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by pickax
Fri May 06, 2022 8:26 pm
Forum: Chit-Chat
Topic: Off site parts for sale
Replies: 0
Views: 1615

Off site parts for sale

Hope I'me not breaking rules here, but this isn't my ad, and don't know the seller.
Found this on CMP for sale section. extractor and ejector with various screws for $20
I know lots of folks here keep a stash of Krag parts, so this may be helpful.
http://forums.thecmp.org/showthread.php?t=297607
by pickax
Fri May 06, 2022 8:18 pm
Forum: Chit-Chat
Topic: A lawyer earning the hate
Replies: 14
Views: 1403

Re: A lawyer earning the hate

Sad but true B.R. LOL !
First honest lawyer I read about was John Adams defending the redcoats from a mob, and guiding Ben Franklin and Tom Jefferson et all for a good constitution in the formative years.
Since then, not so much. :shock:
by pickax
Thu May 05, 2022 5:57 pm
Forum: U.S. Military Krags
Topic: Replacement Front Sight
Replies: 8
Views: 1504

Re: Replacement Front Sight

Please don't tap the sight out right to left, will cause a jam with the taper. A small enough punch will just roll in the mushroomed portion on the left. Remember a short front sight will cause the high hits you describe. Likely a taller 1901 front sight will help, with no filing needed to match you...
by pickax
Sat Apr 30, 2022 11:27 pm
Forum: Ammunition, reloading, shooting, etc
Topic: Bolt for sale on CMP
Replies: 0
Views: 1958

Bolt for sale on CMP

Heads up, this is a recent Bolt posting on CMP forums. No knowledge of the seller. May be of use to some one.
http://forums.thecmp.org/showthread.php?t=297432
by pickax
Wed Apr 27, 2022 1:15 am
Forum: Chit-Chat
Topic: You think you have it bad?
Replies: 73
Views: 10994

Re: You think you have it bad?

Jesus , I don't Know what to say.
Hang tough with the balance of it all
by pickax
Tue Apr 26, 2022 8:48 pm
Forum: Chit-Chat
Topic: Are Gun Forums dying out?
Replies: 5
Views: 601

Re: Are Gun Forums dying out?

Yes, the archives have been most helpful to me, and direct questions with my '99 carbine a few years ago. This group is most friendly with real experience and direct knowledge. But Krags aren't my only area of interest. I still hit here as part of my daily gun forum perusal. Hoping for an interestin...
by pickax
Tue Apr 26, 2022 7:33 pm
Forum: Chit-Chat
Topic: You think you have it bad?
Replies: 73
Views: 10994

Re: You think you have it bad?

Glad mother nature is helping you out Fred, unfortunately the coyotes are always there and rise and fall with the food chain. Same situation in Northern Maine, completely different locale but same story as they affect the deer herd numbers in cold country up there. I've seen videos of helicopter hun...
by pickax
Tue Apr 26, 2022 7:16 pm
Forum: Chit-Chat
Topic: Now We Know ... sort of.
Replies: 4
Views: 644

Re: Now We Know ... sort of.

Trump has his faults but I hope and pray that he gets another four years. At least we should be able to take over Congress in six months and tie that a-hole's hands for two years, and to set the stage for a comeback. Exactly Dick, Trump is making good choices for the mid terms to stop the bleeding ...
by pickax
Thu Mar 31, 2022 4:44 pm
Forum: U.S. Military Krags
Topic: 1896 SRC possibility?
Replies: 27
Views: 2802

Re: 1896 SRC possibility?

Yes , it's listed in the second edition.
#74776 96c shipped San Antonio arsenal 12/18/00
by pickax
Thu May 20, 2021 6:49 pm
Forum: U.S. Military Krags
Topic: USMC Krag content
Replies: 1
Views: 636

Re: USMC Krag content

That is a great site for ID'ing Marine traits for the 1903 as well.