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    Published on 10-23-2014 09:13 PM  Number of Views: 9735 

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    .30-40 Krag

     FIREARM  RIFLES
     LEAD TYPE   WW+ 4' 95/5 Pb Sb so
     CALIBER TYPE   .30-40 Krag
     RATING   8
     LEAD SIZE   208
     POWDER TYPE   SR 7641 (SR 4759 Clo
     POWDER AMOUNT   19 gr
     PRIMER   WLR
     BRASS   Mixed Rem and Win
     BARREL LENGTH   22"
     F.P.S   1660
     GROUP SIZE   2.25" Average firsts 5 shots
     OVERALL LENGTH   3.15"
     GUN DETAILS   NRA Carbine. That is, a cut-down 1898 rifle. Excellent bore, 1901 Rear Sight.

    Bore slugs at a .309
     OTHER DESCRIPTION  Lyman 314299 mold with Boolits sized at .312
    Rifling engraves the boolit.

    Groups well from my carbine. Several fouler shots and then 5 shots go into just over 2". Flyers and my 50 year old eyes open up the group, but most shots are in the 2"-3" sub-group
    on an SR-1 100 yd target.
     SUBMITTED ON   25 Sep 2007
     SUBMITTED BY   Shiloh
    Published on 10-23-2014 09:12 PM  Number of Views: 9693 

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    .30-40 Krag

     FIREARM  RIFLES
     LEAD TYPE   WW water quenched
     CALIBER TYPE   .30-40 Krag
     RATING   8
     LEAD SIZE   208
     POWDER TYPE   SR 7641 (SR 4759 Clo
     POWDER AMOUNT   19 gr
     PRIMER   WLR
     BRASS   Mixed Rem and Win
     BARREL LENGTH   22
     F.P.S   1660
     GROUP SIZE   2.25" Average firsts 5 shots
     OVERALL LENGTH   
     GUN DETAILS   30-40 Krag NRA Carbine

    (1898 Cut down Rifle)
     OTHER DESCRIPTION  1901 Rear Sight

    Group will open up with flyers and as the barrel gets warm. The bulk of the shots will be in a massed
     SUBMITTED ON   25 Sep 2007
     SUBMITTED BY   Shiloh
    Published on 10-23-2014 09:11 PM  Number of Views: 9710 

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    .30-40 Krag

     FIREARM  RIFLES
     LEAD TYPE   Remington Core Lokt
     CALIBER TYPE   .30-40 Krag
     RATING   10
     LEAD SIZE   150
     POWDER TYPE   IMR 4064
     POWDER AMOUNT   42gr.
     PRIMER   CCI 200
     BRASS   Winchester
     BARREL LENGTH   22
     F.P.S   about 2500fps
     GROUP SIZE   .85 avg. at 100yds .30 best 3 shot group
     OVERALL LENGTH   2.995
     GUN DETAILS   1930 Krag-Jorgenson original sporter
     OTHER DESCRIPTION  
     SUBMITTED ON   26 Jun 2007
     SUBMITTED BY   Blake Jackson

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