Pistolero
Well-Known Member
I have a nice old Krag, but it has had the barrel cut off to carbine length and put into a genuine carbine
stock, and but has had no new front sight added. I have put on a temp front sight and it shoots very
accurately. I want to make a proper duplicate of the Krag sight, the steel block soldered on, slotted
and a sheet steel blade pinned in. If I do it well, it will be a fairly decent faux carbine. Barrel contours
will never fool anyone who knows what they are looking at, but a reasonable approximation would
be a good thing, I think.
I have some photos grabbed online of the sight base, but I have no dimensions. If someone could
measure the sight base and give me the height from the bbl, thickess right and left and length
front to back, that would be helpful. I'd like to know the blade thickness, too, although with my
decreasing vision, I might cheat and make a somewhat thicker front blade if needed.
Thanks.
Bill
stock, and but has had no new front sight added. I have put on a temp front sight and it shoots very
accurately. I want to make a proper duplicate of the Krag sight, the steel block soldered on, slotted
and a sheet steel blade pinned in. If I do it well, it will be a fairly decent faux carbine. Barrel contours
will never fool anyone who knows what they are looking at, but a reasonable approximation would
be a good thing, I think.
I have some photos grabbed online of the sight base, but I have no dimensions. If someone could
measure the sight base and give me the height from the bbl, thickess right and left and length
front to back, that would be helpful. I'd like to know the blade thickness, too, although with my
decreasing vision, I might cheat and make a somewhat thicker front blade if needed.
Thanks.
Bill
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