Ok I just skimmed through this nonsense...... and my conclusion is a Krag is cool and obviously effective... as displayed by Flave. Granted this wasn't battle but he knows a thing or two about battle rifles...
Now all this talk about Nagants and Tikka's is pure horse schit...... Me being a Mauser guy and being loyal to the design, choose 98 Mouser.... here is a parts gun I threw together, battle rifle was not on my mind when I put this together but on reflection I suspect this would work just fine. Peep sights , 5 round magazine, 338-06, laminate stock.... yep this would work....
Oh and Springfield..... naaa..... inferior copy of the Mouser
Dude! 8mm way over penetrates...Germans proved it.
I wouldn't quote JeffO if I was you.....
OUch...That hurt!
Sorry buddy.... this place can get a little rough at times.... now atone and admit Mouser is best!
I'm starting my shrine to Peter Paul von Mauser as I type this.
Shrine or not, you are correct though. The M98 be the ticket. Hell, I'd even take m96/m38 if set up to my liking and enough 6.5 swede 140 gr.s for the duration.
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