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I've had this rifle since I was about 16, and I'm now 70. I used it on several early (and probably illegal) hunts as a youth, and did pretty well with the ghost ring-type rear peep. It could use a good cleaning, but functions well. Based on the date of manufacture, this one can ship direct to you; no FFL needed. I see there's quite a bit of interest in these old guns, so I thought I'd pass it on to someone who want to play or hunt with it.

$550 + $50 shipping

That is so damn tempting...

Ed, I have 25 rounds of 30-40 ammunition to get started as well :-)

Up for Sunday night.

That is really, really cool.

4 or 5 years ago I went to an auction with 2 Krags listed, plus 660 rounds of ammo. I bought the ammo for $105 then missed the rifles. Ended up giving the ammo to a good friend. Would love to get it but timing is off for me.

They're pretty neat old rifles. Take a handful of cartridges, open the side compartment, drop them in and start firing. Unique design...must have been expensive to build at the time.

Bore condition?

Cazzo dio, why does this have to come up right after I tap out my gun budget for a while

I did a quick cleaning today and the rifling came up strong. I'll see if I can get a photo down the bore tomorrow.

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Dang, always wanted one of these since I was a kid. Growing up a good older friend had one that looked just like this and I hunted with him every year. I was always enamored by it and wanted one. If it falls through let me know.

Mark

Let's just say that only a precious few hunters could afford to pay for the skilled hand fitting that went into each one.
In today's high output manufacturing world, all of those old Krags compare as hand made works of craftsmanship.

Kinda like when you pull the sidelocks out of an old double, and realize that every part of it is hand fit and jeweled. Except the Krag action is more complicated and they had to get inside it too.

Congratulations on the sale.

The 30/40 Springfield is an action I think is like no other!

And that is most positive.

This thread made get mine out of the safe and run through them.

Very cool engineering from 130 years ago.

LHS

That is a gorgeous krag.

I have my granddad's craig that looks just like this but mine is in better condition. It was my dad's favorite deer rifle.

X2 I have my grandpa's as well.

Have taken a 7 point with it.

I'm kinda partial to the Krag too. One I finished building last summer:



It's good that Biebs sold it because I dropped by earlier to buy it after stewing on it overnight. Thankfully someone beat me to it and removed the temptation!

Wow, Gary! Fill us in on the details.

That barrel contour doesn't look like either of mine..... What caliber? I'm guessing the action limits caliber options.

Can we expect to see that in the postal match?

LHS