot of 'torque' is directed against the action bedding and...

<blockquote>"DK" - You did a fine job on the family heirloom. It looks far nicer than 99 & 44/100 % of the Krags converted for 'Hunting' that one sees on GunBroker. <br /><br />I like the matt blue finish on the metal and the re-shaping and satin finish of the gun stock.<br /><br />It ...