Handy little gun. Someone - but not SA - did a very nice job indeed. It was originally a M1884 Cadet rifle, type 2 with 29.6" barrel.
Were I doing it, I'd have made it just a bit longer, probably 26". It should be a fun gun to shoot!
Handy little gun. Someone - but not SA - did a very nice job indeed. It was originally a M1884 Cadet rifle, type 2 with 29.6" barrel.
Were I doing it, I'd have made it just a bit longer, probably 26". It should be a fun gun to shoot!
Thanks for the feedback concerning the origin of this rifle. What is the significance of the number stamped on both sides of the buttstock? I am planning on having fun shooting it. I too would have made the barrel 26 inches if shortened.
I've gotten bit by the blackpowder cartridge rifle shooting bug. I now have three Sharps replicas made by C Sharps, one in 45-70, another in 45-90, and one in 40-70ss. Since getting involved in shooting these at the local club and at their matches my interest has drifted away from the more modern firearms. I do have a collection of WW2 enfields, arisakas, mosins, M1 Garand and carbine as well as the 03A3 I bought through the NRA way back when. Unfortunately I sporterized it not knowing what I now value, but have returned it more to it's original condition with the exception of a repo stock and new barrel. A while back I picked up a shortened Krag for $150 at Cabelas, just to have one to get a feel for how they handled, etc. It is a pretty good shooter, however would be an eye sore for a Krag enthusiast. I reload for all of these. For the BPCR's I'm using real black powder.
A curiosity question: is there an earlier sight that is simpler and that has a larger notch like the earlier carbine sight I just looked at, that would be easier to use at moderate ranges with old eyes? That would have the same mounting hole spacing and thread size.
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Are you asking about the Krag or the TD? There are a multitude of sights for either. Hole spacing and thread size are the same (within makes) but screw shapes and lengths differ. I've never checked to see if a Krag sight would mount on a TD, or vice-versa. The barrel tapers are probably different - I've seen a Krag sight on a TD, but did not look into it any further to see whether it was Bubba'd, or just screwed right on. Well, it HAD to have been Bubba, but I don't know the details!
For the trapdoor. I have a replacement front sight blade ordered, one that is extra high to modify to register. I was looking at a rear sight on Ebay, It appears that the distance between screws is slightly different, as he had a ruler beside the sight showing the distance between them. I could get it and just use one screw and blue loctite. Most likely I will just keep working the Buffington. I'm used to the tang peep sights on my Sharps repo's. I don't want to drill the stock to put one on the Trapdoor.
Actually, the Krag, modified as it is, shoots to point of aim.
Well he either missed a bit on his ruler/tape placement, or there is some camera distortion!!
After over 50 years of collecting those guns, I can tell you that the hole spacing IS the same!
The Model 1873 (fairly common) and Model 1877 (scarce and expensive) sights have a rather crude open notch and are not adjustable for windage, whereas the Model 1879 "Buckhorn" (also common) sight has a better-defined notch and IS adjustable for windage - though it is only a friction-tight connection. Any of them (with the proper length and shape screws) will fit your barrel, like a glove.
For the trapdoor. I have a replacement front sight blade ordered, one that is extra high to modify to register. I was looking at a rear sight on Ebay, It appears that the distance between screws is slightly different, as he had a ruler beside the sight showing the distance between them. I could get it and just use one screw and blue loctite. Most likely I will just keep working the Buffington. I'm used to the tang peep sights on my Sharps repo's. I don't want to drill the stock to put one on the Trapdoor.
Actually, the Krag, modified as it is, shoots to point of aim.