Rolling Block 30-40 krag

[barnabus]

was the rolling block RIFLE ever offered in 30-40 KRAG ?

[square butte]

Pretty rare - But I have seen one for sale in the last 20+ years from Bill Goodman's Guns. His rundown was US military - very limited production

[barnabus]

Pretty rare - But I have seen one for sale in the last 20+ years from Bill Goodman's Guns. His rundown was US military - very limited production

SO IT WAS NEVER OFFERED IN A ORIGNAL CHAMBERING? i

[wwmartin]

Doing a search, Wickopidia has a long list of chamberings for the Remington rolling block. 30-40 Krag is on it. Even lists the 30.06.
Bill

[Drm50]

About 20yrs ago I purchased a 30/40 RB at auction. It was a carbine, had Naval motif on top of reciever. It wasn’t marked with any letters or initials. The opinion was that it was from a Naval Cadet school of some type.

[Texas by God]

The #5 was offered in .30 Army( 30-40 Krag) and 7.65 Mauser and .303 British and many others but the vast majority seem to be in 7mm Mauser.

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[Der Gebirgsjager]

If it wasn't it should have been! :-D

DG

[square butte]

SO IT WAS NEVER OFFERED IN A ORIGNAL CHAMBERING? i

Bill Goodman's take was that the US military had ordered a small lot of them from Remington in 30-40. I would call that an origin chambering - You might not

[marlinman93]

They were NOT just military rifles. The #5 Sporting rifles were offered in .30-40 Krag also. They were also advertised as being offered in .30-30 and 7mm Mauser too. This was in 1898 advertisements for the new smokeless Sporting Rifles.
In 1902 ads they added .32 Winchester Special, .32-40 High Pressure, .38-55 High Pressure, and .303 British.
At this time Remington was desperately trying to keep the rolling Blocks viable, and sell them to a customer base that was gradually looking at bolt action rifles as the next great Sporting option. So adding calibers that people were clamoring for was a way to get a little more sales to the sporting market.

[6.5 mike]

I have a #5 in 30-40 krag. Barrel is marked on bottom ahead of forearm 30 Govt. Odd bit of timing on this post, found this 3 years ago last month.

[Yellowhouse]

They were NOT just military rifles. The #5 Sporting rifles were offered in .30-40 Krag also. They were also advertised as being offered in .30-30 and 7mm Mauser too. This was in 1898 advertisements for the new smokeless Sporting Rifles.
In 1902 ads they added .32 Winchester Special, .32-40 High Pressure, .38-55 High Pressure, and .303 British.
At this time Remington was desperately trying to keep the rolling Blocks viable, and sell them to a customer base that was gradually looking at bolt action rifles as the next great Sporting option. So adding calibers that people were clamoring for was a way to get a little more sales to the sporting market.

30-30 as well I think. Anyway, they had their own serial number range and shnabnel forends.

[oldremguy]

I don't have a rolling block rifle in 30-40 Krag, but I do have a carbine that is chambered in it.

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Have a Good Day,
Matt

[marlinman93]

30-30 as well I think. Anyway, they had their own serial number range and shnabnel forends.

Pretty sure I mentioned .30-30 in my reply you quoted.