A nicely done sporterized Krag makes a delightful hunter. The butt stock is well shaped, I think better than on an '03 and the action is as slick as glass. A carbine length version handles like a shotgun and the action is so smooth it almost feeds itself. The problem is finding one that was well done and still has a decent bore. A not too bad Bubba job can, of course, be rescued. A Krag done by Sedgley or G&H would be a real find but are rare as hen's teeth and priced accordingly. I have managed to acquire a fine looking intact rifle that, unfortunately, has a poor bore. It's a fun shooter but not very accurate. I like it so much that Steve Durren found me a really bad Bubba job with a good action that is becoming a full stock carbine with a 20" barrel and a Redfield no drill receiver sight as my walk about woods and hog rifle. A 200gr bullet, cast or jacketed, at 2000fps will do the job.
The Krag is a really finely made and neat rifle that comes with history that makes it really appealing to me. It was, after all, the weapon that saw the US, for better or worse, leave its shores and become a world power. It was the transition from the 19th to the 20th century.
Jerry Liles
