Krag Collectors Association Forum

Paul: You look svete. Better have your 'cracker jack suit' taken in for next year!

'Gunnut69': I've used 37 grains of IMR-4895 with 180gr. Sierra and 185gr. Lapua bullets with very good accuracy and no signs of excessive pressure. I neck-sized my cases by backing off the F.L. Sizing Die at least one turn. Bullets were only seated enough to allow functioning through my Krag's Magaz...

'Gunnut69': That's a handsome looking Krag that you should enjoy using. How is the bore?<br /><br />The 1902 metal appears refinished (to a uniform shiny blue) in your photos. The earlier 1899 'cartouche' stock looks to be a nice Italian walnut one. It's nice that you have the butt trap accessories ...

FWIW: Krag #33789 was an model 1896 rifle, surrendered 07/04/1901, at Legaspi, Philippine Islands.

'geo69jock': I checked the tables of "Serial Numbers of Known U.S. Krags", that are in the 2nd. edition of F. Mallory's, "The Krag Rifle Story". <br /><br />No Hit. <br /><br />#33690 falls between: #33671, 1896 carbine - (listed twice) 06/14/1899 & 07/07/1899 to Mr. F. E. Pr...

<r>Here are some details of my Krag stock, which I believe was altered to clear the fixture for a "Cummings Sub Target Gun Machine". The rear cut-out appears very similar to the opening that was made on Model 1903 Springfields for a later style of fixture.<br /><br />(Stock is contrasted w...

<r>Paul: I believe my 'modified' hand-guard probably was a replacement for one that cracked. (It's definitely cruder workmanship. My recent purchase came from Massachusetts -FWIW). <br /><br />The 'holes' on my 'STGM Krag Stock' are similar to those pictured for a modified 1903 Springfield. The modi...

Franklin Mallory, "The Krag Rifle Story", 2nd. edition, (table on page 120, titled 'Phil. Constabulary Rifle'), indicates 145 went to Pennsylvania Mil. College, in Sept. 1906, and 40 in Sept. 1911. PMC was at Chester, Pa. (No mention of Carlisle).

<r>My 'new' Model 1898 Krag arrived today. It was a GunBroker purchase and the price was reasonable. I knew it was a 'mix-master' with a 1903 production receiver in a 1901 dated stock. The bore is proving to be mediocre with some erosion and pitting, but, shootable. The metal will clean up real nice...

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