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by Jefe
Thu Mar 11, 2021 3:38 am
Forum: Sporterized and unofficial modified Krags
Topic: New to me sporter
Replies: 13
Views: 3124

Re: New to me sporter

It's in there with a wood screw, same as the front, shouldn't be to hard to fill. I'm leaving them for now while I track down proper sling hardware. I've got an order of brass and dies showing up tomorrow, so I'm going to load up some dummy rounds and function test it, then load up some rounds to sh...
by Jefe
Wed Mar 10, 2021 7:31 pm
Forum: Sporterized and unofficial modified Krags
Topic: New to me sporter
Replies: 13
Views: 3124

Re: New to me sporter

Oh no, the most "finish" I might do on the stock is to steam up some dents, possibly apply a tiny bit of matching stain to some of the nicks to color match them, and then give it several coats of tung oil. I'm not planning to strip, sand and refinish. However, the sad news is as I was clea...
by Jefe
Tue Mar 09, 2021 10:35 pm
Forum: Sporterized and unofficial modified Krags
Topic: New to me sporter
Replies: 13
Views: 3124

Re: New to me sporter

Ah, very cool. I was going to look later this evening to see if I could figure out a manufacture date, but thanks for solving that! Where does one find that information, anyway? It's unfortunate it was drilled that way, but ya know, I guess it still exists, so that's a plus. It's got a couple of com...
by Jefe
Tue Mar 09, 2021 9:58 pm
Forum: Sporterized and unofficial modified Krags
Topic: New to me sporter
Replies: 13
Views: 3124

New to me sporter

I picked up this little beauty for a decent price over the weekend, and am thinking I'll just clean it up and making a nice vintage sporter. It's very dirty and dusty, but the bore looks good and there's no rust visible. I think I'll track down a barrel band to better mount the front sling, and fill...