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http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1523542274 Message started by kragy on Apr 12th, 2018 at 2:11pm |
Title: Re: Help identify Post by butlersrangers on Apr 15th, 2018 at 8:02pm
Mark - Hopefully, you have access to a good gunsmith.
Do not let a 'Klutz' damage the rear sight holes on your barrel! Do No Harm! Krag (rear-sight) screw-threads are kind of rare (.156 inch X 30 TPI). You will not find replacement screws at the local hardware store or most gun shops! I have had good success removing the cut-off screw shanks. (People, use to, cut the heads off of the sight-screws to fill the tapped holes). My method is to lightly center-punch the remains of the ('cut') screw. Carefully, drill a fine hole deep down the center of the screw-shank. Wipe some 'liquid wrench' around the barrel sight-screw area. Tap a small screw-driver into the shank for a 'friction fit'. Then unscrew the 'headless' screw. This has worked for me four or five times with no damage to the hole or female sight-screw threads. Do No Harm! p.s. It would be a good idea not to shoot this Krag in its current state. There is no barrel-band holding the barrel solidly in the stock's barrel channel. It is real easy to crack a Krag stock when the barrel lifts and puts stress on the (close together) trigger-guard screws. |
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