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General >> Ammunition, reloading, shooting, etc >> krag rear sight screws http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1574380076 Message started by carbon outlaw on Nov 21^st, 2019 at 11:47pm

Title: krag rear sight screws
Post by carbon outlaw on Nov 21^st, 2019 at 11:47pm

can you make rear sight screws out of 8-32 screws ... yes they are the same diameter as the krag screws only there 32 TIP instead of the krag 30 TPI ... they fit very well and screw in easy... to test out my theory I made some and used a 8-32 die to thread them and they worked .. Disclaimer I would not use this as a substitute they have screws on Ebay .. I was fun to make and try ...

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Title: Re: krag rear sight screws
Post by carbon outlaw on Nov 21^st, 2019 at 11:48pm

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Title: Re: krag rear sight screws
Post by Whig on Nov 21^st, 2019 at 11:58pm

Nice. What stock did you use for these screws? Another screw?

Title: Re: krag rear sight screws
Post by carbon outlaw on Nov 22^nd, 2019 at 3:24pm

I was using 5/16 c360 brass rod ... I have made screws out of steel bolts ... I look on Ebay under "vintage tap die" you can get these really nice tap and die sets that are 100 years old for cheep ... I look for any thing that has 26 TPI and 30 TPI ... all the other krag screws are 26 TPI English bicycle thread ... im still looking for a 8-30 die the must have them somewhere ..

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Title: Re: krag rear sight screws
Post by carbon outlaw on Nov 22^nd, 2019 at 3:25pm

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Title: Re: krag rear sight screws
Post by Whig on Nov 22^nd, 2019 at 3:36pm

Nice. I have four or five old sets from my brother and dad. I'll have to get them out and check to see what treasures might be hiding in there.

Thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: krag rear sight screws
Post by FredC on Nov 25^th, 2019 at 5:35pm

carbon outlaw wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2019 at 3:24pm:

I was using 5/16 c360 brass rod

How did you shape the brass screw blanks, do you have a non screw cutting lathe like a Taig?
If you did that with a drill press and a file I am impressed!

Title: Re: krag rear sight screws
Post by carbon outlaw on Dec 4^th, 2019 at 3:11pm

Wish I had a lathe ... Just a drill press and a set of files from harbor freight .. I have done so much with so little for so long I can do anything with nothing ...

Title: Re: krag rear sight screws
Post by FredC on Dec 4^th, 2019 at 7:31pm

Quote "Wish I had a lathe ... Just a drill press and a set of files from harbor freight .. I have done so much with so little for so long I can do anything with nothing ... "

WOWSERS, you are talented!

I gave a Taig lathe to my nephew, I think he was 13 or 14 at the time. He did some amazing decorative stuff with it. I have not looked at their price list lately but they used to be cheap.

Title: Re: krag rear sight screws
Post by carbon outlaw on Dec 4^th, 2019 at 10:27pm

Here's one of my secrets .... Have you ever broke a tap off .. makes rework really hard ... I use minwax furniture Polish it stickes to the tap or die really well ... Smells nice and keeps everything from rusting ... Holds on to the shavings really well and then you can just brush them in the garbage ..... Also I was looking at taps and they have 8-30 taps still make them ...