Krag Collectors Association Forum Archive

Krag Collectors Association Forum Archive
Firearms >> Sporterized and unofficial modified Krags >> Springfield Armory model 1898 target rifle http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1498843101 Message started by carbon outlaw on Jun 30^th, 2017 at 5:18pm

Title: Springfield Armory model 1898 target rifle
Post by carbon outlaw on Jun 30^th, 2017 at 5:18pm

target rifle ... redfield model 70 KT rear sight ... redfield X-tube and international front sight ... what do you think ???

DSCN0936.JPG ( 636 KB | 4 Downloads )

DSCN0931.JPG ( 591 KB | 2 Downloads )

DSCN0932.JPG ( 751 KB | 1 Download )

DSCN0935.JPG ( 642 KB | 2 Downloads )

DSCN0937.JPG ( 615 KB | 1 Download )

Title: Re: Springfield Armory model 1898 target rifle
Post by butlersrangers on Jun 30^th, 2017 at 5:30pm

Recipe for ejection problems.

Title: Re: Springfield Armory model 1898 target rifle
Post by FredC on Jun 30^th, 2017 at 7:54pm

butlersrangers wrote on Jun 30^th, 2017 at 5:30pm:

Recipe for ejection problems.

Yeah, but you could take that rifle out every day and look at it. There is a lot going on there, who needs to shoot it?

Title: Re: Springfield Armory model 1898 target rifle
Post by butlersrangers on Jun 30^th, 2017 at 11:11pm

I think it would look better and be more versatile without the tube and just the Receiver-sight.

Title: Re: Springfield Armory model 1898 target rifle
Post by reincarnated on Jul 1^st, 2017 at 7:16am

The long tube is a tube sight, normally used in "iron sight only" competition. Why it would be on the Krag sporter is anyone's guess.

Tube sights are usually adjusted with an external micrometer adjustable mount. The front tube mount is one of those, but is in the wrong place. The aperture in the rear sight has to be in constant alignment with the insert in the front sight.

The Redfield receiver sight appears to be set up as the adjusting component of the tube sight, so that the shooter looks through that in addition to whatever aperture is in the tube. Good luck with aligning that with the adjustable front mount AND the fixed front sight.

Is the tube sight marked? Looks sort of like a Fecker.

Is that a Krag barrel?

Title: Re: Springfield Armory model 1898 target rifle
Post by psteinmayer on Jul 1^st, 2017 at 1:10pm

Holy Smokes that must be a real pain in the toukus to sight in! I also see ejection troubles too (although single shot and hand removal of the brass would make that easier).

Title: Re: Springfield Armory model 1898 target rifle
Post by reincarnated on Jul 1^st, 2017 at 5:53pm

Both are strange enough that I would spring for them and all the leather if the price was right.

But those cartridges will be corroded to the point of being dangerous if they are kept in the cartridge belts.