tark
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Need some help from you Krag collectors. Picked up an 1898 rifle yesterday, in very average condition. The usual dings and dents, rough bore, but all original with perfect screw heads. Shoots quite well despite the pitted bore.
What puzzles me is the bolt. I have always heard that the Krag locks up with the single lug at the front of the bolt, and the lug in the middle of the bolt is a safety lug, and doesn't bear against the receiver when firing . Mine does. Both lugs bear evenly against the receiver and a little marking fluid confirmed this.
Is this normal?
What puzzles me is the bolt. I have always heard that the Krag locks up with the single lug at the front of the bolt, and the lug in the middle of the bolt is a safety lug, and doesn't bear against the receiver when firing . Mine does. Both lugs bear evenly against the receiver and a little marking fluid confirmed this.
Is this normal?