Sporterised Krag impulse buy

[tdoor4570]

You have to watch when you put a Krag in the safe they seem to breed. Had 1 in the safe now there is 3. My son had 1 now there is 2

[eric123]

Shot the Krag for the first time today. WW cases with CCI large pistol primers. 10.5 grains of Unique, with 150 grain Berrys plated bullets seated about one caliber deep. Rifle has a Super-Cote 4x scope with fine cross hair. I was fighting parallax issue as I'm new to the side mount scope world and I was shooting close. Rifle shoots best with a farmer tight barrel screw and firmly grasping the forend on this short little bugger. All groups at 55 yards. Hopefully it will shoot this good at 100 yards with a load it likes. I will try some 311041 next and in the future I will try the 311284 mold. Next I will slug the bore and see what I am working with and mount a K4. Looks promising...

[ipopum]

My 30-40 is a Model 95 Winchester. I also use 303 british brass sometimes. It shoots both jacket and cast very well. It has the side mounted peep .

[Rich/WIS]

Have had several, last two we used slugged at a hair over .309. Sized at .310 both shot cast really well, but one preferred the 311284 and the other the 311291. One had a pristine bore and the other was pitted in the grooves from chamber to muzzle but but it still shot accurately. IIRC load was 10.5 grains Blue Dot for about 1500 fps. Mild load that was easy on the rifles and the shooter.

[444ttd]

my krag is 1903 version, mine is slugged at .3085". i use a .311" 165gr ranch dog(173gr actual). i use 25.5gr of h4198 and it goes 1930fps from a 21 7/8" barrel(it was bubbasized). i think that is a mild load and it shoots great. it "kicks" as much as a 243 win does. deer don't like the krag!!! the krag is a one shot and drop right there kinda rifle.

[Shiloh]

Well...It was your project that lit the fire and I decided to make this happen. Worst case scenario, I'm only out $250...

Bargain!!!
Got brass??

Shiloh

[Shiloh]

Shot the Krag for the first time today. WW cases with CCI large pistol primers. 10.5 grains of Unique, with 150 grain Berrys plated bullets seated about one caliber deep. Rifle has a Super-Cote 4x scope with fine cross hair. I was fighting parallax issue as I'm new to the side mount scope world and I was shooting close. Rifle shoots best with a farmer tight barrel screw and firmly grasping the forend on this short little bugger. All groups at 55 yards. Hopefully it will shoot this good at 100 yards with a load it likes. I will try some 311041 next and in the future I will try the 311284 mold. Next I will slug the bore and see what I am working with and mount a K4. Looks promising..

K4 is an excellent choice. I have several vintage Weavers.

Shiloh

[Baltimoreed]

Attachment 249719Here’s my Krag Scout that I built from what I thought was a NRA sporter but wasn’t. I like the way it turned out.

[flintlocke]

If you are interested in hunting velocity loads, I have had superb results in two '98 Springfields using the ,gasp, 180 gr Lee gas check bullet , unsized LLA lubed, (estimated 15 bhn) and 27 gr of Rel 7. Yup, 27 gr Rel 7. Flirting with 1900 fps and 2.5 moa using modified Buffington rear and '03 Springfield post front.

[madsenshooter]

Lunchbox doesn't stick out as far as I'm used to seeing, maybe it's the thickness of the stock fooling me. Looks like a very nice one for the price!

[madsenshooter]

Duck Creek has your brass.
https://duckcreeksportinggoods.com/p...ers=30-40-krag

Grafs has Hornady and their own house brand. They've even still got some Captech, which is good stuff. Captech is gone, (liquidated at auction) so get it while you can.
https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog...ategoryId/764?

Yea that Captech brass is good stuff! Comes a little long to the shoulder and you can fit it to your rifle before the first firing! I simply used the rifle to push the shoulder back on the 100 I bought.

[threedflyer]

Nice find, love the Nampa area!!

[GreenRiverBoy]

Nice find and great price. Congratulations!

[uscra112]

Yea that Captech brass is good stuff! Comes a little long to the shoulder and you can fit it to your rifle before the first firing! I simply used the rifle to push the shoulder back on the 100 I bought.

A real tragedy that we've lost Captech. I grabbed another hundred from that Grafs listing just because.

[Baltimoreed]

Someone mentioned a Constabulary/school rifle earlier. I’ve got one and it’s a great rifle. I love shooting it. I use 193 gr fp .311 bullets from Hunters Supply via Midway that I put the gas ck on. Here I’m using it to shoot spaniards in my Span Am outfit at my cas club BAM match last year. Civilize ‘em with a Krag.

[armstrong]

Wow, great rifle at a bargain price