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- Wed May 01, 2024 2:25 am
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: Failed Krag bolt-lug
- Replies: 16
- Views: 620
Re: Failed Krag bolt-lug
Mark, not to worry, Mr. Krag and Mr. Jorgensen were looking out for you. Even with the machining simplification,, introduced with the U.S. model 1898 Krag receiver, there was a lot of receiver metal to support the bolt guide-rib and the root of the bolt-handle, if they had to serve as 'safety-lugs'....
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:03 pm
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: Failed Krag bolt-lug
- Replies: 16
- Views: 620
Re: Failed Krag bolt-lug
Mark, I guess you are saying that the bolt partially rotated 'open'?
Was part of the 'flange' on the bolt-head 'missing', before your Krag Bolt Incident?
Was part of the 'flange' on the bolt-head 'missing', before your Krag Bolt Incident?
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:58 pm
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: Failed Krag bolt-lug
- Replies: 16
- Views: 620
Re: Failed Krag bolt-lug
Mark's 1892 bolt (2023 & 2024) contrast:
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:26 pm
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: Failed Krag bolt-lug
- Replies: 16
- Views: 620
Re: Failed Krag bolt-lug
The late Michael Petrov conducted 'destructive tests' of a U.S. Krag action which were rather remarkable. His 'test action' had the bolt's 'locking-lug' entirely removed! The guide-rib/'safety lug', alone, bore the force of some grossly powerful abusive loads. IIRC - The barrel threads eventually st...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:24 am
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: Failed Krag bolt-lug
- Replies: 16
- Views: 620
Re: Failed Krag bolt-lug
Mark reports that the early bolt came with a barreled action he purchased. He used the rig to shoot mild cast-cast bullet loads, with good results. The cracked lug developed after firing a few 220 grain 'jacketed' loads, (using data from the Speer manual), for IMR-4350. FWIW - (I suspect the cracks ...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 7:34 pm
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: Parkhurst carbine
- Replies: 33
- Views: 6743
Re: Parkhurst carbine
Historic guns often pose a dilemma. This one is an interesting GEM! Tom's Parkhurst carbine is a wonderful enigma and time capsule, but at some point of time, a very harsh and poorly executed 'refinish' was done to the stock. I regard this as a serious and distracting 'blemish' and obviously prefer ...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 3:30 pm
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: Parkhurst carbine
- Replies: 33
- Views: 6743
Re: Parkhurst carbine
Tom - The tape looks like it was a 'gun collection' inventory/ID number, for a civilian owner, private company, or small museum. I never suspected it was just a piece of tape. (Now, I have a strong urge to shoot a suppressed Krag. Curse You!) You do have quite the moral dilemma: Leave everything jus...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 4:21 am
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: Failed Krag bolt-lug
- Replies: 16
- Views: 620
Failed Krag bolt-lug
Mark Daiute kindly offered a model 1892 Krag-bolt, with a cracked lug, to an interested KCA member, for the asking. I asked for it, and the 'cracked bolt' arrived, yesterday. I took some photos of it today. We don't know the exact story, about what caused the bolt to break. It likely failed from a d...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:51 am
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: Parkhurst carbine
- Replies: 33
- Views: 6743
Re: Parkhurst carbine
A slight enlargement of the 'thread-protector' on Tom's Parkhurst carbine.
(I could not see the knurling on the initial pictures).
(I could not see the knurling on the initial pictures).
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:08 am
- Forum: Chit-Chat
- Topic: I can smell ...
- Replies: 11
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Re: I can smell ...
Was WW1/WW2 type bore-cleaner still being used to clean the M60 machine gun?
I mean the pungent thick liquid stuff that was used to remove corrosive chlorate-primer salts.
I mean the pungent thick liquid stuff that was used to remove corrosive chlorate-primer salts.