I shot my project Krag for the first time today using a sling.  She does not like a tight sling.  It appears to be very sensitive to pressure on the foregrip.  Next trip, I'll start loosening barrel bands, etc. and see if that impacts accuracy.  With all that barrel out there a lot of weird things can happen.  Are there any "standard" things that improve Krag accuracy (pressure on the barrel, etc.)?

It shoots great from a sandbag but the grouping was not so good shooting prone with a sling.  Thanks for the info, that's what I'm looking for.  I have a gunsmith who builds match M1s and 1903s that are legal for different matches but nothing for the Krag.  I'm not going to get too crazy with this one but it really bugs me that the sporter with the original barrel groups so much tighter than the rifle with a new Criterion barrel.

Mine do a lot better off the bench too.  I was getting groups a bit larger than yours off the bench, but at Camp Perry was hitting 8s and 9s.  But that was another 92/96 that hasn't had much done to it.  I did get the lower band of it tight to the wood so that it doesn't tilt when pressure is put on the sling.  With the upper band, I've found there is both too tight, and too loose, and that pressure is going to change as the barrel warms.  If you pull on the forearm, behind the band, and feel a little movement, or hear a click as you alternately pull and push, it's too loose.  Since you have 5 sighters, start your groups after warming the barrel with 5 rounds, see how that works for you.  I'd certainly not mess with the receiver ring inletting as has been done to my other one.  I found out that if you overtighten the front guard screw when that's been done, you get cracks at the rear of the magazine inletting as that round receiver is pulled down into the inletting.  I have those cracks stabilized with injected epoxy now and the front screw is just snug.  Perhaps this year it will get to take the trip to Perry with some .310" diameter bullets to match it's .310" groove diameter.

I had to do some stock swapping, have to sell off one of 92/96s.  I took the one with the best barrel and put it in the worked over stock I mentioned above.  When it's all solidly in there, and with the striker cocked, thumping it on top of the butt makes it vibrate like a guitar string!   When I put the action from that rifle in the stock that hasn't been worked on, when thumped, it's just a solid thump with no "after the hit" vibes, whereas the worked on rifle vibrates a second or so.  My Garand and K31 are tuned like that too.  From the operator position, the Garand goes boink, when you shoot it.  Some of the other guys on the line noticed it too, said it's noisy.  I'd have listed the 92/96 here, but I need the money quick, and it's no collector's piece.  It does however have the only outtie cartouche I've ever seen!