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Message started by 7th1st on May 23rd, 2019 at 2:23am

Title: Re: Original US Army 30-40 Load
Post by psteinmayer on May 23rd, 2019 at 2:34pm
FWIW, Remington, Winchester and Hornady factory ammo is generally loaded with a 180 gr "Sptizer" bullet firing north of 2200 fps, and is completely safe for all Krags.  The problem with the cracked lugs occurred when they tried to push a 220 gr RN bullet to 2200 fps, which was in excess of established safe pressures.  If you want to reload, you might consider starting with some factory ammo and saving the brass (it's how most of us acquired our stash).  Also, Hornady and Graf & Sons both have new brass available too! 

Now... if you want to recreate the original ammo, then a 220 gr RN bullet and 40.0 grains of IMR-4350 is as close as you'll ever get!  Hornady makes a 220 RN which, although not a FMJ bullet, comes nearly identical to the original bullet dimensions.
They perform excellent in matches.  I load mine with CCI #34 Mil-Spec primers, although a CCI-200 works well too.  Really, any good primer should have good results. 

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