Thanks for the membership. I will share a Springfield marked 1898 Krag, SN 2591XX I believe manufactured 1900. sporterized obviously with I assume cutdown barrel, sights and modified stock. Magazine cutoff replaced with peepsight. Sights seem vintage to 50s or 60s. The family lore father's father back story is that it was acquired from a Mexican woman that claimed it had a connection to Pancho Villa's men. Any thoughts on that story? No way to prove of course but it has been in California a long time. I have cleaned it, the rifling seems intact and present, and had to fix the front sight in place securely as it was quite loose, and laser sighted the sights for now. Bolt action seems to live up to the "butter smooth" narrative I keep reading of the Krag.. Have a small amount of older ammo but have not shot it yet. Also any advice for new Krag owners? I don't reload so any advice on ammo sources and what is safe to shoot? Thanks greatly. Excited to get a chance to experience this history and the unique very cool magazine design.

It has been cleaned since these pics below.
Does the barrel need a re-crowning I thought? I don't know the accuracy yet but curious how it looks to trained eyes. I wouldn't touch it unless I saw accuracy issues.