Krag range day

[Griff557]

I picked up a Yankee Artifacts Krag a couple months ago I finally had time to load some ammo and get to the range. Overall Iam happy with the rifle and it probably shoots as good as can be expected.

https://imgur.com/a/Ga78jF8

[butlersrangers]

Nice groups ... were they shot at 100 yards?

Did all projectiles feed well through your magazine?

(Bullet diameter is .308", not 3.08, unless you have an Artillery Krag). :o

I'm glad you are enjoying your rifle.

[Kerz]

Griff
Nice groups! One of my 1898s prefers 160 gr bullets rather than the 180/220
Vic

[Griff557]

Nice groups ... were they shot at 100 yards?

Did all projectiles feed well through your magazine?

(Bullet diameter is .308", not 3.08, unless you have an Artillery Krag). :o

I'm glad you are enjoying your rifle.

5 rd groups @100yds off a rest. 3.08 is the C.O.A.L the bullets were all .308 dia. For the most part everything feed well it seemed if there was an issue it was with the first round out of the mag after that they feed fine

[Whig]

Excellent work. The Krag shoots wonderfully!

I have been able to achieve close to or right at 1 MOA with my M1898 Krag rifle made in 1903 at 100 yards.

I have been working down at 200 and 300 yards though. I can get around 1 1/2 MOA at 200 and 300 yards now. I'm still trying to tweak my loads for longer distances. I've found the M1901 rear sight to be easiest for me to use with my Krag. I tried the M1902 with a larger peep hole in the Sgt Peep sight but just couldn't get the best sight picture compared to the raised ladder peeps on the M1901 rear sight. Make sure your front sight blade is nice and sharp and squared off. A blurry front sight blade doesn't help.

Keep up the good work!

[Griff557]

Excellent work. The Krag shoots wonderfully!

I have been able to achieve close to or right at 1 MOA with my M1898 Krag rifle made in 1903 at 100 yards.

I have been working down at 200 and 300 yards though. I can get around 1 1/2 MOA at 200 and 300 yards now. I'm still trying to tweak my loads for longer distances. I've found the M1901 rear sight to be easiest for me to use with my Krag. I tried the M1902 with a larger peep hole in the Sgt Peep sight but just couldn't get the best sight picture compared to the raised ladder peeps on the M1901 rear sight. Make sure your front sight blade is nice and sharp and squared off. A blurry front sight blade doesn't help.

Keep up the good work!

After I settle on a load at 100yds Iam going to go out to 200yds-were our local 100yr old rifle are shot. Hopefully the 100yd results will transfer out to 200.

I opted for the 1902 sight on advice from this forum and CMP Forum members for the windage adjustment. I made a complete new peep sight with a larger hole but I get a blurry ghost image with it so Ive been using the regular rear leaf. Iam wondering if the 1901 sight might have been a better option.

[butlersrangers]

Nice Shooting and thanks for the additional details!

[Whig]

You should go back out to the 100 yard range and use the same loads and try out the M1901 sight, if you have one. I found a big difference, for me, and am sticking with it.

This is definitely an individual experience. Many find the M1902 better!

I was out shooting my Krag with a friend over New Years. He was shootinga Model 700 Remington in .308 with a nice scope on it. I was shooting my M1898 Krag made in 1903 with mint rifling and the M1901 rear sight with hand loads. After zeroing at 100 yards and shooting at 200 yards some, he started setting his scope for the 400 yard target which, at a friend's range, has a big metal plate with a 6 inch white round plate in the middle that swings back when hit.

My windage was set good and I started shooting just by holding over the center white plate. You could easily see misses. It took me three shots to hit the middle plate and I hit it three times in a row before he got his scope set on that same plate. He couldn't believe that with open sights and a 117 year old rifle I could outshoot him!

That's why I love Krags!

[Griff557]

You should go back out to the 100 yard range and use the same loads and try out the M1901 sight, if you have one. I found a big difference, for me, and am sticking with it.

This is definitely an individual experience. Many find the M1902 better!

I was out shooting my Krag with a friend over New Years. He was shootinga Model 700 Remington in .308 with a nice scope on it. I was shooting my M1898 Krag made in 1903 with mint rifling and the M1901 rear sight with hand loads. After zeroing at 100 yards and shooting at 200 yards some, he started setting his scope for the 400 yard target which, at a friend's range, has a big metal plate with a 6 inch white round plate in the middle that swings back when hit.

My windage was set good and I started shooting just by holding over the center white plate. You could easily see misses. It took me three shots to hit the middle plate and I hit it three times in a row before he got his scope set on that same plate. He couldn't believe that with open sights and a 117 year old rifle I could outshoot him!

That's why I love Krags!

New to Krags...my understanding was the rear handgaurd is different between a 1901 and 1902 sight?

Before I bought the rifle I was leaning towards a 1901 sight but I kinda got talked into a 02 sight

[Whig]

You are correct that the hand guards are different for these two sights. But, for shooting purposes, you can just remove the hand guard and mount the M1901 rear sight and go to the range. The barrel should not get so hot that you'll burn yourself without the hand guard. You can always look for the appropriate hand guard in the future if you want to keep the M1901 sight. It's all up to you!

The photo from the KCA home page below shows the different hand guards for the different rear sights.

Just a thought. You can certainly keep what you have and learn how to use it well like many others have done.

Good luck!