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    It looks nice and I wish you luck with it.
    One thing to be aware of which I was unaware of until I got my 1903 dated Kragicon rifle is the type of ammo they used. The rounds were loaded with a cupro-nickel jacketed bullet which unless it's scrubbed out vigorously with ammonia leaves an almost chrome looking liner in the bore. Mine was slugging at .307 there was so much buildup in my barrel. After several days of scrub and soak it finally cleaned out. Although the rifiling came up sharper and deeper than it originally looked some shallow pitting did appear down towards the chamber which hasn't had any effect on accuracy. You may not have that problem but it's something to consider. The original ammo for these rifles was highly corrosive so for any service rifle to survive absolutely pristine is highly unlikely.

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