After searching the site I found several old posts about loading for the .30-40 Krag cartridge in general, but most of them are fairly old threads. Since I just bought a Winchester 1895 SRC in .30-40 Krag (.30 US) does anyone have any more contemporary pet loads that they might pass along?
I have a number of .30 calibre moulds that I can work with including the venerable old 311299 and 314299 and I understand that particular design of boolit often gives good results in the Krag. (I still have to slug the rifle so I don't have any idea what size of boolit I'll be working with yet, but again I have wide selection of mould choices available to cover the full range of .308" up to .318".) I also have a variety of powders to work with (a fairly large variety in fact), but would prefer to stay in the medium to medium slow range since I have lots of 3031, 4895, 4350 on hand. (I'd also prefer to stay away from fillers since it's a bottle neck cartridge and I don't want to risk the possibility of ringing the chamber.)
So, does anyone have any up to date sage words of wisdom to share on reloading for the .30-40 Krag in a '95 Winchester?
Many thanks!
Al