Krag Collectors Association Forum

Kavorka: Keep in mind that most military rifles have sights intended for the battlefield and not 100yd. target ranges. I have a 1904 Manual, "Firing Regulations for Small Arms", published for the United States Army and Organized Militia.<br /> The Scoring Forms for Competitions it contains...

Kavorka: In the case of your 1896 model Krag rear sight, the sight leaf would be raised and the slide adjusted for ranges from 700 yards to 1,800 yards. The numbers on the side of the base are where you placed the slide (with the leaf down) to get the correct angle for ranges up to 600 yards.

Load Data Error (and lesson learned). I recently included some 1967 Lyman Manual Data in a response to mi-fordson. When I turned the Manual page to get to the Bullet he is using, two pages turned. The table I was actually copying was for .30-06!<br /> The correct Data for #2400 and cast bullet #3112...

mi-fordson: you never indicated what charge weights of IM-4759 and #2400 you were using to get the velocities reported. I'm also curious to know the alloy and lube you used and if there were any problems with leading?

Dear mi-fordson: This thread started getting scary when .308 Winchester Data began appearing. Your query was about .30-40 cast bullet loads and increasing velocity for Deer Hunting.<br /> My old 1967 Lyman Manual gave data for Cast Bullet #311290 with Gas Check (#2 Alloy) and 2400 powder: starting l...

The weakest link when firing a chambered cartridge is the cartridge case itself. The U.S. Krag has a rimmed cartridge and headspaces on the cartidge rim. The case walls are very well supported in the Krag chamber. The action receiver has a single heat-treat which leaves the metal relatively hard and...

Dick Hosmer is a true gentleman and he generously shares a wealth of useful knowledge. His observations and 2 cents worth are priceless!<br /> (It is my understanding that the U.S. Krag has the same metallurgy as a low # 1903 Springfield. I won't shoot a low # 1903 because a case failure allows hot ...

The measurements Cody gave don't jive with the picture. It definitely appears the Krag in the picture has a cut-down rifle stock. However, the barrel appears to be carbine length. With a Krag rifle stock, the dimension from the rear of the receiver ring to the front of the barrel band is about 10 in...

Louis: Later types of Krag cutoffs usually function with earlier U.S. Krag actions. The length of the cutoff shaft is not relevant. On later cutoffs, when the lever is rotated to the 'up' position, it turns the flat surface of the shaft even with the inside wall of the receiver. This allows cartridg...

Cody: Did you measure your barrel by inserting a cleaning rod until it stops against the closed bolt face and marking the rod at the muzzle? Your rifle picture looks to me to have a longer than 20.5 inch barrel. A carbine barrel is 22 inches when measured as I have described.