I'm looking at a couple 30" barrels
and would like to know the accyracy of these barrels (Roughly.
I know it's all based on what bullet one uses.
But what was the accuracy when these guns were developed.

Thanks

Thanks butlersrangers.
Looking as to accuracy out to yards.
were these rifles campable for any type of accurate distant shooting.
Thanks

MiHeadShot-

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!

Thought I'd throw my $0.02 in here:

FWIW, I load Hornady 220 gr RN (Interlock design) bullets with 40.0 grains of IMR-4350 and a CCI-250 (magnum) primer.  I do ok with this round at CMP matches... all shot at 200 yards, and I believe the gun actually shoots better than I do.  I've even shot a 97-5X (out of 100) in the Slow-Prone string at Camp Perry.  Now at 200 yards, (in case you've never shot in a CMP match) the X ring is about 3 inches and the ten ring is about 6 inches... so you can imagine the size of a military sanctioned 200 yard target. 

Now Krags, although designed to shoot the 220RN/2000 fps MV, are almost human in their love of ammo.  Some love that 220, while others do better with a 180 gr spitzer, or an even lighter bullet.  I have tried a 155 gr RN... and loaded 165 gr and 180 gr bullets back in my hunting days.  I have a friend who WINs matches, shooting a 294 (out of a possible 300 for all three strings), and I have personally witnessed this!  He shoots like a frickin' machine AND he shoots LEFT HANDED!  He shoots a very light (130 gr, I think) bullet.

My point is this:  Krags can be capable of amazing accuracy... even with older barrels!  They can be down-right tack drivers with a new Criterion barrel and the right ammo!!!  It all boils down to finding what works best in your particular Krag (back to that Human/Food analogy).

BTW, this year, I'm switching to a CCI #34 Mil-Spec primer, which is what I use in most of my other ammo... and this is because I have a plethora of them.  The #34 is a shade cooler than a magnum, but with a thicker cup material.  I'm also going to look into trying a 178 gr ELD-Match bullet with H4895 to see how the accuracy is.  Being a spitzer, I need to see how it will feed, as not all Krags can reliably feed spitzer bullets.

Wasn't there a time when Krags were banned from some contests because they were out shooting the then new 1903 Springfield?

On any kind of production when you have things a little out of tolerance you hate to scrap them, so barrel to barrel could show some variation, because of all the personalities of individual barrels, the one that could have been scrapped might shoot better than the one accepted after new tooling was installed in the line and the process dialed in. You just never know.

@ FredC, yes I plan on using these.
There's an auction for two barrels
I'm keeping an eye on, waiting to hear back from the seller as to how the rifeling is.

No stock, but bolt and trigger reciever all there.
We'll see.

butlersrangers, sound advice for the norm, But I'm anything but that, lol. Went to school (College,back in the 80's and took gunsmithing.
Mainly doing stocks, I have a wood shop where I do stocks, instruement builds and repairs.

If these two barrel bores are good, or can be rebored, than at a good price i have two guns with little cost compared to buying  something in th whole so to speak.
I have stock wood, so maybe to tear down clean up and have someone reblue the metal.
I'm good with that.

I also like many people like to get outside my box, it's what gives one knowledge and created tradesmen.

butlersrangers: I total agree, even if i can find a damaged one
it would be good.
Both the new stocks will not be built to orignal spec's
more for hunting and shooting.
But knowing the deminsions of the factory stock would be of great help.