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waterman KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 166 Joined: Oct 7^th, 2011	Model 1898 Gallery Practice Rifle Oct 29^th, 2011 at 4:02pm	Print Post
	Is there any interest on this Forum in the history & minutiae of the Model 1898 Gallery Practice Rifle and its predecessors? I have been shooting one for the last 18 months but have never encountered another. I have learned a bit about them, if anyone is interested, but they are very different from other US Krags.


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Dick Hosmer KCA Official Member Offline Collector of Springfield Arms, 1865-1915 Posts: 1862 Location: Northern California Joined: Nov 20^th, 2005 Gender:	Re: Model 1898 Gallery Practice Rifle Reply #1 - Oct 29^th, 2011 at 6:50pm	Print Post
	Sure, I own one, but have not shot it, due to the fact that one of the extractor-plate springs is broken, and its' screw is missing, thus the mechanism operates sluggishly. Bore is very fine, though, which is NOT a given, considering the ammo then in use. Have you ever had yours completely apart? I know I'm going to have to pull the barrel to repair the "device", and am not really set up to do that yet. Any thoughts?


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waterman KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 166 Joined: Oct 7^th, 2011	Re: Model 1898 Gallery Practice Rifle Reply #2 - Oct 29^th, 2011 at 7:25pm	Print Post
	The extractor plate is supposed to snap back into position when the regular Krag extractor (on the bolt) hits the trip pin on the left side of the action. I have never had this one apart.� I have seen a drawing (Brophy?).� It looks as if it might be just a parts replacement job, but you would need the correct parts.� I think the springs and pins on both sides are identical, so finding replacements is not completely impossible. I think it is just a small coil spring and a pin or screw with threads at the small end. The bore on the rifle I have been using is also VG.� Just 2 small pits near the breech.� I am considering making my own 22 ammo for this rifle.� I just need to spring for a custom bullet mould.� I already have primed cases. The trigger pull on the rifle I have been shooting is terrible!


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