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Message started by mavt on Mar 23rd, 2020 at 2:05am

Title: Re: 1898 Sporter Serial# 456713
Post by butlersrangers on May 4th, 2020 at 7:38pm
'mavt' - In one of your posts you mentioned trying a .30-30 cartridge case. Was this a typo?

In looking at your photos, I believe, I see a bit of 'edge' of the barrel's extractor notch on the right.

The tip of your extractor may snag on this, causing difficulty in pushing the bolt fully forward.

Also, that side of the notch may be angled inward at the top. This would impair the extractor claw from lifting upward as the bolt is rotated closed.

Since this is a hunting/sporter, (if I am correct about the problem), an easy fix would be to remove a slight amount of metal from the right-side of the extractor-hook.

I would not do this to a totally original Krag. But, with a shooter/hunter piece, I would do a little file/stone work.
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