Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye
Krags are cool, indeed. They were, apparently, outclassed by the Mauser (7mm) in Cuba, though.


I built (2) Krags last year, one restoration and one highly modified 25 Krag Ackley sporter. The single bolt lug limits the long term pressure to 30-40 Krag max average pressure 40000 cup = ~ 43,555 psi. That is not good enough for long range with MY limited skills.

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25KA with Bartlein barrel, with modified scope mount to get scope close to over the boreline.

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