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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Just another handed down Krag? Reply #30 - Aug 12^th, 2015 at 7:06pm	Print Post
	I measured the original 'headless' set-screw on my Redfield #102-K sight. The OAL is .390", max. thread diameter is .125", and 40 T.P.I. (btw - With the Redfield #102-K sight mounted on your Krag, if you just loosen the coin-slotted screw and lift the elevation slide until it stops, the rifle bolt can be removed without further disassembly).


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Texas10 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 71 Location: Austin, Joined: Aug 4^th, 2015 Gender:	Re: Just another handed down Krag? Reply #31 - Aug 14^th, 2015 at 2:27am	Print Post
	My box of 5-40 X.250 set screws arrived today and they fit the sight perfectly, though I'll probably need to use a bit of blue thread locker to keep it tight. I've got 99 to get rid of…anyone need some?


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Texas10 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 71 Location: Austin, Joined: Aug 4^th, 2015 Gender:	Re: Just another handed down Krag? Reply #32 - Aug 14^th, 2015 at 9:22pm	Print Post
	And now another problem. My Lee reloading die set came in and I began the task of setting them up when I noticed one of the Winchester rounds I shot for the first time had a ruptured case in the shoulder area. This was not one of the reduced charge Remingtons I shot. These shot very well and the cases look much better than the Remingtons, except for this rupture. It's not a surface defect, the hole does go all the way though. What do you think? Just bad luck? Or a harbinger of things to come?


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Just another handed down Krag? Reply #33 - Aug 14^th, 2015 at 10:03pm	Print Post
	It could be an individual case defect. It could be from brass being brittle from age. Anneal your other 'fired' cases and see how they fare.


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psteinmayer KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 2391 Location: Ypsilanti, Michgan Joined: Aug 30^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Just another handed down Krag? Reply #34 - Aug 14^th, 2015 at 10:11pm	Print Post
	Winchester brass always looks better to me than the Remington brass... shinier somehow. Unfortunately, cracks in that area like that can happen from time to time. A crack in that area is not dangerous though (I've had quite a few myself).


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Eagle223usa KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 29 Joined: Sep 21^st, 2013	Re: Just another handed down Krag? Reply #35 - Aug 22^nd, 2015 at 11:34am	Print Post
	Texas10, I had 2 late model Winchester casings do that on me. No idea why but it looks like a defect from the factory.


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Texas10 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 71 Location: Austin, Joined: Aug 4^th, 2015 Gender:	Re: Just another handed down Krag? Reply #36 - Aug 25^th, 2015 at 5:24am	Print Post
	I cut the case open and looked at the inside portion of the case where the blowout occurred and did not see anything that might explain the cause of the rupture. Just one of those things, I guess. I'll be on the lookout tomorrow when I shoot it again. Thanks for all your help, guys. I'll report back after the shooting session.


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Texas10 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 71 Location: Austin, Joined: Aug 4^th, 2015 Gender:	Re: Just another handed down Krag? Reply #37 - Aug 28^th, 2015 at 9:34pm	Print Post
	Arrived at the range Tuesday with the Krag and Savage 223 for some target practice, and was anxious to adjust the peep sight with the new 5-40 screw I installed. Shot 10 rounds out of the 223 and set it aside to cool, picked up the Krag and sent five rounds downrange, adjusting the sights each time. Got it to shoot consistently at 3:00, 8 ring, but didn't bring the correct screwdriver to adjust the windage. BTW: it is already set about 3 ticks to port and still shooting right. Is this normal for this sight? Anyway, the range officer is an old Army Tank gunner who saw combat in the first Gulf war. You know, the one where they laid waste to a bunch of Russian tanks. And he took a shine to the Krag so I offered him to shoot it. Put 3 in the magazine and picked up my 223 to spot him. His first shot I called @ 3:00 8 ring. He adjusted his point of aim…. The next two he put in the bulls eye, a 1 inch dia circle (100 yds). I can see why Sadam's tanks never stood a chance.


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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: Just another handed down Krag? Reply #38 - Aug 29^th, 2015 at 2:01pm	Print Post
	Am I missing something? On what Krag sight does one need a screwdriver for adjustments? Only one that comes to mind is the Rice, and I thought the elevation and windage screws were the same ("adjusting the sight each time"). Also, the Rice doesn't have "ticks"? And, a static correction that large at 100yds would seem to raise the possibility of a bent front sight, or barrel?


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Ned Butts KCA Forum Admin KCA Official Member Offline Krag enthusiast! Posts: 525 Location: western catskills NY Joined: Apr 1^st, 2002 Gender:	Re: Just another handed down Krag? Reply #39 - Aug 29^th, 2015 at 4:10pm	Print Post
	Sporter with a Redfield peep I believe Dick


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Just another handed down Krag? Reply #40 - Aug 29^th, 2015 at 5:56pm	Print Post
	'Texas10' - Next time, be a Scout and "Be Prepared"! Bring a Quarter. They are 'coin slots'. p.s. The Redfield windage marks are a convenience and a reference point. It is not unusual for an adjusted sight to be off-set from the center mark on the staff. Probably more significant (in revealing problems) is how the peep location lines up with the centerline of the barrel, when viewing the front sight. p.p.s. With the Redfield #102-K, you loosen the left screw and then tighten the right screw to drift the aperture (and shot group) to the left. Hopefully, you don't run out of adjustment.
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Texas10 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 71 Location: Austin, Joined: Aug 4^th, 2015 Gender:	Re: Just another handed down Krag? Reply #41 - Aug 30^th, 2015 at 1:03am	Print Post
	Gosh durn-nit, I feel stupid now for not thinking about using a coin. Of COURSE….the slots were so wide. Can't imagine why they would make them fit a quarter as back then a quarter was a weeks wages…LOL About those "tics". Are they MOA? Or do I just slowly creep it over?


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Just another handed down Krag? Reply #42 - Aug 30^th, 2015 at 3:21am	Print Post
	QOA: 'Quarter of Angle' = Trial & Error, I imagine, "two-bits" at a time!


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