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JR KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 3 Location: NW LA Joined: Jul 26^th, 2015 Gender:	Brass Availability? Sep 26^th, 2015 at 6:13pm	Print Post
	Anyone know who may have 30-40 brass available? Ive tried the usual places, Midway, Graff, Midsouth, Brownells, Powder Valley, Buffalo, etc and all are out of stock... Think it was Buffalo Arms listed as discontinued...sure hope WW isn't dropping the line as I really like their brass... Thanks...


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psteinmayer KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 2391 Location: Ypsilanti, Michgan Joined: Aug 30^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Brass Availability? Reply #1 - Sep 27^th, 2015 at 11:39am	Print Post
	I believe it is a seasonal thing with 30-40 brass. I've heard of others on another forum talking about making brass from .303, but I believe that is unnecessary. 30-40 brass should become available this winter... and there is usually once-fired available on Gunbroker and EBay. Another route you could go would be to get some Remington or Winchester factory ammo... and once you've shot it, save the brass and you'll replenish your stock.


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JR KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 3 Location: NW LA Joined: Jul 26^th, 2015 Gender:	Re: Brass Availability? Reply #2 - Sep 27^th, 2015 at 12:54pm	Print Post
	Thanks psteinmayer , That's what I presumed also. Ive about 50 cases that should tide me over until they start production again. Appreciate the reply.


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RichWIS KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 56 Location: Corbin KY Joined: Jan 9^th, 2015 Gender:	Re: Brass Availability? Reply #3 - Sep 27^th, 2015 at 2:08pm	Print Post
	Several months ago I e-mailed Winchester and asked about ammo, reply said it was on the list for a seasonal run this fall but no date set for production. If in dire need a company called HMS sells custom ammo loaded in new R-P brass and will ship. Even with shipping (assuming you buy more than a box or two) it was cheaper than I could find it for locally.


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shuvelrider KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6 Joined: Nov 25^th, 2015	Re: Brass Availability? Reply #4 - Nov 27^th, 2015 at 10:12pm	Print Post
	I just saw a stack of Rem ammo this morning at my LGS, at $40 a box. I traded some .223 ammo for two boxes of 30-40 to go with the Krag I left his store with. That is here in Muskegon Michigan.


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reincarnated KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 562 Joined: Mar 11^th, 2012	Re: Brass Availability? Reply #5 - Nov 27^th, 2015 at 10:54pm	Print Post
	No more Krag brass? My Hepburn in .40-70 Sharps Straight uses Krag cases reformed & stretched. But now Hornady is making something like a .405 Winchester in some sort of basic length. If Krag brass can be stretched, the Hornady basic stuff can be necked down & trimmed. 2 days ago, I saw a Lee-Enfield that had been converted to .223. The owner/builder said mainly it was just a technical challenge, but was done also because of ammo availability. Discounting action strength, could you do that with a Krag?


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FredC KCA Official Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 759 Location: Dewees, Texas Joined: May 31^st, 2013 Gender:	Re: Brass Availability? Reply #6 - Dec 1^st, 2015 at 12:03am	Print Post
	A little over a year ago I got 300 30/40 Remington cases from Graf's. This was after Sinclairs canceled an order and said Remington had discontinued 30/40. Just hang in there and keep checking. One of these days I will get the 25/06 that I have been chasing.


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Dick Hosmer KCA Official Member Offline Collector of Springfield Arms, 1865-1915 Posts: 1862 Location: Northern California Joined: Nov 20^th, 2005 Gender:	Re: Brass Availability? Reply #7 - Dec 1^st, 2015 at 1:25am	Print Post
	reincarnated wrote on Nov 27^th, 2015 at 10:54pm: No more Krag brass? My Hepburn in .40-70 Sharps Straight uses Krag cases reformed & stretched. But now Hornady is making something like a .405 Winchester in some sort of basic length. If Krag brass can be stretched, the Hornady basic stuff can be necked down & trimmed. 2 days ago, I saw a Lee-Enfield that had been converted to .223. The owner/builder said mainly it was just a technical challenge, but was done also because of ammo availability. Discounting action strength, could you do that with a Krag? Several gunsmiths made high-grade (single-shot) Krag varmint rifles, back in the 50s-60s, often in 'wildcat' calibers such as the .219 Donaldson Wasp, .22 K-Hornet, etc. With a really light bullet, you can obtain decent velocities at Krag pressures. I'd think that with today's more sophisticated powders one could do even better.


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rjc324 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 29 Location: North Carolina Joined: Jul 6^th, 2012	Re: Brass Availability? Reply #8 - Dec 1^st, 2015 at 3:02am	Print Post
	There is a facebook group called "The Brass Bank" which has had several offerings of once fired Krag brass for a reasonable amout. Picked up 45+ WW cases for about $18.00 a month ago. Just a suggestion of where to look.


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psteinmayer KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 2391 Location: Ypsilanti, Michgan Joined: Aug 30^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Brass Availability? Reply #9 - Dec 1^st, 2015 at 12:02pm	Print Post
	I just requested to join The Brass Bank. I think a friend of mine from my former job is a member of that group... and that's where I got 50 rounds of once fired Krag brass last year. We'll see if they except me.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Brass Availability? Reply #10 - Dec 1^st, 2015 at 5:39pm	Print Post
	Paul: It is easier to get "Excepted" than be "Accepted"! Regards - Chuck


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psteinmayer KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 2391 Location: Ypsilanti, Michgan Joined: Aug 30^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Brass Availability? Reply #11 - Dec 1^st, 2015 at 8:47pm	Print Post
	LOL OOPS!


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JR KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 3 Location: NW LA Joined: Jul 26^th, 2015 Gender:	Re: Brass Availability? Reply #12 - Mar 1^st, 2016 at 3:28pm	Print Post
	Contacted Remington and they advised factory running full speed producing regular ammo...expect 3rd quarter or later for 30-40 brass.. I ordered 4 boxes of PCI factory loaded ammo from Graff at about $36 a box...That will work for now..


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Culpeper KCA Forum Member Offline Posts: 904 Location: Right Coast of Africa Joined: Mar 30^th, 2005	Re: Brass Availability? Reply #13 - Mar 1^st, 2016 at 4:27pm	Print Post
	That's what I did this past December. I found a place in Gettysburg that had a stack of Remington so I bought a few boxes. Then as I was making a second pass through the store I saw they had a few boxes of Winchester 30-40 so I bought two boxes. I don't have any Winchester and wanted to see how it shot compared to Remington. I figured out that loaded ammo is my best shot at finding brass as expensive as that is.

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psteinmayer KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 2391 Location: Ypsilanti, Michgan Joined: Aug 30^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Brass Availability? Reply #14 - Mar 1^st, 2016 at 4:34pm	Print Post
	I do prefer Winchester brass to the Remington. It's much brighter and cleans up nicely... however Remington is much more available and plentiful. I have 3 boxes of Remington ammo that I may shoot up this spring just to claim the brass (some of my current stock of around 400 is getting very long in the tooth with more than ten... and in some cases 20 loadings on them)! Maybe I'll hit Cabelas and get a few more factory load boxes while I'm at it.


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