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Highly Experienced Krag Hunter
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2022 4:31 am
by butlersrangers
Oregon Hunter Jon Norstog was Elk Hunting with his Krag in the Bitteroots, about a month ago.
He posts on Jouster2 and has a life of extensive Wilderness Hunting with Krags and Remington-Lee sporting rifles, chambered for the .30-40 caliber.
Jon gave permission to post his recent photo on the KCA Forum.
Re: Highly Experienced Krag Hunter
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2022 1:27 pm
by psteinmayer
Great Picture! Jon has been a online friend for years!
Re: Highly Experienced Krag Hunter
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2022 10:09 pm
by Ned Butts
Agreed. I enjoy following him on Jouster as well!
Re: Highly Experienced Krag Hunter
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:36 pm
by butlersrangers
Jon provided some more pictures of his altered Krag to share with KCA members. He says it is one of his favorite hunting rifles and a fine performer out to 200 yards.
He appears to have re-barreled with an altered model 70 barrel, (re-chambered for .30-40). I am sure everything works better with a Winchester part!
Jon secured the 'tail' of his Redfield 70-KH 'no-drill' sight, by joining it to a Pacific K-1 base, which replaces the Krag cut-off lever.
This is solid and allows smooth cartridge-feed while eliminating 'cut-off' issues. Clever!
Re: Highly Experienced Krag Hunter
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:42 pm
by butlersrangers
Adapting a .30-06 model 70 Winchester barrel to fit and index on a Krag action & chamber .30-40 cartridges required some nice machinist skills.