Stokes Kirk and Sedgley Krags

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Originally Posted by Calif-Steve

They would buy low number receivers and heat them on a burner.

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As in heat treat them? Or re-heat treat as the case may be?

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Originally Posted by butlersrangers

pictures disappeared from earlier posting

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Sorry about that ... :(

After our major server upgrade and site move, we experienced some issues in the last few days with images and attaching them to posts ...

Should be all fixed now... :thup:

Regards,
Doug

Hah found my notes on the old family Krag which I had done back in 2005. Got the serial number right but.......


I got half the other details wrong. I find it interesting that in older age often times one can no longer depend on one's memory for fine details more than a decade old.

Segdley would re-heat the low number receivers on a burner unit. It very would soften the steel. If they were too soft they would not take a barrel correctly, hence the infrequent barrel with two extractor cuts. Simply flip the barrel over and mill another extractor cut. But, do realize when a high number '03 or nice 98 Mauser would walk in they received first class treatment. Of course, the customer needed cash, but the end result was top notch work.

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Originally Posted by Calif-Steve

hence the infrequent barrel with two extractor cuts

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Good info, something that would be unknown up here if found.