Thanks Fred. That sounds beyond what I am set up for now, although I applaud you for making bullets of that quality, I bet you can drive tacks with those. I checked my Lyman 49th and it says bullet mold 311284 was originally made for the .30-40 Krag, fortunately Montanabullets sells those gas checked. However I just bought a big bundle of equipment on Midwayusa so I can finally start reloading for my rifles. I figured to save shipping I would try these 220gr Jacketed Hornady .308's. If I can't find these locally I will probably buy a few hundred of those 311284's from Montanabullets

Also in my manual I see IMR 4895 listed for both the 69gr SMK I am going to be shooting in my AR and for the 220gr Hornady for my Krag, apparently with good results in both rounds. That makes me happy because I can keep it simple and stick with one powder for both rounds.

BTW, this whole thing about checking rifle rounds in case gauges is new to me, never had to do that when I reload for my pistols. Can I just measure the case and finished round with my caliper, or is there something I am missing? I didn't even see a case gauge for .30-40 Krag.