Thanks everyone for the advice. Also thanks for your offer of $360.00 for my krag. It would be one of the few times I could make money on a firearms purchase! But I think I will keep it as the shooter I wanted. I will try to pick up a used sporter stock and keep the original carbine stock on the side. You never know if a real 1898 barreled carbine action might show up. That is what makes this hobby fun.
      Thanks again, kc