U.s. Krag Barrel Removal?

[Milsurp Bob]

Howdy folks! I have this Krag barreled reciever and I want to remove the barrel. Is there an action wrench for this? Does anyone here have the blueprints for making an action wrench for a U.S. Krag? Is there another way to remove it?

Thanks in advance for the help.

[Limpid Lizard]

I'd google for the plans. I have seen them floating around on the net before. If you do not build an action wrench, you stand a good chance of damaging the receiver. LL

[tinkerfive]

There is a wood working tool for copying profiles that may be helpful.

You've probably seen it but haven't thought of it for this application.

It has a row of pins right next to each other. You press it against the profile (receiver) you

wish to copy then you can trace the profile now expressed in the row of pins on to the piece

that is to mate with the original.

 

Good luck

Tinker

[Milsurp Bob]

Well thanks fellows!

[gun nutty]

You can always chuck it in a lathe by the barrel and cut a relief in the barrel just forward of the receiver. That takes the pressure off the receiver and it should unscrew much easier.

 

If the barrel is already junk it might be easier.

[Limpid Lizard]

Krags as a general rule do not have shoulders to relieve. LL

[Frank46]

There is a gent that goes by the handle "Buckshot" that made up a action wrench such as you need. Go over to castboolits@gunloads.com

and get on the castboolits site. You could post this in the military rifles section sooner or later he'll answer your post. He's great at making oddball H&I dies for the lyman luber sizer as well. I do know he made up an action wrench for the krag as I have seen photos of it. And action wrenches for these rifles don't just grow on trees. Hope this helps. Frank