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- Sat Jan 02, 2010 8:22 am
- Forum: Older threads
- Topic: Safety of 6.5 X 55 Swedish ammo in Norwegian Krag?
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Re: Safety of 6.5 X 55 Swedish ammo in Norwegian Krag?
Apparently this is controversial.<br /><br />I've seen a Boer-Krag (Boer Krags are Steyr-made 1896-1897 Norwegian M1894-like rifles having 2 or 3-digit SNs falling outside the Norway contract SN ranges and usually lacking Norway acceptance stamps; some are documented as used by ZAR in Boer-war) chro...
- Sat Jan 02, 2010 7:33 am
- Forum: Older threads
- Topic: New Inherited Norweigan Krag
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Re: New Inherited Norweigan Krag
139 grain bullet --<br />from wikipedia article:<br /> * 6.5x55 a 6.5 mm (0.256 in) rimless round. Most variations are loaded for a chamber pressure of 350 MPa (roughly 51000 lbf/in). Early rounds, with a 10.1 grams (156 grains) long round nosed bullet (B-projectile) had a muzzle velocity of around ...
- Sat Jan 02, 2010 6:54 am
- Forum: Older threads
- Topic: Model 1897 Steyr
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Re: Model 1897 Steyr
Sounds like a Norwegian M1894 Lang-Krag. A batch of 33,000 was made at Steyr in 1896-1897 for Norway army, along with a smaller batch for Norway civil marksman organization. Chambered 6.5x55 with long round-nose bullet originally. Stronger than US krag as bolt handle should bear as 2nd locking lug. ...