doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion Classic & Custom Single Barreled Sporting Rifles @ doublegunshop.com Krag sporter project?

Here's one I picked up years ago in Michigan...

For the unclean and unwashed, what, exactly, is the fascination with Krags? Is it simply their place in history? Or do they have some intrinsically desirable features that are readily apparent to the cognoscenti that are lost on us heathens forever stuck in and on the 19th century?

What I see is a gangling action with a big footlocker-sized shoe box hanging off one side and what appears to be seriously weaken bridge between the wrist and fore stock.

I don't mean to disparage, but I'm obviously missing something when it comes to Krags that is even more fundamental than simply an aesthetic appreciation for bolt actions in general.

They're just cool...Old guys play toy!
A bit of AMERICAN history...

And their operation is as smooth as a hot knife through butter.

IMO kinda like a H-D motorcycle: certainly not the latest technology or the best performer but entirely adequate for the job at hand if you're willing to accept a few limitations.

And also a certain ongoing charisma that carries with it some absolutely IMPECCABLE braggin' rights!

Brent, in your case you might liken it to a slightly-updated BP arm, perhaps a Sharps like yours? Think about it, it's very similar in its own milieu, a truly legendary performer in legendary times.
Regards, Joe

WOW !!! now the war has started. Smileeeee Whitey

First off, a very long freebore that makes a Krag a true joy with cast bullets.



Had the same chunk of wood on mine since 1988 (and probably since 1958) and not even a crack. I don't have a barrel band front sling swivel, either.



Rack the bolt on one; Griffin and Howe never made a smoother action than a Krag. And there's the fact you can reload the magazine at Condition One (cocked with one in the pipe), a VERY serious advantage with dangerous game.

Like I sad the war has started. smileee. Whitey

Dangerous game with a Krag.....??????? Really

That's a nice looking rifle do you know who made it?

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.