CMP announces new Krag barrels

[andiarisaka]

John, the threads should be very tight fitting, one should have to use a wrench to get them all the way into the receiver. There is some variance in receivers too, I have a 98 receiver that I can screw one barrel in by hand, same barrel in a 92 receiver starts but would require a wrench to go the rest of the way. So don't fret too much over too big.

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[John from the Cereal City]

I dropped a factory rd. (180gr) into the chamber-went in all the way to the rim, no resistance. So there might not be any finish reaming to be had. Don't have a 220 gr issue type to try. Will know better once it's threaded on & I can use my headspace gages.
Will crack off a different reciever & try the breach threads on that one. Have noticed the variance between original barrels, but the new one doesn't even start in a '98 reciever.
Chasing the threads deeper/turning the dia. won't be a huge problem, I have a good gunsmith that can fix it, but for some people who get one, it could be a headache.

[andiarisaka]

That's the type of headache I was hoping to avoid by canceling my order! I was told the chamber was rough (short) reamed, doesn't sound like it to me from what you've said. I'm thinking a lot of folks are going to be unhappy.

[John from the Cereal City]

I pulled the receiver off another '98. That receiver doesn't start either.
Got my verniers out & measured the barrel thread OD & the OD of the step before the threads.

New barrel measures: OD of Thread-.980", OD of step-.938"
Old barrel: OD of thread-.975", OD of step-.933"
So the Diameter is .005" larger than the old barrel. Goes along with the muzzle OD being larger too.
A friend of mine got a Carbine barrel & dropped a 220gr. rd in the chamber, went in to the rim. So not sure what to expect with the chamber untill it's mounted.