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    NRA Sporter Krag??

    Well, reckon I'll have to blame usabaker for this one. He started that thread a while back about a cut down Kragicon on GunBroker. I mentioned there I had one like it on my wish list.

    Well, dangit, 'Baker.

    So, here it is! Reminds me of the NRA sporter 1903s. Has the same lines and buttplate.
    Either way, sure is pretty!

    About the only thing I would improve, for my tastes, is a peep sight with target knobs. Might have to find one for it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rcathey View Post
    reckon I'll have to blame usabaker for this one.
    I get blamed all the time, but I don't mind getting blamed for this one, she's beautiful I love the butt of the stock too, unique. Congrats on the new addition.
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    Very nice looking rifle, wonder who did the stock? Bishop? I had a chance at a NRA type sporter Kragicon once, no paper so we'll never know, should have but didn't. That one make me regret it more.
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    Those pictures are from the Gunbroker auction.
    It seems just too nice not to have a name on it somewhere. You'd think the gunsmith would want to mark this one.
    I think I'll know more when I have it in my hands.
    Personally, (and since it would be easy enough to find on GunBroker, I'm not afraid to share) I think it was a hell of a deal at $402 including shipping. It's a keeper, that's for sure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rcathey View Post
    It's a keeper, that's for sure.
    Agreed...
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    Definitely a very beautiful and well done 'sportered' Kragicon.

    Your Redfield (#102-K) receiver-sight is a lot more convenient for bolt removal for cleaning than the micrometer version.

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    Quote Originally Posted by butlersrangers View Post
    Your Redfield (#102-K) receiver-sight is a lot more convenient for bolt removal for cleaning than the micrometer version.
    That’s a good note. Thanks!
    I’ve looked a little and they’re certainly not cheap where you can find them!
    For me it’s an aesthetic thing anyway. I think the knobs are neat. I don’t think I’d actually use them that much, haha.

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    Attached are copies of the instructions originally packed with Redfield #102-K and #70-K receiver sights. Early instructions stated magazine cut-off lever should be "thrown away".

    Also attached, is a William's Gunsight Co. catalog entry, that explains the cartridge feed problem caused by eliminating the cut-off shaft entirely.

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    Here’s a question for you,
    In regards to the Redfield sight, is the base the same for both the 102K and the 70K? Or for that matter, the 102K and, say, the 70S (or W or E or whatever).
    In other words, if I found a loose micrometer slide and wanted to put it in my 102 base, would it work?

    In my research this is just a random thought I had.
    If I was determined to get the micrometer sights, it’d be an awful lot easier to just buy whichever sight eBay happened to have. The 1903 or Winchester variant seems to be pretty common.

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    No bases and uppers are different.

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