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GUTS Member
Joined: Nov 01, 2007 Posts: 85 Location: South Dakota
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Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 7:10 pm Post subject: Load for my 1898 Krag rifle |
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PaulS Super Member
Joined: Feb 18, 2006 Posts: 4330 Location: South-Eastern Washington - the State
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Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 11:19 pm Post subject: Re: Load for my 1898 Krag rifle |
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Hodgdon calls out 40 - 42 grains of H-4350 for the 220 grain
-------------------- 30 - 33 grains of either H-335 or H-322 for the 220 grain
All loads are right around 1950 - 1975 fps with max loads.
What kind of performance are you looking for?
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Elvis Super Member
Joined: Jul 27, 2008 Posts: 9261 Location: south island New Zealand
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Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 11:49 pm Post subject: Re: Load for my 1898 Krag rifle |
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very nice looking rifle. my sierra manual is no use for this cartridge.
winchester 10th edition wee load book has 40.5grns of 760 behind the 220grn for 2070 fps and 36000 cup pressure.
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Ominivision1 Super Member
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Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 12:39 am Post subject: Re: Load for my 1898 Krag rifle |
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Nice looking. Here is some data from my 1967 lyman book.
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Gil Martin Super Member
Joined: Jan 28, 2005 Posts: 1839 Location: Schnecksville, PA
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Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 2:23 am Post subject: Re: Load for my 1898 Krag rifle |
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Very nice pictures. Thanks for sharing. All the best...
Gil
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GUTS Member
Joined: Nov 01, 2007 Posts: 85 Location: South Dakota
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Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 6:29 am Post subject: Re: Load for my 1898 Krag rifle |
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Thanks guys, that's better info than I could come up with. I read that the rifle was designed to shoot 220s, thats why I bought such heavy bullets. I'll let you know how it shoots.
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SingleShotLover Super Member
Joined: Dec 26, 2007 Posts: 1005 Location: Illinois
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Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 9:09 am Post subject: Re: Load for my 1898 Krag rifle |
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You're on the right track with your bullet weights. Omni's info should be of real value to you but, as I'm sure you are aware, powder formulations have changed a great deal since 1967 and you should work your loads up carefully to compensate for any changes. Good luck, and keep us posted on your progress. Nice to see that the old-timers still generate intirest.
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fnuser Super Member
Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 914 Location: S.W. Missouri, U.S.A.
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Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 2:37 pm Post subject: Re: Load for my 1898 Krag rifle |
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That is a gorgeous rifle. Is the striker a special type? I remember a little bigger knob on the K-J?
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Elvis Super Member
Joined: Jul 27, 2008 Posts: 9261 Location: south island New Zealand
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Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 6:11 pm Post subject: Re: Load for my 1898 Krag rifle |
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my nosler 2nd edition has loads using IMR powders for 150-200 grn projectiles let us know if you want the info as I dont have a scanner I will type it out.
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Aloysius Super Member
Joined: Nov 03, 2009 Posts: 2440 Location: B., Belgium
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 12:48 pm Post subject: Re: Load for my 1898 Krag rifle |
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GUTS, don't know it's allowed to put this here, I even didn't search for your caliber, but at the first looks I had in this old book I got very interested and I just want to share this info. It's that old that I think all copyrights are gone. If not and when it's not allowed here, just remove it (but maybe you better copy the link first )
www.castpics.net/LoadD...book38.pdf
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Ominivision1 Super Member
Joined: Sep 20, 2010 Posts: 2984 Location: Iowa
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 2:43 pm Post subject: Re: Load for my 1898 Krag rifle |
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Nice find Aloysius, looking up the load for the 30-40 krag is pretty darn close to the Lyman data I posted above. I also went to the home page and they have quite a few older manuals for download in pdf file.
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GUTS Member
Joined: Nov 01, 2007 Posts: 85 Location: South Dakota
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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:52 am Post subject: Re: Load for my 1898 Krag rifle |
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That's a great link, Thanks. I have been working too much to make the loads but I will have a few days in a couple of weeks to do it. I will let you guys know how they shoot. The cocking piece is called a "headless" cocking piece, they were mainly used on the later carbines.
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stovepipe Super Member
Joined: Sep 25, 2008 Posts: 4877 Location: Pine, Az.
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 12:40 pm Post subject: Re: Load for my 1898 Krag rifle |
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Post more pics of that thing and a target.
Used to we could get them from the CMP for like 6$ of something silly WAY back when...nice shooter man! Was at the range while back and a gent had one. Unmistakable rifle.
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fnuser Super Member
Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 914 Location: S.W. Missouri, U.S.A.
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 5:33 pm Post subject: Re: Load for my 1898 Krag rifle |
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Back when I was an infantryman, wow, there was an old E-7 that had a set of brass w crossed Krag's on them. I used to lust after them, so much so that he said if he bit it I could have them. He retired, Dang it.
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