Bill, I look forward to getting my rifle squared away and being able to use it.  I most certainly want to shoot a deer with it for sure.



Paul, thank you for the information on how to clean my rifle.  I guess that maybe it's not as different as what it sounded like when people were explaining it to me.  It sounded like a more delicate, do not do process.

As for reloading, again, I'd love to get into that very much and when I do I know where to look.  The only reason I haven't done so thus far is because of the initial startup costs involved.  I save all of my brass from my 9mm and .223 for my AR to someday reload.  So I'm already planning for that day, it's just the point of getting started.

As far as the shoot at Camp Perry.  I searched it and your post from this past January popped up. This is actually where I gained the most knowledge about what you're talking about.  That would be great to do, and I'd love to get together with you guys, but like others said in that post it's more of a money issue at this time.  I've still got young kids at home, my youngest is 6, but when I acheive the level where I am able to do so I would definitely like to make the pilgrimage out there.  Again, I'm just starting this journey of Krag-erdom, and although it looks like and I'm assuming it's all original, I am nervous to find out that I drove all that way to compete and have fun and can't shoot because my gun isn't original for some reason.