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Jim3040 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 27 Location: Upstate New York Joined: Oct 20^th, 2018 Gender:	Peep sights Oct 20^th, 2018 at 2:12pm	Print Post
	I am new member, thanks. I am a 30-40 krag shooter at local military matches. I joined to ask questions, is there a no drill peep sight that will go on 1895 Carbine? It’s a good shooter, but my eyes are not happy with the notch sight. Thanks again.


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Knute1 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 738 Location: Illinois Joined: Sep 10^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: Peep sights Reply #1 - Oct 20^th, 2018 at 2:40pm	Print Post
	Not that it matters on the no-drill sights, but do you have a military carbine or a sporterized military rifle? Inquiring minds want to know. Somebody else will have the info on the sights.


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Jim3040 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 27 Location: Upstate New York Joined: Oct 20^th, 2018 Gender:	Re: Peep sights Reply #2 - Oct 20^th, 2018 at 2:54pm	Print Post
	It is a military carbine


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Knute1 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 738 Location: Illinois Joined: Sep 10^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: Peep sights Reply #3 - Oct 20^th, 2018 at 3:36pm	Print Post
	Forgive me for my manners, I'm not typically on the leading edge of welcoming new members, but welcome. Somebody with more knowledge will give you an answer on your sight. Most members here, including myself, go goo-goo ga-ga over pictures should you have a chance to post. We may be able to give you more info on your gun if you haven't researched much yourself.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Peep sights Reply #4 - Oct 20^th, 2018 at 4:08pm	Print Post
	'Jim30-40' - Welcome to the KCA Forum. FWIW - There is not a model 1895 U.S. Krag carbine. There are model 1896 carbines that are dated "1895". Both Pacific, (K1 & K2), and Redfield, (model #70K & model #102K), made 'no-drill' receiver sights for the U.S. Krag. These sights require the removal of the Magazine Cut-Off Lever, (a reversible process), since they make use of the hole and machined area for the Cut-Off. These sights fit all U.S. Krag models. The Pacific K2 has target knobs and vernier adjustments. The Redfield 70 KT has 'target knobs' and the 70 KH has 'hunter' knobs. Both have vernier adjustments. The downside of the vernier versions of the Redfield and Pacific sights is that there is no 'quick release' of the 'elevation slide'. The slide has to be laboriously elevated to clear the bolt for removal. (IMHO - It is simpler just to take the whole sight off of the rifle or carbine). I prefer the simpler 'non-vernier' version of both makers sights. The 'elevation staff' can be quickly 'un-tensioned' and moved, so the bolt can be removed. These sights have a 'set-screw'. If used, this allows an easy return to the 'sighted-in' setting. Some Krag owners prefer the vernier adjustment sights. The Redfield 'no-drill' sights can introduce a roughness in cartridge-feed, because the 'receiver hole' for the magazine cut-off is left empty. Cartridge rims lightly snag on an 'open trough' in the receiver wall. This can be filled with a shaft, contoured, like the cut-off shaft or a glob of 'Bondo' filler, smoothed to fit . Photos: 1. Various 'no-drill' sights. 2. Tip of Krag magazine cut-off, in 'cartridge feed' position. (NOTE - 'wear line' in metal finish from movement of cartridge rim along edge of receiver and cut-off shaft).


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Jim3040 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 27 Location: Upstate New York Joined: Oct 20^th, 2018 Gender:	Re: Peep sights Reply #5 - Oct 20^th, 2018 at 4:38pm	Print Post
	Working on pics. Seem to be too big to send. Thanks for info. Any info on Rice sights?


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Peep sights Reply #6 - Oct 20^th, 2018 at 5:12pm	Print Post
	I have seen a lot of "Rice" sights on 'Sportered' Krags. I have never used one. They always looked crude to me, but, I'm sure they worked well for 'woods hunting'. (BTW - Photos need to be below 768 KB to attach in posts on KCA). Photos from some old Rice literature, I accumulated:


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Jim3040 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 27 Location: Upstate New York Joined: Oct 20^th, 2018 Gender:	Re: Peep sights Reply #7 - Oct 20^th, 2018 at 7:28pm	Print Post
	Sounds like, I’ll keep eye out for pacific K1, then Redfield if nothing else, thanks. Trying to figure out how to shrink my pics.


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Jim3040 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 27 Location: Upstate New York Joined: Oct 20^th, 2018 Gender:	Re: Peep sights Reply #8 - Oct 20^th, 2018 at 8:19pm	Print Post
	Picture


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Peep sights Reply #9 - Oct 20^th, 2018 at 8:23pm	Print Post
	I edit and store photographs on my computer's 'hard drive' with "Microsoft Office 2010". If a picture has too many pixels, I edit it by choosing "compress picture for documents" and 'save it' as an edited copy, by adding 'ed' to the original name. (I save the original 'without changes'). Hey that's a pretty nice carbine. Looks like there's an area of wood damage above the 'saddle-ring bar'. (That could probably be nicely restored). If you share the serial number, guys will check their Springfield Research Services (SRS) data. I played with your picture a little bit.


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Jim3040 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 27 Location: Upstate New York Joined: Oct 20^th, 2018 Gender:	Re: Peep sights Reply #10 - Oct 20^th, 2018 at 8:29pm	Print Post
	Got it. I’m on iPhone. Emailed it to myself as small pic, then saved. That worked


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Jim3040 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 27 Location: Upstate New York Joined: Oct 20^th, 2018 Gender:	Re: Peep sights Reply #11 - Oct 20^th, 2018 at 8:48pm	Print Post
	There is damage there, but doesn’t effect shooting. Number is 28,XXX. Something in that range


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Jim3040 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 27 Location: Upstate New York Joined: Oct 20^th, 2018 Gender:	Re: Peep sights Reply #12 - Oct 20^th, 2018 at 8:52pm	Print Post
	I shoot light loads in it, 9.6 grains Unique, cowboy bullets


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Peep sights Reply #13 - Oct 21^st, 2018 at 12:10am	Print Post
	There are a lot of documented U.S. model 1896 carbines in the 28K range. The K1 Pacific sight is a nice little unit. They show up from time to time on Ebay. Depending on height, the 'peep' sight may require a taller front-sight blade.


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Jim3040 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 27 Location: Upstate New York Joined: Oct 20^th, 2018 Gender:	Re: Peep sights Reply #14 - Oct 24^th, 2018 at 1:57pm	Print Post
	Well, I am now on the hunt


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