Krag rifle stock

[gc1054]

My 1898 Krag also had some pretty bad cleaning rod wear on top of a fair at best bore and shot groups like a shotgun. I did re crown the barrel and it was a fairly "deep" 45 degree crown when finished. Using 220gr RN reloads running 1850fps it will shoot 3moa at 100yds. This rifle likes heavy flatbase bullets with lots of bearing surface (think the service round was also 220gr). I had to adjust the front sight blade for elevation and thankfully the rear sight is windage adjustable (requires one mark of left windage to zero). I use it every now & then in CMP vintage matches......on a good day it (And I) can hold the black on the SR target. Reloads during rapid are interesting to say the least.......I've resorted to a fast single round load for the last 5......can't seem to get the magazine door open and the rounds in quickly enough!

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(think the service round was also 220gr)

Yes it was. When Hornady produced the 220 rd nose flat base, it was just about right. They seem to have ceased production though.