I have been quite surprised at how many of the Krags I have gotten with horrible bores actually clean up really nice. I have a couple terribly pitted bores on nice outwardly appearing Krags and some wonderfully preserved bores on M1894 and M1896 Krags. That ammo back then was really corrosive!

I am one of the few weirdos who loves cleaning my firearms and bores but I detest over cleaning and "polishing" for looks only. I do believe in doing what we can to preserve the history and be good stewards of the classic military firearms that we are temporary owners of. The future generation of collectors who will be next in line to enjoy all of our Krags will certainly appreciate all that we do now to keep our Krags as original and correct as possible.

Afterall, the number of original military correct Krags will only go down as time proceeds! Especially when they are mis-handled, abused and dis-assembled and sold for parts.