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I have a question about puting a non military sporter stock on a 1898 Krag.
I have heard that the Krag needs a barrel band on the forearm of a sporter stock because of its guard screw arrangement.
My question is, should this be a tight fit on the barrel and bedded tightly in the stock or should there be some tolerances of some sort?
Many thanks for any help from others on this.
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It depends to some extent on the basic rifle you have- if you are going to sporter-modify the stock with the original issue barrel, then possibly yes- but remember all rifle barrels vibrate to some extent when fired- are you going to stay with factory .30/40 Krag load specs for the shells of that era? Or are you going to re-barrel it with a newer barrel? Have you considered a form of pillar bedding with acra-glas and a steel lug plate- as found on the 98 Mauser rifles- secured with a spanner style capped through bolt--those rifles have held up rather well over time. Maybe some fotos too??
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A lot of ways to do it. I did one with a block (not a band) on the barrel, attached by 2 8x40 screws, and a #10 screw attaching the fore end to the block. It's only there to keep the stock from splitting at the thin spot at the action.
Regards, Ron
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IMO the two screws in the trigger guard just do not have enough support. You need the barrel band or screw into the barrel via a block or just tap the barrel for it. I've had them both ways and no problems. The krag I'm using now has a band, it also holds the sling, everything is tight at the band. Not a target rifle and works fine.  
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IMO the two screws in the trigger guard just do not have enough support. You need the barrel band or screw into the barrel via a block or just tap the barrel for it. I've had them both ways and no problems. The krag I'm using now has a band, it also holds the sling, everything is tight at the band. Not a target rifle and works fine. Nice to have your handloading data- about 2600 fps.?? Boat-tail spitzer FMJ rounds? Sierra? Hornady? nice looking old Krag. A friend inherited a Krag Officers Carbine, possibly may have been carried by one of Roosevelt's Officers at San Juan Hill- still in nice shape too, and for its time, the side tray magazine was a good idea- Peter Paul Mauser came up with a better one however-IMO anyway- thanks for sharing the fotos!!
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