6" Modern Military Sight Rail for .30-40 Krag Rifles

KragHaüs™ now makes a modern sight rail, precisely machined to fit the Krag barrel and using the existing sight screw holes. Made of lightweight anodized aluminum, these rails allow the installation of modern red-dot scopes (such as the Aimpoint or EOTech series) or long eye relief “scout” scopes, without damage to the rifle.

Features:

• Military standard 1913 (“Picatinny”) fitment accepts many different scope rings and sight bases
• Lightweight
• Pre-drilled to match the locations of the screw holes in Krag barrels
• Anodized aluminum (will accept Alumahyde™ colors)

The “long rails” are 6 inches long. They extend from the location of the factory rear sight rearward to the shoulder of the receiver. The 6" rail takes four mounting screws.

Installation of the 6” rails requires the use of the existing rear sight screw holes, and drilling and tapping two additional screw holes in the barrel, one approximately 1/2 inch from the receiver and one approximately 2 inches from the receiver. The procedure is to attach the rail “finger tight” using the factory screw holes, and then using the rail itself as a template for the location of the other two holes. Click here for more about Krag sight screws.

In addition to using the long rail just as it is received from the factory, the long rail may be cut to fit the area between the factory installed rear sight on a particular rifle and shoulder of the receiver, and then attached by drilling the two new screw holes in the barrel. This will allow the use of a red-dot type sight without removing the factory rear sight.

Note: if one does cut a long rail to fit between the receiver and the sight, the end which is cut will be partly visible, and may have to be re-finished with aluminum black or similar.

We strongly recommend that any drilling and tapping be performed by a competent gunsmith who is possessed of the proper tools.

DRILLING TOO DEEPLY CAN AFFECT THE SAFETY AND FUNCTIONALITY OF THE RIFLE, EVEN TO THE POINT OF RUINING THE BARREL OR CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC MALFUNCTION OF THE FIREARM, RESULTING IN SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY OR EVEN DEATH TO THE RIFLEMAN OR OTHERS IN PROXIMITY TO THE RIFLEMAN.

Drilling a crooked hole or improper tapping procedure, even when it does not affect the safety or functionality of the rifle, can create a mess that is difficult to repair. Drilling barrels is something best left to a professional.

Click here to read about KRAG SIGHT SCREWS

Your item will ship as soon as the funds clear.  Expect two weeks to delivery for items paid with a personal or business check.  Money orders or bank checks will be treated same as cash, and will ship within 48 hours of receipt of the order.

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