Krag Charger

[psteinmayer]

Thought I would share these...

Using the plan that Parashooter provided, I went down to my workshop this afternoon and banged this out of .020 brass sheet. First, I resized Para's picture until the scale was correct. Then, I cut the picture out and transferred it to the plate, scribing the lines where needed. I used my Dremmel with a cutoff blade to make the cuts, and then made my bends using clamps and some parallel bars for a simple brake. Once I had everything bent into the proper shape and locations, I silver-soldered the joints. I cleaned all the edges with a fine sanding drum in the Dremmel. I tested it, and made some adjustments... and then silver-soldered the back brace which made it nice and rigid. The whole thing took me about 2 hours to make once I had the picture sized to scale.... and it works great!!!

Thanks very much Parashooter for the plan!

[psteinmayer]

Oh, and before anyone asks... the black on the neck of those rounds tells me that they are my dummy practice rounds - no powder or primer!

I have a piece of .025 copper, so I think I'll make another as a backup unit!

[madsenshooter]

I don't see any blood, must not have cut yourself. Now that you got the pattern down, keep at it, sell a bunch on ebay and maybe get a booth on vendor's row next year.

[psteinmayer]

Just a little... and a little burnt also, but solvent cleans that off nicely so my secret's safe, LOL

[mannparks]

Great job, "tin knocker"

[MAG-63]

Great job! I will take one once you've put them into production.

[psteinmayer]

Hmmmm... This might be the ticket to earn a little extra "Camp Perry" cash. I might have to see what it would cost to make and ship them... if there were enough interest. What do you guys think?

[Parashooter]

Here's a hint to facilitate a series of quality products - use a mandrel.



Note the shoulder on the "out" side - helps align cartridges regardless of OAL.

[psteinmayer]

I'll try to make one of those today before I make my second charger. Thanks again Para!

[gnoahhh]

Let's see- 2 hours, at $3/hr.= $6 apiece. Sound good?

Regardless, I would be interested in one if you take it that far.

[psteinmayer]

LOL Yeah, right - no!

But seriously, I'll let everyone know if I do take it further. I have to make a mandrel like Para suggested first. Then, I'm going to make a couple more just to make sure I'm getting them right. I'll keep everyone posted!

[Ernie]

I would be interested in 1 or 2 of them as well.

[SgtSki]

I'm interested in a couple.

[Pentz]

Ah, what the heck! I'm in for a couple!

[mannparks]

Me too