Just picked this up the other day. I have a soft spot for the 30-40 Krag after my father gave me his that he bought from the NRA or CMP for $4.75 back in the 1930s. I'll keep it with the receiver sight, and add a new red recoil pad. Should be a fun little woods sporter.

Wow nice!

It is in the classifieds yet, let me know when you get there.

Handsome stock, and the sight is so appropriate for that rifle. Beautiful find!

One question, though: How do you ass a recoil pad? I don't think you're using it properly.

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How do you ass a recoil pad?

Wanna watch? :-)

Very nice find Biebs.

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Originally posted by Biebs:

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How do you ass a recoil pad?

wanna watch? :-)

Ummm, I think I'll pass, thanks just the same.

:-)

Very nice rifle! I'm up to 2 .30-40's now as well.

Here is a nice video of a great buck taken with a sporterized .30-40.

https://youtu.be/YlmaatJrv6I

Thats plumb cute, Id love to attack that stock with my cabinet rasp, add a steel grip cap and open up the grip and get after that monte carlo comb and if the stock is long enough add a Neidner steel checkered butt plate and make that rifle look like what a mannlicher stock should be, but hey thats just me, Im deadly with a cabinet rasp and sandpaper..I can't checker anymore, but would have it done on that fine rifle..

Ray, the person I used to have checker all my builds recently retired, so I'll have to find someone else. I'll see how the stock finish touches up. If it doesn't look good and I have to strip the finish, that opens up the possibilities of mods to the grip, comb, etc. We'll see.

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Originally posted by Big Wonderful Wyoming:
Wow nice!

It is in the classifieds yet, let me know when you get there.

Give it a couple of months

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Originally posted by Big Wonderful Wyoming:
Wow nice!

It is in the classifieds yet, let me know when you get there.



Give it a couple of months

A couple months? I call them "Keepers" :-)