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Post by oldcajun123 on Mar 28, 2020 22:25:19 GMT -5
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 28, 2020 22:30:30 GMT -5
I like it!
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Post by trailboss on Mar 28, 2020 22:52:05 GMT -5
1903 Springfield?
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Post by trailboss on Mar 28, 2020 22:59:56 GMT -5
The boots would suggest WWI, and there is no magazine. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 28, 2020 23:18:39 GMT -5
Enfield. 17
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Post by trailboss on Mar 28, 2020 23:50:59 GMT -5
That was my first guess, but my cloudy history had me thinking an American rifle.
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 28, 2020 23:59:08 GMT -5
That was my first guess, but my cloudy history had me thinking an American rifle. They were made here and barely resemble the SMLE pattern. I had one that was a very decent gun. But there's not enough detail to really tell. |
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Post by bigwoolie on Mar 29, 2020 0:28:50 GMT -5
I believe the 1903 Springfield had an internal box magazine, and used stripper clips. But I could be wrong.
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Post by trailboss on Mar 29, 2020 0:37:04 GMT -5
So yes, that magazine would not have been visible.
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Post by bigwoolie on Mar 29, 2020 0:39:34 GMT -5
So yes, that magazine would not have been visible. Exactly |
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Post by trailboss on Mar 29, 2020 0:41:41 GMT -5
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Post by toshtego on Mar 29, 2020 10:39:08 GMT -5
That is a good distance measure protocol.
Me? I am using a Model 1898 Springfield (Krag) with a 30 inch barrel and bayonet. Just a little extra precaution.
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Post by trailboss on Mar 29, 2020 11:01:09 GMT -5
A few years back, the local gun range had a swap meet, I bought a Krag bayonet for $25.00, some goober had used a chemical that screwed up the bluing on the sheath, but the bayonet was in great condition. I had a bidding war on EBay, and it sold for $300.00.
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Post by toshtego on Mar 29, 2020 14:14:08 GMT -5
A few years back, the local gun range had a swap meet, I bought a Krag bayonet for $25.00, some goober had used a chemical that screwed up the bluing on the sheath, but the bayonet was in great condition. I had a bidding war on EBay, and it sold for $300.00. Krag shooters are a devoted lot. When I was a boy it was the must-have Deer and feral hog rifle. The old-timers always waxed poetic about the Krag. Back in the 1920s and 1920 when they were young, the US gubmint sold many to the states and to the public. It was an affordable and effective hunting rifle. Still is. The Boon and Crocket ChampionElk was taken with a Krag. |
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Post by trailboss on Mar 29, 2020 14:25:05 GMT -5
I held onto that bayonet for awhile, I was going to buy a Krag to put it on... one of them priorities that never got high enough on the list.
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Post by toshtego on Mar 29, 2020 18:26:44 GMT -5
I held onto that bayonet for awhile, I was going to buy a Krag to put it on... one of them priorities that never got high enough on the list. 😕 If you do find an original Springfield 1895/1898, PLEASE do not sporterize it. So many were cut down from the original 30 inches. The 24-inch carbine is rarer. I had one cut down to 20 inches with a full Manlicher style stock, a chromed bolt and a peep sight. It came from the Jicarilla Apache Nation. Sadly, I sold it. I say sadly because every time I picked it up I saw this old Apache guy in my mind. From what I heard, he killed a lot of deer with this rifle. I guess the stories got to me. |
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Post by trailboss on Mar 29, 2020 18:56:20 GMT -5
I would never sportswriter a military weapon. It might have made sense to do so when they were stuffed in the barrels of the local hardware store for chump change, not so much now.
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 30, 2020 9:51:47 GMT -5
It seems like Krags were always more expensive than Mausers and Enfields. I don't exactly know why, but I understand that the bolt is very smooth.
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Post by briarbuck on Mar 30, 2020 10:03:54 GMT -5
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Post by toshtego on Apr 1, 2020 1:20:48 GMT -5
It seems like Krags were always more expensive than Mausers and Enfields. I don't exactly know why, but I understand that the bolt is very smooth. I guess it is a combination of a single locking lug and some fine machine work done at the Springfield Armory in Massachusets and in Norway. Actions made in both countries are like glass. Not that many Springfield Krags were made compared to all of the Mausers around the world. Krags were produced in the USA for only, what, eight years? Norwegian Krags were made for about 30 years. Mausers and Enfields from the late 19th Century into the 1950s. Mausers were made in Germany, Austria, Spain, Poland, Turkey, Argentina, Sweden, and maybe even Thailand. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 1, 2020 10:45:23 GMT -5
It seems like Krags were always more expensive than Mausers and Enfields. I don't exactly know why, but I understand that the bolt is very smooth. I guess it is a combination of a single locking lug and some fine machine work done at the Springfield Armory in Massachusets and in Norway. Actions made in both countries are like glass. Not that many Springfield Krags were made compared to all of the Mausers around the world. Krags were produced in the USA for only, what, eight years? Norwegian Krags were made for about 30 years. Mausers and Enfields from the late 19th Century into the 1950s. Mausers were made in Germany, Austria, Spain, Poland, Turkey, Argentina, Sweden, and maybe even Thailand. I shot one once in the Scouts, but I didn't have the experience to judge it. I remember that it was easy to load. The English Enfield I shot had a nice action, but the 303 recoil was more than I liked. Same with the 1917 Enfield in 30-06. They were a little sloppy when the bolt was pulled back. My current Siamese Mauser is a combination of 3 generations of the German Mauser. It will use a '98 safety and a '95 trigger. Go figure. |
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