My love affair with the Krag started in the fall of 1966 when I was trolling the pawn shops in Denver with a $50 budget for big-game rifle for Alaska.

I bought a custom sporter and five boxes of Remington 220 grain ammo for $50. I shot both Moose and Caribou with it and never felt under-gunned around big bears.

When I was young and did not know enough to stay in out of the cold I hunted caribou at well below zero. I wore insulated coveralls with big pockets in the front and I just dumped some cartridges into them. I could load the krag without removing my mittens, does not seem like a big thing now but it was then.

I also learned that the big Remington Core-Lokt 220's entered any game, expanded, retained most of their weight and stayed in a straight line.

One of the younger "Tree Trimmers" at work in the front yard. I took the picture about 30-minuets ago.


MP Sadly Deceased as of 2/17/2014