A new aquisition: 1898 Krag carbine on cut down rifle stock, Marble front sight blade, Redfield micrometer peep sight, excellent bore and headspacing - $285. I replaced the rotted sling, added missing safety lever (EBay), replaced recoil pad and added 3/4" of spacers to the butt.
I always wanted one of these. My father praised the Krag as a great hunting rifle due to accuracy and the fact than you can top off the magazine on the run with a round in the chamber. Ammo is in the mail. I hope to bring home some hogs with this gun come winter. KFS