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    from this, to that

    before 1898 springfield armory in 30-40 krag no. 2





    after 1898 springfield armory in 30-40 krag no.2







    i got this krag last year sometime for $125(i think). it was all rusted up, so i got evapo-rust and a 4" pvc pipe with a 4" plug. i stripped her down and i put in the action/barrel in evapo-rust overnite. then i put in all the parts and pieces into a plastic bowl filled with evapo-rust. the next day i took them and i scrubbed or brushed them off and i put them back into evapo-rust. the next day, they were clean. the next step was brownell's oxpho blue and a hair dryer. it was a pain to do action/barrel(only one coat), but cold bluing the parts and pieces(3 or 4 coatings) was a snap. i put them back together with the stock and back into the safe.



    a couple of months ago i did the stripping of stock no. 2(citristrip). then i did the sanding, bartley's oil wood filler, sanding, 7 or 8 coats of minwax antique oil and finally johnson's paste wax. i put it back together, photo'd it and then back in the safe.



    i still have parts that i need to get and i think that no. 2(the 30-40 krag no. 1 is finished) will either need a rebore or a barrel to the 9.3 krag. and d&t for a side scope mount. but thats down the road, i have two 91 argies and a 93 mauser to do.



    30-40 krag no. 1

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    Looking good!!! I'd like to hear about that progress towards 9.3 when you get a chance!!

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    If No.1 could talk it would say, "Thank You."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Der Gebirgsjager View Post
    If No.1 could talk it would say, "Thank You."

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    they are in safe, sitting next to each other and talking.
    Ad Reipublicae his Civitatum Foederatarum Americae, ego sum fortis et libero. Ego autem non exieris ad impios communistarum socialismi. Ora imagines in vestri demented mentem, quod vos mos have misericordia, quia non.

    To the Republic of these United States of America, I am strong and free. I will never surrender to godless communist socialism. Pray to images in your demented mind, that you will have mercy, because i will not.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cwtebay View Post
    Looking good!!! I'd like to hear about that progress towards 9.3 when you get a chance!!

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    it all started with my husqvarna m46 in 9.3x57. i have shot the 20 vartarg all the way to 500 linebaugh(rifles), but i just couldn't find "The ONE". that 9.3 husky makes my heart tingle. i loaded up some of Bull Shop's specials, 275gr wfn gc and 39.0gr of imr4895 and i took it out hunting. it has only one doe to its name, but boy, the 275 gr does drop them(behind the shoulder at 50+/- yards).



    one of the last moulds that mountain mold(?) made.
    https://bullshop.weebly.com/-36-cali...t-bullets.html


    i began to shoot the 280gr rn gc, but Bull Shop's 275gr has my heart.
    bottom left group



    now i have a whole bunch of 280gr rn gc(.368") and nothing to shoot them.(ah, what about the 9.3x57 or remelt them? balderdash, i say!!! its "cheaper" to buy another gun!!!!!!)

    so i go to the reloader bench and i say, what caliber should the 9.3 be? 30-40 krag!!!! so i took a piece of krag brass and i necked it to 35cal. (35/30-30 die) and then i necked it up again to 9.3(9.3x57 hornady die). i did a couple/several pieces of krag brass. i also set a 280gr rn gc on the reformed krag brass. now i do the 9.3 krag with dies i've already have.

    all i need to do is a rebore or a rebarrel it to 9.3 krag.
    Ad Reipublicae his Civitatum Foederatarum Americae, ego sum fortis et libero. Ego autem non exieris ad impios communistarum socialismi. Ora imagines in vestri demented mentem, quod vos mos have misericordia, quia non.

    To the Republic of these United States of America, I am strong and free. I will never surrender to godless communist socialism. Pray to images in your demented mind, that you will have mercy, because i will not.

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    Nicely done!
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    Quote Originally Posted by 444ttd View Post
    they are in safe, sitting next to each other and talking.
    Might be! I certainly wouldn't discount the idea. I know for certain that if left in the dark for a long time Mannlicher M95s and Commission '88s will breed. Fortunately they don't seem to cross breed, but put one '88 away for a while and when you open the door there's almost certain to be 5 or 6.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Der Gebirgsjager View Post
    Might be! I certainly wouldn't discount the idea. I know for certain that if left in the dark for a long time Mannlicher M95s and Commission '88s will breed. Fortunately they don't seem to cross breed, but put one '88 away for a while and when you open the door there's almost certain to be 5 or 6.

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    as of today, they have produced two "baby" krag actions without the bolt.

    i don't wanna know how many mausers' there are.
    Ad Reipublicae his Civitatum Foederatarum Americae, ego sum fortis et libero. Ego autem non exieris ad impios communistarum socialismi. Ora imagines in vestri demented mentem, quod vos mos have misericordia, quia non.

    To the Republic of these United States of America, I am strong and free. I will never surrender to godless communist socialism. Pray to images in your demented mind, that you will have mercy, because i will not.

    MOLON LABE

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    You did a nice job!
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