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- Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:34 am
- Forum: Older threads
- Topic: Father and Pretty Boy Floyd
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7801
Re: Father and Pretty Boy Floyd
Good story. Is that about the last real use of a posse to round up the bad guys? <br /><br />But per your question about the value of the Krags, here is my view: The value of the Krags is greater to your family (& future generations thereof) than to almost anyone else. IMHO, the rifles are far b...
- Sat Oct 29, 2011 7:25 pm
- Forum: Older threads
- Topic: Model 1898 Gallery Practice Rifle
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1968
Re: Model 1898 Gallery Practice Rifle
The extractor plate is supposed to snap back into position when the regular Krag extractor (on the bolt) hits the trip pin on the left side of the action.<br /><br />I have never had this one apart. I have seen a drawing (Brophy?). It looks as if it might be just a parts replacement job, but you wou...
- Sat Oct 29, 2011 4:02 pm
- Forum: Older threads
- Topic: Model 1898 Gallery Practice Rifle
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1968
Model 1898 Gallery Practice Rifle
Is there any interest on this Forum in the history & minutiae of the Model 1898 Gallery Practice Rifle and its predecessors? I have been shooting one for the last 18 months but have never encountered another. I have learned a bit about them, if anyone is interested, but they are very different f...
- Fri Oct 28, 2011 6:58 am
- Forum: Older threads
- Topic: New member
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2278
New member
Hello fellow Krag enthusiasts<br /><br />I just joined this forum. I have 2 Krags; an 1896, probably a Bannerman sporter with a WW1 surplus Springfield barrel; and a DCM carbine altered from an 1898 rifle by Benecia Arsenal. <br /><br />Also I am caretaker of a Model 1898 Gallery practice Rifle, spo...
- Fri Oct 28, 2011 6:43 am
- Forum: Older threads
- Topic: Is this a special model of 1898 KRAG rifle?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4013
Re: Is this a special model of 1898 KRAG rifle?
I am new on this forum. If it is a cut-down "GI" Krag rifle stock, the lightening cuts should be readily visible when you take the barreled action out of the stock.