Thanks guys! I bought this rifle a couple years ago from a buddy of mines grandad. The man is a collector from another era. What i mean by that is he got in in the good ol days in the 50s and 60s when all of this surplus stuff was 20 bucks a rifle. I saw this rifle last time i was down there among hundreds more. What drew me to it was the stock repair and the fact i have never owned a krag. He sold it to me that day after i inspected. Last year i tracked down some brass and worked up some reloads using 147 grain m2 ball bullets. The gun shot great. It was a little inaccurate but i believe that is due to the light bullet weight i was using. Needless to say my friends grandpa did not know what he had because i got a heck of a deal. I will be in contact with him soon to let him know he had something special and offer him some more money. What would be a good insurance value for this rifle if you guys dont mind me asking?