Custom 1898 Krag Target Rifle

Looks great with that glass on it.

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Originally Posted by Calif-Steve

It is a Target Rifle in a hunting stock?? It is a little off-beat in my opinion. Not a cheap at all, but what did they end up with? Hunting from a stand, I'll guess. Hardly used, as well. Somebody had it custom built then likely had a heart attack or died. Looks hardly used.

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The look of the stock is a bit deceptive. The gun is comfortable in the prone position when using the iron sights, and from the bench when using the scope. The slope of the cheek piece is what makes it work. In prone when your head is forward and closer to the iron sights, the head is also lower, lining up perfectly with the iron sights. But when shooting from the bench, the head is further back, and because the cheek piece is higher at the rear, the head now lines up nicely with the scope. Whoever came up with this design had to be a serious shooter. The grip is very comfortable, and the forearm, while slim, fills the hand nicely when in a prone position.
Keith

Shot the 190 SMK load at 300 yards this time with the following results:

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...jdxkh5jb-1.jpg

One thing I noticed was the scope rings need to be kept snug to the bases. They'll loosen after a few shots and then everything goes wonky.

Keith

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Originally Posted by cprher

One thing I noticed was the scope rings need to be kept snug to the bases.

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That's right. Still, I'd love to squeeze a few with that one.

I hate guns that have been bubba'd but that is a thing of beauty