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olderthansome KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 131 Location: Michigan Joined: Mar 10^th, 2013 Gender:	Re: My first krag Reply #15 - May 7^th, 2019 at 8:32pm	Print Post
	Oh dear…..


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Socks KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 14 Location: NE Ks Joined: May 5^th, 2019 Gender:	Re: My first krag Reply #16 - May 7^th, 2019 at 8:50pm	Print Post
	Well darn folks about my butt thing. So to clear that up I will try to get you all some pic's of my butt problem. I already know about a couple things wrong on it and I am going to get that straighten out. So take it easy on me as it is a soft subject as I know you all are aware of. Having trouble posting the pictures. Please stand bye.


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Socks KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 14 Location: NE Ks Joined: May 5^th, 2019 Gender:	Re: My first krag Reply #17 - May 7^th, 2019 at 9:03pm	Print Post
	Well I got pictures but it wont let me load them. Too large and I will have to try and figure out how to do it. And that may take awhile.


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Socks KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 14 Location: NE Ks Joined: May 5^th, 2019 Gender:	Re: My first krag Reply #18 - May 7^th, 2019 at 9:21pm	Print Post
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Socks KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 14 Location: NE Ks Joined: May 5^th, 2019 Gender:	Re: My first krag Reply #19 - May 7^th, 2019 at 9:52pm	Print Post
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Socks KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 14 Location: NE Ks Joined: May 5^th, 2019 Gender:	Re: My first krag Reply #20 - May 7^th, 2019 at 10:14pm	Print Post
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Socks KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 14 Location: NE Ks Joined: May 5^th, 2019 Gender:	Re: My first krag Reply #21 - May 7^th, 2019 at 10:22pm	Print Post
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Socks KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 14 Location: NE Ks Joined: May 5^th, 2019 Gender:	Re: My first krag Reply #22 - May 7^th, 2019 at 10:23pm	Print Post
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Socks KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 14 Location: NE Ks Joined: May 5^th, 2019 Gender:	Re: My first krag Reply #23 - May 7^th, 2019 at 10:24pm	Print Post
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Socks KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 14 Location: NE Ks Joined: May 5^th, 2019 Gender:	Re: My first krag Reply #24 - May 7^th, 2019 at 10:26pm	Print Post
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Socks KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 14 Location: NE Ks Joined: May 5^th, 2019 Gender:	Re: My first krag Reply #25 - May 7^th, 2019 at 10:29pm	Print Post
	That's all folks


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: My first krag Reply #26 - May 8^th, 2019 at 5:06am	Print Post
	'Socks' has Shoes! .... Ok, now I'll get serious ... 'Socks' - Your Krag, #257362, is a 'cut-down' U.S. model 1898 rifle that was built at Springfield Armory around March or April, 1900. The barrel was shortened and is now wearing a 1903 Springfield front-sight. Your rear-sight is a Krag 1902 sight. Your trigger-guard is homemade, possibly using an altered 1903-A3 Springfield 'stamped' sheet metal trigger-guard. Your barrel-band is on backwards: the stamped "U" should be on the right-side of the arm. Your Stock is made from Italian walnut. These stock blanks were utilized, mainly from 1899 to 1902, when there was a shortage of cured American black walnut blanks. Your Stock has been shortened at both ends and heavily 'sanded'. The Butt end has been cut square and will no longer accept a standard U.S. Krag butt-plate. It is likely someone altered it to accept a rubber butt-pad. IMHO - Your Krag is too altered to be a practical candidate for restoration. If it were mine, I would fit a rubber butt pad, (maybe even using a 'slip-on' model). I would replace the Trigger-guard with a real Krag guard. I would enjoy the rifle as a practical basic 'sporter'.
	« Last Edit: May 8^th, 2019 at 6:47am by butlersrangers »

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Baltimoreed KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 320 Location: Aurora, NC Joined: Feb 5^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: My first krag Reply #27 - May 8^th, 2019 at 12:28pm	Print Post
	Here’s a Krag/scout rifle that I built from a cut up sporter. It turned out nice. Very handy rifle. The forward Kraghaus scope mount uses the existing rear sight screw holes and one more that a gunsmith did for me. I used a Nikon IER [intermediate eye relief] scope. Didn’t work on my pistol but was perfect on my krag. Good luck on your project rifle.


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Socks KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 14 Location: NE Ks Joined: May 5^th, 2019 Gender:	Re: My first krag Reply #28 - May 8^th, 2019 at 4:31pm	Print Post
	Nice rifle. And thanks for the info. I do have a trigger guard coming I am really wanting to put a butt plate on it. but I hate to buy and then find out it wont fit. The top hole is there just covered up. Does any one have any measurements for the butt plate? Also a ? about the windage knob on the rear sight. Mine is very loose. Should it have like a click or some kind of spring set it to keep it from moving? As is it is free floating.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: My first krag Reply #29 - May 8^th, 2019 at 8:55pm	Print Post
	'Socks' - The 1902 sight windage-knob simply turns. There are no 'clicks'. Often, the windage-screw is quite stiff from dried grease. The 1898 Butt-Plate is not 'flat'; there is a recurve at the toe. Some Butt-Plate photos:


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