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Baltimoreed KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 320 Location: Aurora, NC Joined: Feb 5^th, 2016 Gender:	Fake NRA Krag rebuild Jun 12^th, 2017 at 3:47pm	Print Post
	I bought what I thought might be a NRA Krag couple of years ago and then later found a nice honest Constabulary Krag that I love shooting. I'm thinking that I want to src my fake nra carbine. I'm not interested in trying to build an exact copy. The first issue would be the removal of the Springfield front sight and a repro Krag sight installed. Will I have to shorten the bbl to get a correct sight to look right? The nra carbine had what looks to be a krag saddle ring stuck on the surface of the stock, wasn't even inlet. Here's some photos of my donor gun.


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Baltimoreed KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 320 Location: Aurora, NC Joined: Feb 5^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: Fake NRA Krag rebuild Reply #1 - Jun 12^th, 2017 at 3:49pm	Print Post
	Others.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Fake NRA Krag rebuild Reply #2 - Jun 12^th, 2017 at 10:59pm	Print Post
	'Baltimoreed' - It looks like your fake 'NRA' model 1898 Krag sporter has a model 1892 bolt-sleeve and hand-guard. Your Bolt appears to be a model 1898 Bolt and extractor. The Krag carbine sling-bar and ring were never used on the 'long forearm' stocks. It is a nice $50-$75 part. Your 1905 Springfield front sight looks neatly done. If it were my Krag, I would leave it as a quasi-NRA sporter. I'd take the noisy sling-bar off and plug the screw-holes in the stock.


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Baltimoreed KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 320 Location: Aurora, NC Joined: Feb 5^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: Fake NRA Krag rebuild Reply #3 - Jun 12^th, 2017 at 11:30pm	Print Post
	butlersrangers, removing the ring and plugging the incorrect screw holes was the first thing I did when I got the rifle and realized the sling bar was just stuck onto the stock. Just didn't study the photos that were posted by the seller. I guess that I'll leave it be but what does the 1898 bolt sleeve and handguard look like? And does it matter? Last year I suggested that our CAS club do a Span Am bolt gun match alongside of the cowboy match. We've had several now and everyone brings out their antiques. A few shooters use Krags, I use my Constabulary. I want to try it in another club's monthly M1 Garand match but haven't gotten around to it yet. Thanks for the info on my mixed up rifle.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Fake NRA Krag rebuild Reply #4 - Jun 13^th, 2017 at 3:56am	Print Post
	For a fun 'shooter' and function, you do not have to replace your bolt sleeve and hand-guard. Attached are my photo of a model 1898 bolt and a photo of Krag hand-guard types (from the KCA main page - 'photo tab'). The 2nd hand-guard from the left was used on model 1896 rifles and model 1898 rifles & some 'long forearm' carbines with the 1896 sight.


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