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Battis KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 13 Location: Northeast Joined: Feb 25^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: 1903 front sight on Krag Reply #15 - Mar 18^th, 2014 at 5:20pm	Print Post
	Thanks for the measurement.� As soon as I fix the stock... It's been one of those weeks.� The stock had a length-wise crack in it that had been repaired at some point.� It looked strong and I've been shooting the rifle with no problems.� Well, this morning I picked the gun up by the stock, and the stock split apart along that crack. Hmmm... I was probably going to take it apart and repair it at some point - now I have no choice.� So, I cleaned it all up with Acetone, drilled holes for two pegs, mixed up some epoxy with a bonding filler, and now it's all clamped and hardening by the woodstove.� It should be much stronger than that old repair. This is the crack before it split: (You need to *Login* to view media files and links)


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gunboat57 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 220 Location: NW Pa Joined: Feb 9^th, 2013 Gender:	Re: 1903 front sight on Krag Reply #16 - Mar 18^th, 2014 at 5:58pm	Print Post
	I'm guessing that if it had come apart while shooting, it might have been painful!� I've done some stock repair with wood dowels and glue, too.� Done right it'll never cause problems again. Hey, can you post an overall side view of your Krag?� We always like to see new specimens.

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Battis KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 13 Location: Northeast Joined: Feb 25^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: 1903 front sight on Krag Reply #17 - Mar 18^th, 2014 at 6:55pm	Print Post
	It's a work in progress.� I'll take a pic when I get it back together. I added a repro saddle ring, I'm adding the 1903 front sight.� �Madsenshooter detected what looked like the band spring slot, so I sanded down the front of the stock and found the slot and added a band spring.� I'll probably leave the rear sight as it is.� I want to build out the butt and add the butt plate once the stock is repaired. (You need to *Login* to view media files and links)


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Parashooter KCA Forum Member Offline Kragmudgeon Posts: 514 Location: Connecticut Joined: Feb 4^th, 2010	Re: 1903 front sight on Krag Reply #18 - Mar 19^th, 2014 at 2:26am	Print Post
	Why all the fuss about ways to affix a "M1903" front sight assembly on a 22" Krag barrel? Unless sight or barrel has been molested, the band is about .010" smaller than the barrel and must be opened up a tad to give a nice drive fit that won't move (even without filing a groove and installing the cross pin). FWIW, the sight in question is the Model 1905. The actual M1903 sight, for the original rod bayonet 1903 rifle, is seldom encountered. (You need to *Login* to view media files and links)


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Battis KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 13 Location: Northeast Joined: Feb 25^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: 1903 front sight on Krag Reply #19 - Mar 19^th, 2014 at 4:08am	Print Post
	The band slides on an inch or so before stopping. Numrich calls it the US Springfield 1903 front sight.� (You need to *Login* to view media files and links)


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Battis KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 13 Location: Northeast Joined: Feb 25^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: 1903 front sight on Krag Reply #20 - Mar 22^nd, 2014 at 1:39pm	Print Post
	The stock is repaired with epoxy and pegs - it'll never break at that point again.� I don't like to refinish old stocks but I had no choice with this one (it has been done before). The saddle ring is a repro, the front sight is a replacement (it's still not in the right position, or permanently attached), the band spring is old but a replacement.� The rear sight will do for now.� I need a handguard at some point and a proper band ring.� The rubber butt pad is attached - I want to extend the stock and install the butt plate I bought. This might be my favorite rifle. (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* to view media files and links)


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: 1903 front sight on Krag Reply #21 - Mar 22^nd, 2014 at 2:07pm	Print Post
	Nice stock repair!


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Battis KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 13 Location: Northeast Joined: Feb 25^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: 1903 front sight on Krag Reply #22 - Mar 22^nd, 2014 at 2:51pm	Print Post
	Thanks.� I think that if I ever get another rifle with a repaired stock like this one had, I might break it to repair it properly.� They used wood glue and a biscuit of some sort in that old repair. This is what the forestock looked like - the band spring slot was hidden under that filler. (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* to view media files and links)


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