This is not about anything sniper but vintage.
I have a 30/40 Krag rifle and a carbine, both "sporterized" both have good metal and bores but Bubba had his way with the stocks. Both were given to me for services rendered.
I saw a sale bill at the elevator with 2 Krags on it so went to the auction in hopes of finding one that had not been sporterized. NO luck, these were really bad and Bubba, 92 years old, was there to "help" the auctioneer sell them.
With the rifles were old copies of Popular Mechanics, well worn, with instructions on how to "Sporterize your Krag rifle."
The Old Fart was pretty proud of those rifles and how the stocks had been redone and didn't understand why they brought so little at auction. He had worked real hard on those stocks and said they shoot great. I didn't bust his bubble, just told him they weren't what I was looking for with tears in my eyes.
He had also electro penciled his name and address on them in BIG Bold letters. It was really sad as both were in fine shape other than what he had done to them.
I have looked high and low for good stocks for years with no luck. Does anyone know where stocks can be bought?
I think even Jesus weeps when he hears Sporterized and rifles of that era seem to all have been Bubba'd. The search goes on and any help would be appreciated. FM
I have a 30/40 Krag rifle and a carbine, both "sporterized" both have good metal and bores but Bubba had his way with the stocks. Both were given to me for services rendered.
I saw a sale bill at the elevator with 2 Krags on it so went to the auction in hopes of finding one that had not been sporterized. NO luck, these were really bad and Bubba, 92 years old, was there to "help" the auctioneer sell them.
With the rifles were old copies of Popular Mechanics, well worn, with instructions on how to "Sporterize your Krag rifle."
The Old Fart was pretty proud of those rifles and how the stocks had been redone and didn't understand why they brought so little at auction. He had worked real hard on those stocks and said they shoot great. I didn't bust his bubble, just told him they weren't what I was looking for with tears in my eyes.
He had also electro penciled his name and address on them in BIG Bold letters. It was really sad as both were in fine shape other than what he had done to them.
I have looked high and low for good stocks for years with no luck. Does anyone know where stocks can be bought?
I think even Jesus weeps when he hears Sporterized and rifles of that era seem to all have been Bubba'd. The search goes on and any help would be appreciated. FM
....this time post up some pics we can see! 
