Can i shoot that krag

[Shan dum]

Hi recently somebody gave me a krag rifle with almost no marking rebarrel for the 308 winchester.some people say dont shoot the rifle and othe say go ahead and shoot it. I will send pic later today thanks for helping me.

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[browningautorifle]

The pressures of .308 are greater than the Krag was designed for. I wouldn't do it. Welcome to the forum.

[wjw]

Your Krag .308 is probably put together on a Norwegian action which was originally in 6.5 x 55. (It is doubtful that a U.S. Krag could be altered to feed .308 cartridges from the magazine.) It was probably converted for Globe Firearms (and so marked) and sold in the 1960's if memory serves (they were also available in .243 Win). The action lockup is stronger than the American Krag in that both the guide rib and lug bear. Know of a couple here that have been in continuous use since the 1960's. However, whether it is safe to shoot depends on how it has been treated in the last 50+ years.

Bill

[browningautorifle]

.308 is probably put together on a Norwegian action

I forgot about those!...they might just be OK. I had the 30-40 in mind.

[Shan dum]

you got a point i dont have a us krag plus it in a a+ condition

[browningautorifle]

Can you give us a picture or so of this one?

[Calif-Steve]

There were piles of 8mm Norwegian Krags after WWII. But the .308 is an intense cartridge for an older rifle. Handloads only and download to 7mm range.