I find myself in a minor (and rare) disagreement with 'Parashooter', whose knowledge I much respect.

I am certainly not about to risk cracking a hand-guard to prove the point.

IMHO - My eyes tell me, the clearance 'inletting', of the Krag stock barrel-channel, is insufficient to allow the hand-guard springs the range of motion, that would be necessary to 'snap off and snap on' the hand-guard (with the stock on the rifle).

(I certainly may be proven wrong and will not resent it).

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