Reevaluating The Krag

[krinko]

Or perhaps I should say "evaluating"-----since my former opinion was merely an echo of the poor evaluation given as the reason the US went with the Springfield '03.
Found this M1898 last weekend----pretty good on the outside, with a perfect bright bore on the inside.


An early '98---with the ladder backsight which is not windage adjustable.


I was somehow expecting less of this rifle, because of what I had read--and was pleasantly surprised with it's performance on gongs at 200, 300 and 500 yards.


Of five rounds fired from sandbags at the 500 yard gong, three hit square enough I could hear them and hits at 300 and 200 were as good as any of the long Mausers I own.
Even with the 29" barrel, offhand at 200 yards, the Krag is a peach.
In short, the only thing this '95 Mauser will do, that a Krag can't do, is load from a clip.


I'm glad I found it---now I want to go out and Colonize.
-----krinko

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