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by Olpeddler
Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:19 pm
Forum: Ammunition, reloading, shooting, etc
Topic: Gunshow corelokt
Replies: 7
Views: 314

Re: Gunshow corelokt

RickyG, If you are a reloader, you will have 100 'once fired' brass. You should be able to minimally get 15 reloads from each brass, amounting to 1,500 reloaded rounds. With bullets, primers, and powder you ought to be able to amortize your cost down to $1.50 per reloaded round from the $3.75 per ro...
by Olpeddler
Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:54 pm
Forum: Ammunition, reloading, shooting, etc
Topic: Hand Guard for Model 1899 Carbibe
Replies: 4
Views: 364

Hand Guard for Model 1899 Carbibe

Hello All, Last week, the bolt on my 1899 carbine locked-up in the closed position when I 'dry-fired' it after cleaning it. I took the carbine to my local gunsmith who is quite good with Krags and he stripped down the bolt and gave it a good cleaning. The carbine is now running smooth again. He clas...
by Olpeddler
Fri Feb 16, 2024 8:31 pm
Forum: Ammunition, reloading, shooting, etc
Topic: Clean Sized Brass After Firing
Replies: 4
Views: 580

Re: Clean Sized Brass After Firing

In my post of earlier today on using Mr. Steinmayer's method for neck sizing, I mistakenly referred to the caliber as .30-30 instead of .30-40 Krag. Sorry for the confusion.
by Olpeddler
Fri Feb 16, 2024 3:16 pm
Forum: Ammunition, reloading, shooting, etc
Topic: Clean Sized Brass After Firing
Replies: 4
Views: 580

Clean Sized Brass After Firing

Last Fall, using Paul Steinmayer's .30-30 Krag neck sizing method ( screw in the F/L neck sizing die until it touches the shell holder, and then back it off one full turn) I neck sized 50 Hornady cases. A few days ago, I fired off 30 of those reloads and the results were nice: at 75 yards with 5 rou...
by Olpeddler
Wed Nov 29, 2023 5:51 pm
Forum: Ammunition, reloading, shooting, etc
Topic: 1899 Krag and young buck
Replies: 17
Views: 60413

Re: 1899 Krag and young buck

Whig & Butlerangers,

Thanks for your comments and input. Good catch on the front sight, I mis-spoke myself; the front sight I had installed was taller than the one that came with the rifle.
by Olpeddler
Tue Nov 28, 2023 9:02 pm
Forum: Ammunition, reloading, shooting, etc
Topic: 1899 Krag and young buck
Replies: 17
Views: 60413

Re: 1899 Krag and young buck

Hello Mark, I'm the 'olpeddler" from central Massachusetts. I've been a Krag owner and member of this forum for 4 years. Mine is a model 1899 carbine. It is interesting that I have seen very little mention of the 1899 carbine on the forum. Maybe that's because out of the 350,000 Krags made at t...
by Olpeddler
Tue Nov 28, 2023 1:54 pm
Forum: Ammunition, reloading, shooting, etc
Topic: Hornady 30-40 at Midway right now!
Replies: 28
Views: 49856

Re: Hornady 30-40 at Midway right now!

I have two brand new, still unopened, 50 round bags of Winchester .30-40 brass that I picked up from Precision Reloading about 3 years ago. Additionally, I have approx. 75 rounds of Hornady brass I bought when I acquired my Krag in 2019. They have been reloaded 6 - 8 times. I use Paul Steinmayer's m...
by Olpeddler
Fri Nov 24, 2023 2:49 pm
Forum: Ammunition, reloading, shooting, etc
Topic: Hornady 30-40 at Midway right now!
Replies: 28
Views: 49856

Re: Hornady 30-40 at Midway right now!

$2.50 a round for factory loaded ammo is pretty steep. However, costs for reloading . 30-40 ammo has also significantly increased since the pre-Covid days 0f 2019. I am not an accountant, but my calculations indicate it now costs me $1.42 per round to reload .30-40 versus $.81 in 2019 when I acquire...
by Olpeddler
Wed Sep 27, 2023 6:09 pm
Forum: Ammunition, reloading, shooting, etc
Topic: commercial 30 40 availability?
Replies: 59
Views: 201930

Re: commercial 30 40 availability?

Hello Hunza, About a year ago I had a pretty good experience with Hornady when I was looking for .308, 180 grain Spitzer and Round Nose Interlock bullets for reloading .30-40 Krag and 303 Savage cartridges. I called their HQ's and a service rep was helpful and patient with me. He told me that Round ...
by Olpeddler
Sun Sep 24, 2023 8:29 pm
Forum: Ammunition, reloading, shooting, etc
Topic: Decent into Madness - Lack of Case Trimming
Replies: 23
Views: 29273

Re: Decent into Madness - Lack of Case Trimming

Paul, I used your method of 'backing out' the Lee .30-40 F/L sizing die one turn. It seemed to work well; I'll take those neck sized cartridges to the range in 3 days ( It is going to rain here in central Massachusetts for another 2 days) Thanks for the tip.