Krag Collectors Association Forum

The guide lip was interrupting the follower when the magazine door is opened or closed. Upon inspection, it appears the rivet has come loose and the guide lip was slightly bent. I have managed to tap the guide lip back into shape, and mushroom the rivet to secure it. However, I do suspect it will on...

BR, i am uncertain. I bought the stocks from a Canadian stock maker, and it was just listed as walnut. Regarding the iCloud Photos — I read today that if I create a Public Shared Album, the link will not expire. So I have updated the first post with two album links that should never expire — I can a...

Nice rifle Texxut and welcome!

For sure!

I cleaned them up a bit this morning and added some linseed oil to the stocks and additional photos — see first post for link.

Next photo is an original rifle at the National Museum of American Hostory:

I’ll post more detailed photos when the rifles arrive this week — these are just what G&H provided by email yesterday.

UPDATE: I have created Public iCloud Shared Albums for the rifles — these albums should not expire with time: Krag Rifle Project: https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B13GdIshaGPQJFF Completed Krag Rifles: https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B135aVbMKvUA6Z IMG_0870.jpeg A few years ago I purchased a...

Update!

The Krags are completed and on the way back from Griffin & Howe. I have some photos posted on a new thread:

http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.co ... 1a7fa5d7b7

It may have been brought up before, and I don’t know the details on the server… Is it possible to increase the attachment/photo size to 10 MB?

Thanks guys! It’s definitely a step up from the basement main room with portable racks. I can also leave town with less concern now :) My brother has suggested hiding the door as well — he does carpentry, so I suggested he come over take care of it for me…. No luck yet. lol It would be easy to frame...