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1905 Smith and Wesson. Later gun with the heat treated cylinder, so a bit more robust than the 73 Winchester or Police Positive Special.

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Any favorite recipes using the Lee 119gr? I have always liked heavy for caliber projectiles of all sorts.

Haven't used it. That's what the box says.

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Resurrecting an old thread. I came into the Lee mould that drops a 119gr .311. Is it pretty consistent, or should I prepare to size bullets to 311?

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From time to time Around Here we see early K Frame .32-20s with bulged cylinders. The end result of shooting the old .32-20 W.H.V. "For Model 92 Winchester and Similar Rifles Only" ammo in early K...

I am still in... As to hotrod loads, I am a decided believer in modest handloads. Have got nearly 20 years out of some .45 Colt brass...

Good gouge, everyone. Keep it coming.

Got an honest old Smith and Wesson K frame recently. New enough to have the heat treated cylinder. Anybody got any particularly accurate .32WCF recipes?

To add my .02, I once had an Mk II that had been converted to .45ACP. The screw that goes through the latch that holds the thing closed was warped from a prolonged diet of .45ACP Ball. I only shot...

WC872... Never thought of that. I have been given a challenge by an AR shooter, namely that a Krag can't be made to shoot into 2 1/2 minutes at 600 yards. WC872 and the 311284 may well be my path to...

I have seen these. To make a long story short, it's a feeler gage that is inserted in the open space below the aperture in the 1901 sight. Has steps on it for the regulation ranges back then, and it...

Beautiful Krag.

1) Your sight base at least is a Carbine base, and has collector interest for that reason.

2) With the sight raised, each 15 yards is @6MOA for the lower ranges (i.e. less than...

Accepted Wisdom is that 1K rounds of issue ball= 1 number on Throat Erosion. Depending on several factors a new bore can measure from .05 to maybe 2 on the gage. TE of 5 or less will still win a...

WC872. Hmm... Sounds interesting. I'm an Aviation Ordinanceman, and can appreciate the irony of using the powder in 20 mike mike in a civilian application. Drop tube and my classic Lee Hammer Loader...

Don't have velocity info; given this was 1901-02 they probably loaded to match sight settings to issue ball as closely as possible. Not that I'm trying THAT.

Other issue: Ye Olde Krag's bore...

As I have said a couple times before, this winter's project is duplicating the 1902 Palma team's practice load for the .30 Army (aka 30-40 Krag). From what I have been able to discover, they used the...

People have used a number of inert fillers to ensure the charge stays near the primer over the years. Dacron, corn meal, and kapok are 3 I have heard of. I generally avoid this problem by using bulky...

Interesting the Krag is brought up. There is one reason a Krag is actually a safer rifle to shoot than a LN M1903 is with loads generating the same chamber pressure:

Cone breaching.

There...

Posted elsewhere, but germane.

Most M1903 kabooms can be traced to ww1 ammunition and a phenominon called galvanic corrosion. This is corrosion caused by dissimilar metals, specifically brass...

I think we were very clear as to *why* cast bullets are ill-suited to the Garand.



Walter Hudson and Horace Kephart started experimenting with gas checks in Krags for the simple reason of...

If you're really that into saving money on projectiles, gibrass.com usually has either component M80 or M118 projectiles. That and your charge of choice of IMR4895 will work your M1 the way she was...

Good point, too... Lead shavings+ powder fouling= low-grade lapping compound. The gas cylinder-gas piston interface is one of the most critical in the United States Rifle, Caliber .30M1; open up the...

The M1 is a completely unique critter; her gas system was designed around a VERY narrow set of parameters. Best way to ensure reliable function without warping the op rod is to stay as close as...

Boolits have their place; IMHO that place should NEVER be fired through an M1 Garand with an as-issued gas system. John Garand designed his masterpiece to function properly with M1 and M2 Ball...

Never had a chambering problem with either in the trusty ol' Krag. I would think that both would be made to the same SAAMI spec?