Krag Scout Mount

[andiarisaka]

In another post on down here, I had posted about using a Miller Kodiak Mount to put a scope on my Krag. Since then I found a fellow selling a scout mount on ebay that allows you to put a red dot or LER pistol scope on your Krag rifle. 2 of the 6 he had to sell arrived today, and I've attached some pictures. All you do is remove your rear sight and replace it with the mount he is making. For those of you shy on screws, he is even having the odd threaded Krag sight screws made to go with the mounts! It works with the 1901 handguard with no modifications needed, I haven't tried it with other handguards yet. He is also loading the Hornady 150gr BTSP @2300fps and selling them @$118/100rnds. The load appears to bust the myth that short bullets are not accurate in the Krag as he has shot a .45" 50 yard group with the load. After April 1st check him out: Ammunition & Sight Rails for .30-40 Krag Rifles (www.kraghaus.com) Fellows name is Peter and he restores sporterized Krags.

[chuck in idaho]

I seen those mounts somewhere and wondered how they would stack up?
Let us know how it works for you.
Chuck

[andiarisaka]

Sure will Chuck, hopefully the wind will be a little less than ferocious tomorrow and I can shoot some with it. I was surprised to find that his website is already up. The LER scope I have is a cheapy, but the sight pic is about as good as the boosted Alaskan. Certainly an aid to those of us whose eyesight isn't what it used to be. I prefer the looks of the Alaskan and will have a better front mounting point made for the dovetail and the LER will go on a sporterized 92/96 for my grandson. I get to fill the messed up hole I d&t'd in the barrel with steelbed now.

[andiarisaka]

I just heard from Peter tonight, seems the website is up, but it will be about 8 weeks before he is ready to fill orders. In the meantime, I'll give this one a workout, Peter was a little concerned about the mass of the scope I have on here, only being held on by two screws. It looks big, but it's light (cheapo). I'll see if I can shake it loose or not.

[John from the Cereal City]

Correct regarding the Kraghaus website. I tried to order via the web last night & had a notice that my payment couldn't be accepted. Got a phone call from Peter today & he explained that the website was launched prematurely and online orders couldn't be accepted until after April 1.
Peter indicated that he is also working on a round that has a .310 bullet for those oversized bores.
Maybe there's hope yet for my '98 that swallows a muzzle gage.

[andiarisaka]

Thanks John. Don't know if a .310 bullet will help the 98 that swallows a muzzle gauge, what you're really checking with that tool is the bore diameter, the diameter land to land. What a lot of people refer to as bore diameter is really groove diameter. Unless you happen to have a star gauge, slugging is the only way to get that dimension. Peter mentioned trying to find some .310 123gr V-Max bullets, Grafs has some, and I've gotten good accuracy out of them, Peter believes they are old stock, he's well connected at Hornady and doesn't think they make them anymore, if you think you might be interested in trying some, best get them from Graf's before Peter snatches them up! I''m going to get up your way one of these days and shoot in one of the Krag matches you club has, honest!