Legion- I hope that your brass is scarred and not scared! I hate having scared brass!

You didn't mention yet much about your Krag. Could it possibly have a different barrel than original? We have also recently seen a Krag barrel that was not replaced properly and the extraction notch was not in the proper place to receive the extractor tip because the barrel was not timed properly to line things up. If you had a rear peep sight added at one time, like you said, you may have a sporterized Krag that has had some other work done on it like a barrel switch.

The tip of the extractor may be bent or damaged, also. That could affect the way it is engaging the head of the brass.

Just a couple thoughts. If you could give us more info, pictures preferred, about your Krag, we might find the problem a little quicker.

Thanks!

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