Editing Krag–Jørgensen (section)

== Post-war production ==
A few Krag–Jørgensen rifles were put together after 1945, for sale to civilian hunters and sharpshooters,<ref name="NMG-19">Hanevik, Karl Egil (1998). Norske Militærgeværer etter 1867, chapter 19</ref> among them 1600 of the so-called ''Stomperud Krag''. While there were at no point any plans for re-equipping the Norwegian Army with the Krag–Jørgensen, attempts were made to adapt it to firing more modern, high-powered ammunition like the [[.30-06]] and [[7.62mm NATO]] rounds. While this was found to be possible, it required a new barrel (or relined barrels) and modification to the bolt and receiver. The resulting cost of the conversion was about the same as that of a new gun of a more modern design.<ref name="NMG-19" /><ref name="NMG-20">Hanevik, Karl Egil (1998). Norske Militærgeværer etter 1867, chapter 20</ref> The last Krag–Jørgensen rifles in production were the M/1948 Elgrifle (moose rifle), of which 500 were made in 1948–49 and the M/1951 Elgrifle (moose rifle), of which 1000 were made in 1950–51.

=== As a civilian target rifle ===
Before the [[Sauer 200 STR]] was approved as the new standard Scandinavian target rifle, rebarreled and re-stocked Krag–Jørgensen rifles were the standard Norwegian target rifle together with the Kongsberg-[[Mauser M59]] and [[Mauser M67|M67]]. The Krag was preferred for shooting on covered ranges and in fair weather, and dominated on the speed-shooting exercises due to its smooth action, and very fast loading with a spring speedloader,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kvf.no/vaapen.php?type=Utstyr&weaponid=UT0029|title=Hurtiglader – Andersen og Braathen – Fjær|website=kvf.no}}</ref> however it was known to change its point of impact under wet conditions due to the single front locking lug. Thus, many shooters had both a Krag and a "Mauser" for varying conditions.