1899 Carbine Price Range

[Kragrifle]

Very nice!

[Pentz]

Now aren't you ashamed of not leaving that for some more deserving soul? Like me!! Well done in my opinion and I would have done likewise.

[Rick the Librarian]

I agree, great purchase, and like Dick said, a fair price.

[psteinmayer]

WOW! That is a beautiful piece! Let us know how she shoots...

[Jay Johnson]

Took her out to the range today and shot 20-rounds of Winchester 180gr. Power-Point soft point factory ammo, with the ladder up and using the
lower peep (man is that hole small) here's what I got out of her at 100-yard off the bench:

The widest group



The best group

[psteinmayer]

Looks like she is tightening up as she warms up. You might want to slug the bore and see where the size winds up. If it's over... .310 or bigger, consider shooting cast loads. It may be surprisingly more accurate! Otherwise, looks like she shoots well!

[jon_norstog]

Jay,

That last 5 looks like a pretty decent average for a Krag in good shape. If you draw a box around the holes, then draw another box with the sides offset inwards one inch or so, to allow for human wiggling errors, you can get an idea of what the rifle itself is capable of.


You see better targets posted, but those are usually people showing off their best. And what Paul kinda says, an old firearm needs a few rounds put though it before it will start shooting right.

jn

[Dick Hosmer]

Always the sh*t disturber, I suppose, but unless I'm missing something (and I did briefly try to reconstruct events by checking the pasters) but I do not believe it was ever stated that the best group was the last group. One thing that IS for sure is that bench-rest or not, that little sight hole is NO friend to old eyes!

Very nice carbine, which will be fun to get dialed in.

[Jay Johnson]

I shot four 5-shot strings, the first was at 50 yards to get a feeling for the sights, the widest group (pictured) was the first 5-shot string at 100 yards then my 13 y/o son shot 5 and sprayed them all over the target, then I finished up for the best group.

I asked my son how his sight picture was using the lower peep, he said it was good, I commented that it was difficult with my eyesight to use the lower peep to which he wondered out loud why his group wasn't as good as mine. I explained to him that his eyesight is better then mine but my experience and technique still gives me the advantage, to which he asked when we're going shooting again

[psteinmayer]

I have the 1902 with a pop-up peep on my 1898 rifle. Although I used to use the peep, lately, I find it easier using the open cup. Much easier for my 51 year old eyes to get back on target after a shot with the cup rather than the peep.

[DocCasualty]

Double WOW! Beautiful carbine. Congrats!

[hkp7fan]

My 1899 Carbine

I have a very similar 1899 carbine that I purchased in Feb 2012, right after getting accepted to the Army War College. SN 358,XXX, produced in November 1901. I felt about the same as you did, not 100% sure if it was complete and accurate but it looked and felt right.

Since November 1901 was the month and year that the Army War College was founded, I decided "the stars were in alignment" and I bid on it on GB and won. I now call it my "War College carbine". Even though the final impetus for the purchase was only semi-rational at best, it turned out to be genuine and I've never regretted the purchase for a second.

Sometimes you just have to go with what feels right. Glad it worked out for you.