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ABK KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 13 Location: New York Joined: Apr 18^th, 2016 Gender:	Any advise would be a help Apr 18^th, 2016 at 4:01am	Print Post
	I am new to Krags and could use any advise that anyone can give me. I picked up my first Krag a Springfield 1898 (serial # 119154). I was in rough shape when I first picked it up and I have been working on cleaning it up. The stock has been poorly sporterized and it is pretty beat up. I would love to shoot the gun and was wondering if anyone could tell anything about mine and give me any advise.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Any advise would be a help Reply #1 - Apr 18^th, 2016 at 4:49am	Print Post
	'ABK' - Welcome to the KCA Forum. #119154 is in model 1898 carbine serial number range. What length is your barrel? Some close clear pictures, especially showing front sight/muzzle area and rear sight, will get better information and advice.
	« Last Edit: Apr 18^th, 2016 at 6:38am by butlersrangers »

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ABK KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 13 Location: New York Joined: Apr 18^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: Any advise would be a help Reply #2 - Apr 18^th, 2016 at 5:03am	Print Post
	Thank you for the reply. The barrel is 22 inches long. I tried to post the pictures that I had and it keep telling me the files were too large. I will attempt to take new pictures and post them soon.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Any advise would be a help Reply #3 - Apr 18^th, 2016 at 6:45am	Print Post
	ABK - Maximum attachment size on KCA posts is 768 KB. On my computer pictures on my hard drive can be opened in 'Microsoft Office 2010' and 'compressed'. This works for me and I'm pretty computer incompetent.


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ABK KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 13 Location: New York Joined: Apr 18^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: Any advise would be a help Reply #4 - Apr 18^th, 2016 at 1:50pm	Print Post
	Here is my Krag.


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psteinmayer KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 2391 Location: Ypsilanti, Michgan Joined: Aug 30^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Any advise would be a help Reply #5 - Apr 18^th, 2016 at 2:04pm	Print Post
	Howdy... and welcome to the forum, and to the wonder world of Krags! Pictures appear too small for me to really see well... but the one of the muzzle looks like an odd muzzle crown. Can you take one showing the front sight post joint to the barrel?


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Any advise would be a help Reply #6 - Apr 18^th, 2016 at 5:21pm	Print Post
	'ABK' - Model 1898 Krag, #119154, shows up in Springfield Research Services documentation. It was a model 1898 Rifle, issued in 1899 to Co."A", 7th U.S. Volunteer Infantry. Your Krag was built around August, 1898. (A mixture of rifles and carbines appear near that serial number). Regrettably, your Rifle's 30 inch barrel has been cut-down to 22 inches. The barrel was re-crowned and it appears the front sight base was remounted. The 1896 type rear-sight is the Rifle version. It is cool that your Krag Rifle is documented in SRS Data. Most Krags are not. The changes to your Krag were not done by the Armory, but, were all done when it was 'sportered' for Hunting. Its collectability is gone, but, it is still useful and probably a fun shooter, if the bore is good.


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psteinmayer KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 2391 Location: Ypsilanti, Michgan Joined: Aug 30^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Any advise would be a help Reply #7 - Apr 18^th, 2016 at 5:30pm	Print Post
	That would explain why the muzzle looked so wrong to me. I had suspected it was cut down, which is why I wanted to see the sight post to barrel joint. The hit on SRS is pretty special though. Shoot 'er and enjoy 'er!


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ABK KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 13 Location: New York Joined: Apr 18^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: Any advise would be a help Reply #8 - Apr 18^th, 2016 at 8:57pm	Print Post
	Thank you for the information. I am excited that there is actually information on my Krag. I have heard of how hard it is to track down any information on most Krags. There are markings on the front of the magazine that I had been wondering about but they now make sense that they were probably from when it went it was serviced by Springfield. Seeing that there is information on my Krag and we now know what it originally was thanks to your help do you think it is worth restoring it to what is was originally?


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FredC KCA Official Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 759 Location: Dewees, Texas Joined: May 31^st, 2013 Gender:	Re: Any advise would be a help Reply #9 - Apr 18^th, 2016 at 9:30pm	Print Post
	I have seen the more experienced on this site say that it is not economically feasible to restore one like yours. Enjoy it as is, if it shoots well. If it does not shoot well the cost of making a nice shooter will never be recovered if you want to sell it in the future. If you never sell guns and would not mind sinking more money than it is worth for you personal pleasure, that could get a different answer especially if you can do a lot of the work yourself. I wish that I had mine finished 13 years ago when we first bought the ranch. We killed over 300 pigs in the first five or six years and we would have gotten to the rarely seen stage we are at now a lot faster if my sporter had been there then. The legendary smoothness of the Krag action means reliable follow up shots. If you do not mind dealing with non magnum velocities a Krag sporter has a lot to be said for it.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Any advise would be a help Reply #10 - Apr 18^th, 2016 at 10:23pm	Print Post
	I would recommend you enjoy this 'sportered' Krag as it is. Save your money and buy a nice condition, as issued, Rifle or Carbine, if you find you want an original. This will prove more cost effective. Invest $20 in Joe Poyer's book, "The American Krag Rifle and Carbine". It will answer a lot of your questions and increase your enjoyment of your Krag. If the bug really bites you, Franklin Mallory's, "The Krag Rifle Story", 2nd edition and Brophy's, "The Krag Rifle", are nice references. Krags can be a bit of a jungle with a lot of 'cheats' or ill informed sellers. Arm yourself with knowledge. The Guys on this Forum are great!


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S.B. KCA Forum Member Offline Posts: 65 Location: Central Illinois Joined: May 4^th, 2003 Gender:	Re: Any advise would be a help Reply #11 - Jun 13^th, 2016 at 11:30pm	Print Post
	butlersrangers wrote on Apr 18^th, 2016 at 6:45am: ABK - Maximum attachment size on KCA posts is 768 KB. On my computer pictures on my hard drive can be opened in 'Microsoft Office 2010' and 'compressed'. This works for me and I'm pretty computer incompetent. I'm not fond of how pictures come out when attached here. Steve

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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Any advise would be a help Reply #12 - Jun 14^th, 2016 at 12:18am	Print Post
	The pictures ABK posted left much to be desired (14KB!!!). Lots of KCA members do a fine job with their posted photos - IMHO.


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ABK KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 13 Location: New York Joined: Apr 18^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: Any advise would be a help Reply #13 - Dec 1^st, 2016 at 8:58pm	Print Post
	I have done a little work to restore my Krag. This is where it is at now.


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ABK KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 13 Location: New York Joined: Apr 18^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: Any advise would be a help Reply #14 - Dec 1^st, 2016 at 8:58pm	Print Post
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