Interesting post, Mark. I had heard that the reason so many Krag sporters were single shots is that the repeater conversions were very difficult to make, especially in smaller ctgs like .25-35 and .219. Seems not to be so. I envy you all those "old smoothies". That safety lug conversion deserves an article someplace, or at least some pix!

I noticed a remark by George Nonte in his old column "Cartridge of the Month" in "Handloader" #59 (Jan/Feb 1976) on the .35 WCF where he mentions "....surplus Krags so altered (to .35 WCF) are not unknown. I once owned a full-stocked, 18-inch barrel, flush-magazine Krag whose original barrel had been rebored to .35 Winchester--a very nice woods rifle."

Anybody know what he meant by "flush-magazine"? Single shot? Reduced cartridge capacity magazine?

Anybody notice other mention of this rifle in Nonte's writings?