Love the Krag. I have a factory carbine that is unmolested. Kicks like a mule. Although not recognized much, it had the best bolt action of any military firearm made.
Garnered the honor of having the shortest lifespan of any military rifle. The side loading magazine was outdone by the stripper clip Mausers, and the military dumped them after 7 years of service.
I first thought you had a wierd variation of a carbine until I read the story.
Ammo can be found at the Old Western Scrounger
http://www.ows-ammo.com/catalog/prod...roducts_id/648
Sometimes Midwayusa.com has it as well