Posted: 4/30/2008 11:29:09 AM EDT
A friend in Norway sent me pictures of some guns his father had laying about. Most were O/U or SXS shotguns, but he also had this bolt action rifle of some type - anyone know what it is? apologies for the cell phone pic |
IIRC, part of that is because the Krag-Jorgensen bolt uses a single locking lug. The Lee-Enfield also has a reputation for smoothness because its' locking lugs are mounted at the rear of the bolt body. Krag bolt:  Krag patent drawings:  Krag action diagram:  Disassembly diagram of the US Krag:  |
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+1 Krags are wonderful rifles. |
I wonder what the hardness of the metal was. Actions made from relatively hard heat-treated steel tend to be smoother. This is also the case with some of the Springfield rifles. |
That's part of a song that was popular during the Philippine-American War.
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Krags used to be as common as dirt around here when I was a kid. Most were cut down and sporterized DCM rifles that were mail order puchased back in the 50's and 60's. There are still a on of them in deer camps every year. The Ballistics of the 30-40 are darn near perfect for medium game, and recoil is negligable. The "Buttery smooth" action is from old school heat treated and hardened steel. Back in the day beore Gen. Hatcher took the heat treat guys at Springfield armory to school, heat treat was done by eyeball, and a LOT of Krags and early low numbered 1903's are out there with less than perfect heat treat/action strength. If ya buy one and load your own, don't push the pressures. Just a caveat from a guy who has blown up one, and loads for a couple folks in the family. Keep the loads about mid range as they are listed, and go with a slower burning powder to keep the pressure curve longer. Krags are really cool and so well made they make ya wonder why the hell we need CNC. Stay safe!! S-28 |