uh....um...ah...bought 'nother one.

[444ttd]

i should've kept my mouth shut. but noooooo i says. i have to buy it just because..........not that i needed another piece of junk that needs fixing. i still have to do my 93 mauser barrel!!!!! not to mention the 93 and 95 Mauser's and the krag actions???
don't i already have enuff?

my guess is no.


my......ah, "friend" HAD a 1898 spr armory in 30-40 krag (notice the quotation marks and HAD) that he wants to sell. he got it from his grandfather who died quite a few years ago. my "friend" hunts when he can, but work takes him all over the country. anyway, he told me to expect a beat up rifle and that would need loving care. alot of loving care. so what do i say? BRING IT TO ME!!!!!!!!!! well....he did and he walked away $125 richer.

the stock work needs refinished, the surface rust on the rifle needs a whole lota vinegar or evaporust. trigger guard, lower band, swing swivel and the butt plate needs a bath also. the interior barrel looks like it needs a cleaning too. the rifle came with no sights. i haven't taken it apart, other than the bolt isn't cracked and the cartridges feeds nicely. and the trigger is a 2 stage man's dream. you take up the "slop" of the trigger and then its 4 or 5 lbs till you hear the firing pin is released. ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the insides are "clean", meaning rust free. the bolt is as smooth as it ever was.

should i have bought? of course not!!!! anybody else would throw it in the scrap pile. but not me!!!! i'll give her love and maybe someday, she'll give it back.

[Texas by God]

Looks like a bargain to me!

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[762sultan]

The price for a Krag on Gun Broker is 3 or 4 times that.

[Der Gebirgsjager]

Some work involved there, that's for sure; but the end result should be worth it!

[skeettx]

Where is your mask?
You stole it :)

NOW, get to work, he he he

[RKJ]

I don't believe I had would have hesitated one second before I was pulling $125.00 out of my wallet. That's pretty cool.

[richhodg66]

I'd buy Krags in that condition for $125 all day long.

[Scrounge]

I'm afraid I'm with the others on this. I've got a soft spot in my head... Ah, heart, for projects like this one, too. ;)

[444ttd]

on rifles before i've done some touch up on the rust a little bit, you know double ought 4 sanding on a spot of rust and oxpho blue. and the wood work i can do. i can take the bolt apart and the trigger........mmmmmmmmmm.......a 4" plastic pipe, glue on cap, put it on a post on my shed upright.......some evapo rust (about 1.5 - 2 gallons), 6" long bolt and a wire hanger.....mmmmmmmm that will be for the barreled action, plastic Tupperware bowl for everything else. the only thing i don't have is a 4" cap and 2 gal of evapo rust.

[Bloodman14]

Would phosphoric acid work as well? Get it at Lowe's or Home Depot. It's sold as concrete and metal prep. Does the job on rust, and leaves a protective layer that resists further rust.

[Slugster]

Nice buy. I would have "adopted" that one myself.

On the rust issue: I use a mixture of 1 gallon water to 5 teaspoons of citric acid (at wallyworld in the home canning section). It will do a great job on the rust without being expensive or overly harsh on you or the metal. Mix the water and citric acid, place parts into the mixture, let sit for a couple days, and presto...no more rust. It will leave your metalwork without a finish so the parts have to be oiled down
as soon as they are dried.
For really rusty parts, dunk em' for a couple days, rub down with steel wool, and dunk em' again.

[Baltimoreed]

Great project rifle. Be gentle with her, she’s been through a lot.

[444ttd]

i might change the 30-40 krag to 9.3 krag, but i have to clean her up first.

[lead collector]

Looks like a bargain to me. I would have broke my arm getting the money out, for a Craig at that price.
Fix-er-upper, or not.
Remember... He who dies with the most toys wins!

[444ttd]

my late grandfather(pappy) gave to me his (bubbaed) 1898 spr armory in 30-40 krag. it was his father's only rifle. my dad and my late uncle also carried it when they were young. the rifle had a bishop's stock, but i have found the "original" stock in my pappy's basement(up in the rafters). so i re-restocked it and i got on evilbay a redfield 102k aperture sight. i took the rear sight off(thank God for kroil) and the screw holes were filled with candle wax. i figured while the rifle is bubbaed up, why not go whole hog. in the end, i have a rifle that i want. it shoots a 165gr(173gr actual) ranch dog with h4198 and it goes about 1900fps. i have killed 6 or 7 deer with it and my oldest son has killed 5 or 6 deer. my son has the "longest shot" at 175+/- yards on a doe. i mostly shoot them at 30-40 yards, but at 150ish yards a doe fell to the krag. and drop right there(drt) is the krag's word. every deer i shot and my son has shot is drt. the krag and the husqvarna(m46 in 9.3x57) has that honor. the 444 marlin, 35/30-30, 30-30, '06, 270, 6.5 cm, 7 mauser, 7-08, 308, 45-70.......all have had a deer(s) run. i'll admit that the deer(s) run's is only 10-50 yards,uphill both ways, thru the brush with wolves nipping at my heels!!!!!!!