Krag Collectors Association Forum

<r>I have attached a photo of the tools I used to do the barrel work on my sporter. The thinner two piece of aluminum clamp (on the left) was used on the action. A small 1/8 pin is protruding from the face, it was up against the action to insure the clamp did not slip and it was plenty strong as my ...

<r>After noticing the original screws were ruined I made new ones. For anyone new to Krags they were built before the USA unified screw system was developed. The 2 original are on the left, the middle 2 are the replacements and the 2 on the right are for the front pillar.<br />The guard screws are 1...

After getting that hole for the front pillar done, I was ready to put this together and start shooting. Then Bubba raised his ugly head. A little background, this gun came from my uncle. He only had girls and my brother was not interested so I inherited it. This gun was leaned up against a truck and...

I did something similar when using an old Krag sporter. I used 130 grain flat point "30/30" bullet and a light load of 3031. It shot pretty good and feed alright. Your 150 grain bullets would have probably fed even better in my rifle, but each rifle is different, so try it for sure.<br />I...

As an explanation of the photos, I needed to make a neat hole through the stock at just the right location was unsure how to do it with hand tools.The set up started by toe clamping an aluminum block in the back, it was indicated in parallel to the table. Its purpose was to be something to line up t...

<r>I have no skills as a wood worker or stock maker but have been a machinist for many years. I am trying to attach some photos of a machine set up that others with similar skills might be able to use. If there is an interest in this and posting this stuff is not stepping on toes, I will post more o...

A little over a year ago I got 300 30/40 Remington cases from Graf's. This was after Sinclairs canceled an order and said Remington had discontinued 30/40.
Just hang in there and keep checking.
One of these days I will get the 25/06 that I have been chasing.

Thanks also for the research. I have always used Winchester primers because I started with my father's leftover stuff. Now I have another reason.

I thought about Butlers R suggestion of using a tap. A 5/16 tap would be too small probably, an 8mm tap would be slightly larger. It might work. Trying to start the tap without scarring the chamber is scary especially with out a guide. I have access to a lot of machine tools here. If I was to try th...

I will take a stab at this. I am thinking you need screws to fit the barrel where the rear sight base is normally mounted, and these screws will hold down a scope mount? If so the original screws were non standard (before the UN system). I have 2 that I made to fit the original holes and they are ap...