krag stock and 98 mauser scope

[todd]

i have finished my krag stock. i used citristip(4 times ), sanded the stock(340 and 400 grit), cheesecloth it, put on barley dark oil woodfiller(2 days), 400 grit and 0000 steel wool, cheesecloth,7 coats of minwax antique oil and FINALLY one coat(2days) of johnson's paste wax.

(the pix don't do it justice)

i have cleaned a sporter Brazilian model 1908 (98 mauser) and i have put on my first scout scope. i.ve got a b square mount, butit just doesn't fit the rear sight. i have another 98 mauser rear scope mount in my junk drawer(probably some chinese model?) that fits. i'll probably do a flange nut on the rear of the rear sight, but i'll shoot her in to see. the scout scope is a vortex 2-7x .

now on to next rifle project(s), 93 mauser in richard's Apache gold wolverine stock and i think a sporter 91 mauser or another krag stock.

 

[todd]

this is what the krag looked like.........

1st

2nd changed the stock to an sporterized original

 

[JustJim]

Looks good! (Better than mine, I've been meaning to refinish both my sporters since I got them.)

What's the peep sight? I'm compiling a list of what fits before shopping. One of my sporters has a Western, need to find one for the other.

 

[462]

The Krag looks so much nicer. Excellent!

 

[todd]

Looks good! (Better than mine, I've been meaning to refinish both my sporters since I got them.)

What's the peep sight? I'm compiling a list of what fits before shopping. One of my sporters has a Western, need to find one for the other.

its a no drill redfield 102k aperture sight. i found it on ebay about 8 or so years ago. i think it was $50-60 but i'm not sure. i think that nobody sells them new, not even William's sight. you will be astonished at the prices that old aperture sights will bring.

 

[JustJim]

Thanks! Yeah, no one makes a no-drill sight for the Krag now--that's why I'm putting my list together. I missed a 70K a while back because I didn't recognize what it was, don't want something like that to happen again.