Mark_Daiute wrote on Jan 20
th, 2016 at 5:49pm:
I'll breath easier when you have the loading gate re-assembled and know that nothing happened to the hinge pin.
Let us know how it goes, or is it already back together?
I actually haven't got it taken out yet. A buddy wanted to go shooting so I couldn't pass that up. I took the Krag and a box of Remington with me. Windage was spot on. Elevation was about 10 inches high at 100 yards. Could have been me. It has the 1902 site with the adjustable windage knob. I was using the little peep site. The peep looks like it sits a little higher than the notch so I'm wondering what the distance setting is for the peep? 300 yards? A ballistics program that I use shows that a 300 yard zero should put me about 7 inches high at 100 yards so maybe I'm close.
Unfortunately, I now may have a bigger issue than the hinge pin. When I brought it home from the range, I noticed a hairline crack at the receiver tang about an inch long and possibly a hairline crack on the right side coming straight back from the corner of the right angle cut. I took the receiver out of the wood and can see that the tight crack on top is a little over an 1/8 inch deep.
I don't recall seeing these issues before I shot the gun so I'm assuming that it's due to the shooting session. The receiver bolts were tight so I don't think that loose bolts caused a problem.
I don't want to shoot it again until I get this resolved. Do these cracks ever stabilize? What would be the best way to repair so it's not visible from the outside? Can I just shim the action into the stock using stiff paper so it's a really snug fit?
I'll attach pictures if anyone would like to see.