Handloading guru Ken Waters felt the best cast bullets for the. If cast hard enough, he wrote, they can be driven close to the original 2, fps Krag velocity. Waters reported 1. His most accurate cast bullet load was the gr bullet from Lyman mould at a leisurely 1, fps using We can shoot lighter bullets, of course, but expecting precision from grain bullets in long-throated original milsurp barrels may be a bit overly optimistic, as lighter, shorter bullets must make quite a jump from the case to reach the rifling, which is not conducive to best accuracy.
We can form. Winchester and Remington appear to have discontinued offering the brass. Note the edge of the Krag case rim has a bevel; the bevel is more pronounced on some brands of brass than others. Among shell holders, Hornady 11, Lee 5, Lyman 7, RCBS 7 and Redding 8 are the proper ones, but shell holders intended for British or 44 Magnum may also work, as there is typically some variance between different manufacturers of brass and shell holders.
If you already load a standard. Sierra lists IMR powders , , and across the board in virtually all bullet weights from grains to grains for the Krag. Standard Large Rifle primers are in order.
Match grade primers are unnecessary, and magnum primers are overkill in the comparatively small case and with the powders the Krag utilizes. Reloading dies are still available from your favorite maker without custom ordering — another indicator that the cartridge is still with us. Whether nostalgia, curiosity, economics or simply because it still works well, the Krag may soldier on another years.
Reloading the. Under Featured. Thank you for this. I received my sporterized 30 years ago to pay a debt owed me. It was my first centerfire firearm.
I still have it and intend to pass it along. I found information on serial numbers—mine appears to have been made in late , if the information is correct—but finding other information about this fine old piece is very difficult. Again, thank you. Thankyou for this image, I received my 30 40 Kraig Jorgenen from my father a year of so before his death at age I remember this weapon use as a deer rifle since my I was a small boy.
I an now This old rifle was found I am told in a beneath a car seat of a car my family once bought years before. She is complete, and pristine condition and has killed many a deer in the last 70 years our family has owned her. When she fires she make the world hit the dirt. Any deer hit with her never jumps but simply lays flat to the ground immediately.
Furthermore, many rifles will not feed spitzer bullets as smoothly as roundnose designs. In developing the accompanying load data, most loads produced unusually low shot-to-shot velocity spreads and consistent accuracy in a Browning Model test rifle. Start loads should not be reduced, or inconsistent velocities and odd pressure curves may result, especially with spherical powders. Create an Account. Wolfe Publishing Group. Become a Load Data member. Forgot Your Password?
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