Danish Krag?

[RicinYakima]

Does anyone have experience shooting cast bullets with Danish Krag 8x56R? In cleaning up an old gun collection, a friend has a couple of these he wants to get rid of, and I was wondering it they were decent cast bullet guns. Thanks for any help. Ric

[madsenshooter]

Do a search here Ric. I think if it can be shot, someone here has done it.

[RicinYakima]

I tried that and for 8x56R danish cartridge. No luck. I signed up for the Krag forum, but replies yet. Cases could be made from 45/70 brass, it appears. Ric

[skeet1]

I think Dutchman has some experience with this cartridge in a rolling block, you might try him.

Skeet1

[jhrosier]

Try searching for 8x58Rmm

Jack

[RicinYakima]

Thanks, skeet1

[madsenshooter]

Yea he's a Krag shooter too, and a moderator on gunboards, here: http://forums.gunboards.com/forumdisplay.php?85-Krag-rifles-of-Norway-Denmark-amp-U.S.A.

[WILCO]

Cases could be made from 45/70 brass, it appears. Ric

"In short order, I had turned out a sufficient quantity of .329" bullets for test-firing the M95. In preparation for this project, I had purchased 100 cases from a dealer selling reloading supplies on GunBroker.com. The cases were reformed from Remington-Peters .45-70 brass and appeared to be of the proper dimensions."

From this link: http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Feeding+the+Steyr+M95%2F30+rifle+one+man's+solutio n+for+cheap+8x56R...-a0243718821

[Dutchman]

8x58R Danish or as they refer to it in Sweden, 8x58RD.

I've started forming Graf's 8x56R brass to 8x58RD via fire forming. I really see no good reason to use .45-70 as they're also too short unless the cases are stretched which results in grossly overworked brass. I prefer the easier way though resulting in a shorter case.

Danish military issue case dated 1931 and
loaded in Sweden with a soft point bullet:

head diameter = .504"
rim diameter = .574"
rim thickness = .058"
case oal = 2.272"

8x56R for the 1895 Hungarian rifles:

head diameter = .491
rim diameter = .554
rim thickness = .055
case oal = 2.194

Norma commercial 8x58RD
headstamp = Norma 8mm m/89:

head diameter = .501"
rim diameter = .576"
rim thickness = .059"
case OAL = 2.266"

these measurements from cartridges in my collection.

Do not give any credibility to Cartridges of the World in regard to 8x58RD as the information is incorrect.
See: http://dutchman.rebooty.com/GB8x58RD.html

Dutch

[RicinYakima]

Thank you, Dutchman!