The tag hanging from the trigger guard is incorrect. I got to thinking after your comments and went straight to my misc ammo bin. I'd advise, at the least, you only shoot reduced loads. Maybe this was a common conversion, back in the day, but with today's technology we have a better understanding of the limits of metallurgy. I'd say, to be on the safe side, you have a $300 wallhanger there. Since you have no idea of the history of this rifle - who converted it, how many rounds through the receiver of both. Now before everybody piles on and says there is no correlation between PSI and CUP, please take the time to read this monograph.īy using the formula derived in this paper you will find that 40K CUP equals 42738 PSI +/- 3000 PSI, so its upper limit would be 45738 PSI - considerably less than the 60K PSI of the. SAAMI spec for max chamber pressure on the. 30-06 is a bit higher intensity cartridge than the. I hate to rain on your parade even further, but the. Last edited by Noah_Zark June 19th, 2011 at 11:50 AM. Problem is, many dealers who have these repros are charging prices in line with those of original Krag HGs, whether they know the HGs are repros or not. A while back, someone produced a large quantity of repro Krag HGs, but they had brass rivets. Original handguards have steel rivets, and most Krag HGs I see for sale and even on Krag firearms have brass rivets securing the wood to the spring clips. Original Krag handguards come in a number of styles depending on Model year and style and are difficult to find and expensive, ranging from $75 to $250 depending on style and condition. IMO and experience, it is worth about what you paid for it, if the rifling is still in good condition and the muzzle is not worn from cleaning rod damage. The "1899" date stamp on the stock cartouche is the year which the original Model 1898 Rifle was made.Īs for fair market value, it has value as a shooter but not as something collectable.
#Us springfield 1898 krag carbine install
The front sight base is from a 1903 Springfield, a very common way to install a front sight on a cut down Krag rifle. There is no front band retaining spring on the right side of the stock foreend forward of the front band. It is certainly not a genuine 1899 Carbine. You have a "faux" Krag carbine cut down from an 1898 Rifle.
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