not intended to **** off any krag lovers but

[tbeck]

Jon, I think you are on to something. I have only shot the 45-70 Lees, but their action feels like stirring a bucket of bolts next to a Krag. Keep in mind, the ordnance folks were all denizens of the target range and prized slick, accurate rifles above fast loading, fast shooting rifles.

I read once that the Germans produced the best hunting rifles (Mauser), The Americans produced the best target rifles (Krag and '03) and the Brits produced the best battle rifles (Lee).

Information

Warning: This is a relatively older thread This discussion is older than 360 days. Some information contained in it may no longer be current.

[kragluver]

You are correct about that. At the time the Krag was adopted, ordnance folks were heavily influenced by target range performance. Its interesting that you can see the various influences of target range vs combat capabilities in the various sights that were adopted for the Krag! A little known, but excellent source of information on the combat performance of the Krag is a book (a short one at that) written by Shockley called The Krag Jorgensen in the Service. Look for it on abebooks.com.