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Welcome to KCA. We love Krags and have been playing with them and shooting them for years. Reloading is a fun hobby especially with Krags because it can help you taylor a specific load just for your Krag that can approach, if not get to, 1 MOA. It is important to understand that we have found Krags to be very temperamental and each one may shoot any specific load differently or, to say it backwards, each Krag may need a specific load to maximize its accuracy.

Many of us reload and shoot 220 round nose bullets and some do better with lighter spitzer bullets. I just bought a bunch of spitzers but have not loaded them yet to see what my shooting Krag will do with them.

A few other points are worth mentioning. One is bore condition. The later 1902 and 1903 production M1898 Krag rifles have generally seen less use and some have pristine bores. I have some like these and some of them look like the bore is un-shot. These are Springfield Armory rifles that have not had any changes like a new barrel. So, look for a later produced M1898 rifle that has a good outside appearance and you may get a fantastic bore. Bore condition often can be a way to maximize accuracy.

We have had many debates and discussions about which sight is better for shooting longer distances with the Krags. I prefer the M1901 rear sight that has the windage adjustment. I use it with the ladder raised and can sight through the peep hole in the slide on the ladder. I am getting close to that magical 1 MOA at 100 and 200 yards but am looking for the best load for the 300 yard accuracy still.

Some prefer the M1902 rear sight with the Sgt Peep plate for sighting. This is a personal choice based on experience. You can take opinions but you won't know until you try it out. Changing rear sights is easy, if you have another one, but the hand guard is different for different sights. KCA's home page has a listing of pictures that show these details.

Ran out of room-good luck!