Krag Collectors Association Forum

The non-PC statements were great. I recall that one said "The Virgin Mary said" that something was one of her favorites, but I no longer remember what it was. <br /><br />I always thought my Herter's C-press was a Pacific because it is the same size as an example I have seen, but it could ...

Some Herter's dies were OK, others were not. I don't think you can generalize. They may have been rejects or low-end contract stuff from some other company. I don't think Herter's made anything except fiberglass boats & such themselves. Everything else was made elsewhere and George Leonard Herte...

The fat ones do well in my 7.7 Jap. A rifle for every type of bullet.

I am fascinated by the rifling. Combining that with steel jacketed bullets and an external barrel jacket, what sort of accuracy could be expected from the regular military Krags?<br /><br />The drawing of the bore makes it appear to be a distorted oval. Is that an artifact of printing & digital ...

I read with interest the post concerning the Danish 6.5x55 (intended for for Swedish 1896 rifles used by the Danish Army) that was condemned because the bullets left cupronickle deposits in rifle barrels. This was supposed to increase pressures as more & more of the stuff was fired, as would be ...

I had 2 of those big Russian spam cans full of 7.62x54R military ammo (ordinary ball) in packets of salmon-colored paper tied up with string. More than 400 rounds per can.<br /><br />Exercise #1 was to see if they would all chamber in my M39 or SA-marked 91/30. They would not all chamber. <br /><br ...

I was at the same place as Mr. Hosmer, trying to buy a Cadet trapdoor. I was polite, but only just. Salesman told me that the owner & BATF had a major argument. BATF was looking for an excuse to put them out of business.

A friend's wife gave me a brand new set of RCBS forming dies when her husband passed away. They are made to form .303 Brit into the Dutch or Rumanian Mannlicher & work as intended.<br /><br />FWIW, the 6.5x53R was the preferred 800 to 1200 yard "match rifle" cartridge until it was rule...

While you were weighing the Russian bullets, did you check diameters? Variations are not limited to weight. One more variable!

You do not need fancy stuff & may be able to do OK at the right estate sale. I still use the Herter's press (really a Pacific) that I bought the year after I got out of high school (1959). I switched to RCBS dies because the Herter's were lemons. I bought the $12 shell holder adapter from RCBS. ...