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Message started by grandpas 3040 on May 8th, 2019 at 2:20am

Title: Re: Lever action 3040 Krag help please
Post by psteinmayer on May 8th, 2019 at 12:34pm
Welcome to the forum, grandpas 3040!  You're in some great company here!!!

FWIW, The 1895 Winchester has a much stronger action than the Krag.  That said, you can load a little hotter for the 1895 than for a Krag, but be very cautious in this because a "HOT" round would be very dangerous in a Krag, and if you mixed 'em up by mistake, you'd be a trouble!  In any rate, there really is no need to load hotter than standard for the 1895, as normal .30 Army/.30 USA/30-40 Krag ammo is plenty accurate in both Krags and 1895 Winchesters!  Most reloading manuals have accurate load data for 30-40 (I use Hornady's manuals mostly).

It's possible to shoot a military variant 1895 (yes, they do exist) in sanctioned CMP matches, providing they conform to the "As Issued" rule.  However, I think the rapid would be a problem as working the lever in the prone position could be challenging. 

Hey Culpeper, don't you have a military variant 1895?

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