Annapolis wrote on Apr 15^th, 2016 at 11:41pm:

1.  The Remington 30-40  220 gr  bullets that I see commercially available on-line, e.g. the Hornady, are all soft point.  Are there jacketed non-soft round nose  point bullets available, being more in form with the originals?  Who makes make them? 2.  I understand now that the Remington 180gr rounds are within the safe tolerance of my '96 Krag and will go to the range with them to harvest brass.  That being understood, I am nevertheless interested in shooting a reduced load that will be satisfactory at the 100 yard range.  I would ask for suggestions on the powder load  -- the brand of powder, type of powder and possible load  -- even if it is not likely to offer match accuracy.

Hornady USED to make a 220 gr FMJ bullet that almost matched the original in terms of dimensions... but sadly, they haven't made them in years.  Berger and Woodleigh make FMJ bullets but they are incredibly expensive (like almost $2 per bullet for the Woodleighs).  Sierra and Nosler both make 220 gr SP bullets, but both have a different profiles and shapes than original Krag bullets.  Hornady, although a soft point, is actually the closest to the original shape and ballistics.

As for load, most of us who shoot 220 gr bullets load them with 4350 (I use IMR, but Accurate or Hodgdon are just as good).  A 40.0 grain load is about as close as you can get to the original Krag round.  It's also time proven and safe!!!  This is the round I shoot in matches too.