I have a sporterized Krag that was given me in 1979 to pay a debt. I don’t know details about who did the modifications, but they did a nice job. It’s a pretty rifle with a rich wood stock, deep bluing, and a receiver-mounted peep sight.

I’ve never hunted with it but have occasionally enjoyed plinking or taking it to a range. However, I haven’t fired it in at least 15 years, as rifle ranges near my home dried up as new laws and skyrocketing insurance rates shut them down one after another.

However, now that I’m moving out of the Democratic Peoples Republic of California, I’m going to take up shooting again. At last!

I plan to shoot cast bullets in the Krag and look forward to learning more about the gun, reloading for it, and finding glasses that will allow me to see the front sight.