Krag Model Barrel Interchangeability

[browningautorifle]

I’ll compare this barrel to the one I took off.

I'd have thought you did that if possible. I still think this is possible...the switch.

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[butlersrangers]

I'm sure a good machinist and a lathe can correct the breech face, if they are different.

[rcathey]

I'd have thought you did that if possible. I still think this is possible...the switch.

Well it was close to a no go. If you’ll recall, the chamber was massively bored out. After removing the front sight base for resale and tripping over the darn thing since, I finally tossed it in the recycle bin. I’m away on business and had to call the girlfriend to do a little dumpster diving for me. God bless that woman haha.

[browningautorifle]

the chamber was massively bored out.

I remember that one...sad.

[rcathey]

I remember that one...sad.

Terribly. The bore on that one is quite nice as well.

[browningautorifle]

The bore on that one is quite nice as well.

I'd have probably tried to sleeve the chamber, as sketchy as it may be for full bore rifles. The only saving grace would be the Krag is low pressure relatively...I'm sure we talked about that too. Most discourage it for full bore.