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Re: 30-40 30" Barrel Accuracy?
Reply #6 - Mar 20th, 2020 at 8:33pm
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Thought I'd throw my $0.02 in here:
FWIW, I load Hornady 220 gr RN (Interlock design) bullets with 40.0 grains of IMR-4350 and a CCI-250 (magnum) primer. I do ok with this round at CMP matches... all shot at 200 yards, and I believe the gun actually shoots better than I do. I've even shot a 97-5X (out of 100) in the Slow-Prone string at Camp Perry. Now at 200 yards, (in case you've never shot in a CMP match) the X ring is about 3 inches and the ten ring is about 6 inches... so you can imagine the size of a military sanctioned 200 yard target.
Now Krags, although designed to shoot the 220RN/2000 fps MV, are almost human in their love of ammo. Some love that 220, while others do better with a 180 gr spitzer, or an even lighter bullet. I have tried a 155 gr RN... and loaded 165 gr and 180 gr bullets back in my hunting days. I have a friend who WINs matches, shooting a 294 (out of a possible 300 for all three strings), and I have personally witnessed this! He shoots like a frickin' machine AND he shoots LEFT HANDED! He shoots a very light (130 gr, I think) bullet.
My point is this: Krags can be capable of amazing accuracy... even with older barrels! They can be down-right tack drivers with a new Criterion barrel and the right ammo!!! It all boils down to finding what works best in your particular Krag (back to that Human/Food analogy).
BTW, this year, I'm switching to a CCI #34 Mil-Spec primer, which is what I use in most of my other ammo... and this is because I have a plethora of them. The #34 is a shade cooler than a magnum, but with a thicker cup material. I'm also going to look into trying a 178 gr ELD-Match bullet with H4895 to see how the accuracy is. Being a spitzer, I need to see how it will feed, as not all Krags can reliably feed spitzer bullets.
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