4/3/2024 0 Comments Springfield 1898 krag sporterIt came to me with barrel cut to 24 inches and wearing a sporter stock of unknown make. The Springfield Krag-Jorgensen in question is a fairly late model of 1898, the last modification of the Krag design. I recently thought it would be fun to try to epoxy bed the action and get some shooting results with the finished product. A Krag so fitted, and with no collector value, came my way some years ago. 30-40 is a very good game cartridge, so money could be made selling sporter stocks for Krags. There are a lot of them around, due to the government’s sale of surplus Krags to the public many years ago. The military wood fits well, the barrel bands securely position the barrel in its channel, and the large, flat bottom surface of the action gives much support in that area.Ī modified Krag with a sporter stock could be another story. Krags with original, military stocks usually shoot well, if the barrel is fairly good.
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