1898 Krag-Jørgensen Rifle

We took a US M1898 Krag-Jørgensen Rifle to the local range to test fire it after gunsmithing. It seems to work well

We shot this review at South East Regional Park in Tucson, Arizona
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[MrOlekul]

did you know you dont need to pull the bold back hwen putting bullets in it?

[GunWebsites]

@MrOlekul

you can just use the X button..

[chitoryu12]

First saw this rifle in Red Dead Redemption. If it wasn't for the price of the gun and ammo, I'd get myself one.

[Zythius]

That one was in very good shape. And is this the short-krag? I have a longer one, but perhaps it is much older.

[automatkas]

@tomsta117 I think it was more of a statement he made, as a little fun fact. like mgibbs said below.

[tomsta117]

@MrOlekul The lifting and pulling back of the bolt exposes the breech and ejects the spent casing. When the bolt comes back it pushes the next round into the chamber, setting the rifle to battery, the pulling back of the bolt is essential when inserting a new mag.

[Fireworks7760]

@chitoryu12 Get the 6,5x55 Swedish model instead then

[Fireworks7760]

@GeneralChurch You can probably get the ammo at a sports store or wherever they sell ammo, or you could just load it yourself

[MrSpy3000]

do you know why the US amry used it? becouse its made by vikings!

[GeneralChurch]

where can i get ammo for this? I found a mint condition one in my grandfathers chest along with WWI and WWII memorabilia.

[mgibbs88]

@GunWebsites I think he's right. I read that part of the reason this odd magazine was chosen over more conventional ones that can be fed with a 5 round stripper clip is because the mag could be topped off without needing to move the bolt. Also The army saw the requirement of needing to load each round one by one to be a benefit at the time, less waste of ammo.

[UGLEIV]

@UGLEIV

Ran out of space, sorry.

Both the german and Norwegian army found the design to be functional during WW2. As the Norwegian 9. of April comission found: The rifle proved to be neither an advantage nor a disadvantage in combat with German troops. The german army however complained that the action was not strong enough for their 7.98 Mauser round, and was subsequently issued with downloaded ammo.

In competiotion shooting it have always been able to outshoot the 98K. Nice gun!

[UGLEIV]

@sirjohan8

Actually the 8mm Rimmed Danish round was the original chambering, but the rifle was improved upon and adopted by the U.S. Army. And only then did the Norwegian Armed forces adopt the rifle in 6.5x55Krag(The only round that Krag himself designed) The biggest drawback on this rifle is the stupid rimmed 30-40Krag round, that makes it hard to load in a hurry.