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Occasionally people mistake this unusual muzzle treatment for a ring monted front base. The muzzle of the altered Carbine barrel is turned down in front of the front sight to accept a bayonet. The short rifles may be found with carbine style stocks or with rifle styled stocks with extended fore end and upper band with bayonet lug. There are short rifle versions that should not be confused with the carbines or rifles cut down by commercial dealers. most Krag rounds off the shelf are 180 grain. I fire 150 grain rounds due to the single bolt lug configureation. But many rifles were sportized with sling for hunting, My Krag has sling eyes It really fires nice, The krag bolts were fired at 30-40 but some were modified, get a 30-40 round and chamber it to see how she fits, my barrel was a little lite blue, I cleaned it well and took her to the range. a true carbine will have a saddle eye, and no sling eyes. Should have a metal but plate with a accessory port, the wood stock should be plain, with a finger grip on the forward and should have a wood piece around the rear sight, can be a flip up like the 1903 but smaller. measure the barrel should be about 23 inches, rear sight should have a (c) stamped on it, thats for carbine. and decited to buy her, for about 300 more than your Florida rifle is for. I really couldn't afford that one either. I couldn't afford the krag rifle, and they showed me a real carbine.
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I loved it! I found this one in Dallas at a gun store. we talked guns and I let him fire my 1903 and I fired his Krag. I was at the range firing my 1903 Springfield, and another shooter was firing a krag and a Eddistone p-17. I am hooked, even tho my rifle came out of a collection in California. I bought a 1898 built in 1903, there is a krag forum that is great.