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I'm a lefty as well!<br /><br /><blockquote>Here is a picture of the rifle that Stretch32 restored. He was shooting it at Camp Perry last week. Notice he is using the M-1907 leather sling with full tension on the barrel band and stock joint. The rifle and the shooter did just fine. <br /><br />Cat M...

Reassembled but still need a bit more BLO rubbed in. For me, the Larry Price forearm was a good fit and grain match.

I am pleased with the forearm joint. The stain and BLO matched up well with 100+ years of oiled stock. All I have left is the pin for the barrel band. I'll post a full assembly later. Thank you to all that weighed in to help me. Another Krag rifle rescued!<br /><br /><IMG src="http://i.imgur.com/g0z...

Update...I finally got around to a decision and went the "flush" method. I drilled the original stock from a template I made and the alignment was close enough. It's pinned, epoxied and clamped. Tomorrow we shall see.<br /><IMG src="http://i.imgur.com/rD1NFgu.jpg" alt="img"><br /><IMG src=...

Dick, is that so that the band itself would supply some amount of support on the joint? With epoxy, would that be much of a benefit? That requires a more complex fitting/measure with two cuts or careful sanding and 1 cut (as the approx. 1/4"remnant is not cut square, sort of a taper), both of w...

Stretch, this would be the same rifle from Texas I bet. Although the gentleman said he had purchased a large group of Krags from a collection. The bore may be the best part of the deal. Having accumulated some of the needed parts, it seemed a fun project. I was not prepared to go into the thousand d...

That is all I need for now. Will certainly update when I am further along. Thank you to all who answered my call.

Gentlemen! Precisely what I needed! And I can't believe I was that close to the upper band measurement! I am stoked to see this through. I understand the pin now. Will save that for last before epoxy. Somehow I expected it to be brass.

Artemus

I received the replacement forearm from Larry Price today and it is very close to specs! I understand a rifle stock should be 46 inches long. Initial fit is pretty good. But some cutting will be needed. Before I start on epoxy, I need some help. I don't have a bayonet yet to measure proper mounting ...

<r>Thanks for the detailed look over. I appreciate the information. Supports what I thought. <br /><br />Reading the posts here, I have decided to try a forearm restoration on another Krag rifle with a cut off forearm but unmolested barrel, 291XXX I recently bought. Ordered a forearm from Larry Pric...