Springfield Krag rifle builder.

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It's rivetted to the bottom of the magazine floor. Look inside the magazine to the rear for the opposite hole for the rivet.

Thanks, will do it.

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Your Krag action probably already has the 'guide lip' in place.

The rivet that anchors it in place is almost invisible, so the part seems integral with the receiver.

BTW - U.S. Krag Barrels were completely finished, ('clocked' threads & index marked, front-sight base brazed on, rear-sight holes drilled & tapped, proofed & marked, chamber completed, extractor-notch cut, and rust 'browned'/blued).

The Krag barrel never met its case hardened receiver, until the completely finished barrel was screwed on to the receiver and the index marks lined-up.

Krag barrels were basically made "interchangeable". 'Finish chamber-reaming', after barrel installation, and fitting the bolt were not required, like nowadays.

Awesome, one less thing to worry about, I have a no go gauge for the Krag.

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My krag has had three barrels on it.
The original that had been drilled out to deactivate it.
The replacement that I cheaped out on and had a bad bore.
The second replacement with a good bore.

All three indexed properly and the two replacements showed no signs of excessive headspace. From a manufacturing standpoint, that’s frankly AMAZING.

Amazing for a 100+ year old barrel, mine is still in excellent shape. Thanks.