Krag Collectors Association Forum

I recall doing that in Jr. Rifle club back in '58 or 59'.

Do they notify you when the license is about to expire?

I fired 6 Remington commercial 180 gr. when first got my 98. The next 1500+ have all been cast bullets. Accuracy has been as good as the Remington, <i>much more pleasant to shoot </i>and they won't erode the bore any where near as much. All the other commercial/military that came with the rifle have...

24 to 26 grs of 4064 gets them to group at under 2" at 100 yds. Using 4895 or Varget would probably be same general velocity range. Since they wouldn't feed I stopped experimenting with that design. Why did I stop? Haven't a clue, I never use the mag. anyway.

I've had excellent results with 311467, 311284, Lee 180, NOE 311-174 ELCO and NOE 310-196 MX2-30H. They are all capable of 1 1/4" to 1 3/4" at 100 yds. My bore is .310 so I size them large and a bore riding nose dia. is a good thing. The powder selection has been 2400, 4759, 4064, Benchmar...

I'm glad others have used an antique sight on a modern rifle. I purchased a 1902/3 sight with the intention of mounting on a High Wall. Just have to figure out how to modify the base so that each notch equals 1 minute.
The 1902/3 is a composed of the 1902 and 1903 sights....or so the ad said.