So there was this gun.

[5MadFarmers]

Well, whatever this thing is I'm going to load up some 180 soft points for it. I don't hunt but I do kill hogs.

"Hey Jim, you won't believe what I read today."
"What's that."
"Two eggheads arguing about Krags. The thing is that one I have is pretty close to the one they're arguing about."
"Really? What'd you tell them?"
"Just mentioned the one I had."
"What'd they say?"
"Well, the one egghead said it might be a carbine or it might be a rifle."
"What'd you tell him?"
"I told him I kill hogs with it."

Thanks I think. Get your name on the ballot. You have my vote. You kill hogs with yours. Mine sits gathering dust in the safe.

I'm unable to do pictures so I'll try to figure something out on this Krag. The guy I bought it from collected seriously old lever guns;said he had owned the Krag for years but it didn't really fit his collecting.

Another egghead. Invite him over to kill a hog.

Sometime we get a reality check. Color it complete.

[jon_norstog]

Festus,

I'd like to see pictures of your Krag too. It could be a rare bird, or it could be a turkey. My Thai buddhist wife has been down on me for years about hunting, but I think she'd give me a pass if i brought home a tasty young sow. FWIW I think the Krag carbine is the best hunting rifle Springfield Arsenal ever made. It, and the little Swede Mauser carbine, are the only milsurps I can think of that are just fine as-is for hunting.

I don't need an invitation to bring home a hag. I just need the hog.

jn

[Dick Hosmer]

I'd think 23.75" from the bolt face is pretty damn clear, myself. And, when the same gun is described as also having a "soldered" front sight, I'd then think it probably was a cut-off rifle, which, as you say, makes it interesting.

It's when someone says: "the barrel is (fill in your choice of weird dimension) long" with no further info/qualifier, that's when I start to get antsy.

As to the book, I'm eagerly awaiting its' arrival, and I do hope that it gets the reception (whatever that might be, and I've given up trying to guess) that you want.