Howdy Tex.  I answered your post on the rear sight in that thread.

It will be great to see another Krag on the line during the Roosevelt, since there were so few this year!  But... funny you should ask about the stripper clips.

I make and sell chargers that many shooters use with their Krags.  You can see me using one of my chargers here (Madsenshooter is the other Krag shooter in the video):    (You need to Login The reload happens at about 1.00 into the video.  If you're interested, please PM me for the details.  Many shooters do very well without them, but they will definitely help with the rapid reload!

Paul