Several years ago I got into a discussion on this safety lug and single locking lug issue on the Krag rifle and safety. I have read so many warning about how the single front lug could break off and you would shoot your eye out. After the last go round of warnings I did what anyone would do in the circumstance; I ground off the front lug from a Krag. I built a safety box and gathered together about five or six folks to watch the fun. By remote control (a long string) I fired a couple factory rounds, then several rounds with handloads, then several rounds with compressed powder loads…..everything was just fine, no problem. So it was time to blow it up to see if a Krag (case hardened like the early 1903’s) broke or stretched. I dumped a LARGE load of Bullseye into a case loaded a bullet, pull the string and BOOM! Went to pick up the pieces and guess what it was still together. Finally had to put a lot more bullseye in the load then the barrel flew forward and the action broke apart at the safety lug…a fun time was had by all. I'm not advocating that anyone load the Krag over factory pressure I’m just showing how well the safety lugs work. If someone has a Mauser 12 gauge they don’t want I still have a test box.
