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by FredC
Mon Dec 04, 2023 7:58 pm
Forum: Sporterized and unofficial modified Krags
Topic: Present day Krags?
Replies: 10
Views: 48408

Re: Present day Krags?

In a past thread the fellow that inherited Grandpa's Krag parts asked about getting new Krag actions made as he had a pile of original finished Krag bolts. I think we discussed the cost of making new Krag actions with better material. Sure is fun to talk about. But some of the European Krags built i...
by FredC
Fri Dec 01, 2023 8:05 pm
Forum: Chit-Chat
Topic: Deer Season?
Replies: 10
Views: 32158

Re: Deer Season?

You might think that is funny. But I have seen photos and heard some stories. I have seen cows with the work COW written on the side with white latex paint. Heard a story about a rancher that told the hunters dod not shoot my cows or it will cost you X amount of dollars (Years ago with inflation I d...
by FredC
Fri Dec 01, 2023 3:12 am
Forum: Chit-Chat
Topic: Large not white tail deer (exotics)
Replies: 13
Views: 27883

Re: Large not white tail deer (exotics)

I helped a young lady change a tire this afternoon and she had a yard full of oak trees dropping many pounds of acorns plus the corn she feeds the deer. These southern whitetails are supposed to be genetically equivalent to your monster bucks up there, but ours will never come close to the weights y...
by FredC
Fri Dec 01, 2023 12:13 am
Forum: Chit-Chat
Topic: Large not white tail deer (exotics)
Replies: 13
Views: 27883

Re: Large not white tail deer (exotics)

Well, my neighbor's wife killed a big one for these parts. I am guessing his dressed weight is about 150 lbs. They had a little trouble lifting it into the back of the 4 wheeler. Leslie took the shot while leaning on the north wall of my house. The buck was down the cliff and about 40 yards out. Off...
by FredC
Thu Nov 30, 2023 2:57 pm
Forum: Chit-Chat
Topic: Saber tooth deer hunting
Replies: 11
Views: 33347

Re: Saber tooth deer hunting

I take it you got 3 saber toothed deer this season. If so congrats! I keep score differently: FredC 152* Snattlerakes 0 My interpretation I have killed a hundred plus snattlerakes Rattlesnakes are zero since none have bitten me yet. *this number is a guestimate Hoping the saber toothed deer did not ...
by FredC
Mon Nov 27, 2023 11:27 pm
Forum: Chit-Chat
Topic: Saber tooth deer hunting
Replies: 11
Views: 33347

Re: Saber tooth deer hunting

This holiday weekend was special here where unlimited does could be taken off any one place as long as the hunters had doe tags left on their license. The new ranch owner was going to have all his family and some friends take a lot of them. I guess he got busy and only got the one that was watching ...
by FredC
Sun Nov 26, 2023 1:39 pm
Forum: Chit-Chat
Topic: Saber tooth deer hunting
Replies: 11
Views: 33347

Re: Saber tooth deer hunting

Some people. The longer neck on a deer is one of the ways I tell that animal is a deer at night. I killed a coyote about 2 weeks ago. The rifle thermal has a bit better resolution than the handheld monocular. I still studied the coyote for a couple of minutes to make sure it was not a deer. Want no ...
by FredC
Sat Nov 25, 2023 1:37 pm
Forum: Chit-Chat
Topic: Saber tooth deer hunting
Replies: 11
Views: 33347

Re: Saber tooth deer hunting

Saber toothed deer. Hmmm I know you all have bigger deer in most places. I told someone about seeing a couple of bucks with locked horns fighting. I was told that I should talk to them about making peace. There are few things on this ranch that scare me but separating fighting bucks is one that woul...
by FredC
Fri Nov 17, 2023 2:52 pm
Forum: Chit-Chat
Topic: Adjusting sights ....
Replies: 2
Views: 9620

Re: Adjusting sights ....

Besides the hammer business how about dem welds? I was going to sat at least turning the rear sight backwards does on harm, but Bubba may tighten the screws so tight he spreads the base with the miss matched radii. I had an employee show off his welded scope adapter on Mos Nugent or whatever the nam...
by FredC
Wed Nov 15, 2023 9:44 pm
Forum: U.S. Military Krags
Topic: Chamber Obstruction in 1898 Krag Rifle
Replies: 20
Views: 31391

Re: Chamber Obstruction in 1898 Krag Rifle

Anyone else remember this old thread? http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.com/viewtopic.php?t=5938&hilit=graf%27s+cases After resizing the 303 cases in a good 30/40 die you would think they would chamber. Do we know for sure the die is really setting the shoulder back? Could the light colored m...