30-40 Krag

[dromia]

I have been taking advantage of the gloriously fine weather we have been having over the Bank Holiday to catch up on my back log of load development projects.

One of them has been to get my 30-40 Springfield Krag Jorgensen shooting. The rifle has been in the racks for few months now and this had been my first chance to shoot it after taking an impact cast of the chamber and slugging the barrel

Been testing a load and took some photos to share.

New Remington brass just neck expanded to take 0.311", 180 gn Eagan style gas check boolit from an NOE mould over 22gns of Ramshot Enforcer.

This boolit was chosen as it fits the throat well and is seated out to touch the lands.

100 yrds groups were 3" horizontal by 2", which with my eyes and the open issue sight looks very promising.

Velocity was 2016 fps with an extreme spread of 8 fps over 10 rounds

Here are some pictures for your edification and enlightenment.

[saddler]

...no wonder ya not answering the phone!

Looks guid...

[Dougan]

Nice piccies, and results tongueout

You say it's new brass - Did you size it, or use it as it was? And, when you use brass that's not been formed in the chamber, do you ever get sooting problems?

[meles meles]

Where were the seaside pictures taken ?

[dromia]

I just neck expanded the brass, as the brass fitted there was no need to FL resize and the M die style neck expander rounded the case necks and mouths nicely.

No sooting, the cases being pretty well fire formed now will be trimmed to a consistent length and the flash hole deburred and the primer pockets uniformed. After that they will just be neck sized in a 30-40 Krag 310 die.

Pictures were taken by the seaside.

[jjvc]

An edifying and enlightening post, thanks for taking taking the time to share your results.

Bye the bye, when do I get to shoot it ?

Joe

[ovenpaa]

What a super looking rifle and I did not realise you were so close to the coast, mind you do not frighten Neil Oliver when he wanders past

[dromia]

Joe you can shoot it as soon as you get yourself up here, evidently Krags are still banned from military ranges.

Neil Oliver??

[bnz41]

Neil Oliver??[/quote]


BBC Coast programme

[dromia]

Thanks.

Never heard of him/it.