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sherrick13 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6 Location: Oklahoma Joined: Jan 31^st, 2015 Gender:	New to me Krag carbine Jan 31^st, 2015 at 8:14pm	Print Post
	I just bought this on a whim and paid too much, but I don't have any sort of Krag carbine, so oh well. Any info about it would be appreciated. It is obviously a fake carbine, my best guess is a Bannerman. (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) [URL=http://s206.photobucket.com/user/sherrick13/media/IMG_3072_zps51d357a5.jpg.html] (You need to *Login* to view media files and links)[/


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sherrick13 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6 Location: Oklahoma Joined: Jan 31^st, 2015 Gender:	Re: New to me Krag carbine Reply #1 - Jan 31^st, 2015 at 8:16pm	Print Post
	Couple more pics. (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) Got this not too long ago as well. (You need to *Login* to view media files and links)


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Dick Hosmer KCA Official Member Offline Collector of Springfield Arms, 1865-1915 Posts: 1862 Location: Northern California Joined: Nov 20^th, 2005 Gender:	Re: New to me Krag carbine Reply #2 - Feb 1^st, 2015 at 4:34am	Print Post
	Welcome! Could be Bannerman, or just shortened by some hunter. The barrel band is on backwards - it will fit better (it's tapered) if you turn it around. A question, please, and I do not mean to be impolite, but, if you know you paid too much, and you knew it wasn't right, why did you buy it? Real carbines are not rare, and are so much easier to move if you ever want to dispose of it, upgrade, etc. Sorry, but I have just never understood such deals.


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sherrick13 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6 Location: Oklahoma Joined: Jan 31^st, 2015 Gender:	Re: New to me Krag carbine Reply #3 - Feb 1^st, 2015 at 5:26pm	Print Post
	I didn't know when I bought it. I was an impulse buy. It is a place holder for now, which is ok.. I just paid about $200 too much.


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Dick Hosmer KCA Official Member Offline Collector of Springfield Arms, 1865-1915 Posts: 1862 Location: Northern California Joined: Nov 20^th, 2005 Gender:	Re: New to me Krag carbine Reply #4 - Feb 1^st, 2015 at 5:39pm	Print Post
	OK, didn't mean to be rude - just seemed from your first post that you did know. We've ALL bought things on impulse! Such pieces are great hunting rifles, accurate, fun to shoot, low recoil, etc. - but they can be tough to dispose of.


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sherrick13 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6 Location: Oklahoma Joined: Jan 31^st, 2015 Gender:	Re: New to me Krag carbine Reply #5 - Feb 1^st, 2015 at 6:42pm	Print Post
	You weren't rude at all.� It is a valid question. I just didn't know as much about Krags as I should have. I don't mind a put together, but the front sight is what really bothers me.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: New to me Krag carbine Reply #6 - Feb 1^st, 2015 at 7:47pm	Print Post
	'sherrick13':� Welcome to the KCA forum. � Although, your Krag is a cut-down rifle and 'parts gun', it is still a functional and fun shooter.� It is similar to what many amateur and professional gunsmiths did in producing a rig that imitated the so-called "DCM or NRA" carbine.� (Altered rifles made at Springfield in the 1920s that used the 1903 front sight). � These are very useful rifles.� The appearance of your "carbine" would be improved if you replaced its 1903 Springfield front sight with one that is not so 'banged up'.� I frankly like the look of the "DCM Carbines". � IMHO - You bought your first Krag and paid too much because you 'wanted to have a Krag, bad'!� You seem to be accepting of your mistake.� Now, enjoy playing with that Krag and build up your library and knowledge base.� Define where you want to go in 'Collecting' and you will come out ahead.
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Top Dean KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 299 Location: Richmond, VA Joined: Apr 22^nd, 2012 Gender:	Re: New to me Krag carbine Reply #7 - Feb 2^nd, 2015 at 2:22am	Print Post
	Don't feel Bad, many of us did the same thing at least once.


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gnoahhh KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 147 Location: Annapolis, MD Joined: Feb 1^st, 2012 Gender:	Re: New to me Krag carbine Reply #8 - Feb 4^th, 2015 at 4:53pm	Print Post
	Top Dean wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2015 at 2:22am: Don't feel Bad, many of us did the same thing at least once. Or twice, or three times...


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waterdogg KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 42 Joined: Mar 24^th, 2013	Re: New to me Krag carbine Reply #9 - Mar 14^th, 2015 at 3:24pm	Print Post
	Welcome to the Forum. I bought one and the sights were awful. Shoots good though. I wanted a Krag and it was the 1st one I had came across. I paid 450 for mine with a little work it will look better. I saw one that had been trashed and they were asking 850 for it I laughed at them.


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