30-40-KRAG
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30-40-KRAG
ANYONE OUT THERE WITH A PET CAST LOAD FOR THE 30-40 KRAG CARTRIDGE. I'M THINKING 180-210 GRAIN BULLET. SPEED AROUND 1400-1800FPS. THANKS FOR ANY INFO.
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Shasta
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Re: 30-40-KRAG
I've been having good results with the Lyman 311299, which with the alloy I used weighs 198 gr. with lube and gas check.
A charge of 20.0 gr. IMR 4198 gave 1,578 feet per second. Here is a five shot group fired off the bench at 50 yards with my iron sighted 1898 Springfield:
A charge of 23.0 gr. IMR 4198 gives an even 1,800 fps with accuracy remaining very good despite one shot being a bit out of the group:
SHASTA
A charge of 20.0 gr. IMR 4198 gave 1,578 feet per second. Here is a five shot group fired off the bench at 50 yards with my iron sighted 1898 Springfield:
A charge of 23.0 gr. IMR 4198 gives an even 1,800 fps with accuracy remaining very good despite one shot being a bit out of the group:
SHASTA
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2ndovc
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Re: 30-40-KRAG
Shasta's first load is very close to my own. Loads of fun and quite accurate.
It's accounted for many varmints over the years.
jb
It's accounted for many varmints over the years.
jb
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