Krag Collectors Association Forum

. . . Are these cases only a one-shot deal and then scrap? .... Or do they holdup for a number of safe loadings? . . . I'm just curious about the longevity of this improvised brass, based on the experience of other KCA members. The nominal difference in base diameter is only about .013". Shoul...

Are they stiff enough to resist firing pin force and primer backthrust? (You want something relatively hard to compress.)

Might try Graf's. AA4350 appears to be in stock. Fees seem excessive unless you order several pounds. Accurate 4350 Smokeless Powder 1 Pound - https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/product/productId/225 Item #: ACC43501 Price: $34.99 Shipping: One flat fee of $12.95 per online order. Exclusions apply...

butlersrangers wrote: ↑Sun May 08, 2022 1:23 pm. . . what is "OCR"?

Optical Character Recognition - software that can examine an image of written material and attempt converting it to "characters" a computer understands more directly.

Don't know if this will help, but here's the Pribilof list after OCR, fixing OCR errors, and re-formatting to single column. Those with direct access to the spreadsheet or database might be able to copy and paste from here, saving some typing - Serial numbers of United States magazine rifles, calibe...

psteinmayer wrote: ↑Sun Apr 24, 2022 6:24 pm . . . I've since switched to a CCI #34 Mil-Spec primer (which is somewhere between a standard and magnum with a slightly thicker cup. . .)

Contrary to many assertions, the CCI #34 achieves enhanced resistance to inadvertent ignition not by a thick cup but rather by a short anvil -

King carp wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:30 pm. . . What caliber is the other rifle in the picture sitting on the rest. Is it 30-40 also? Maybe its the angle of the picture but it looks like a much heavier barrel. Also is the small knob on the magazine gate an add on or something from the factory? . . .

Can you say "Dansk"?

From a ballistic perspective, if both bullets show you equal grouping ability in calm conditions, the advantage of the 77-grain lies strictly in its better ability to resist a crosswind. To quantify this, a 55gr FMJBT at 3000 fps will drift about 5.2" at 200 yards in a 10mph crosswind while 77g...

macqnj107@aol.com wrote: ↑Fri Apr 08, 2022 2:00 pm. . .The Manlicher design, using an en-bloc clip that ejects from the bottom of the magazine after the last round is chambered, is another design that worked well with rimmed cartridges (Mosin-Nagant). . .

The Nagant magazine doesn't use an en-bloc clip. Have you ever loaded a Mosin?

OK, here's a punch line - anybody know the (bad) joke?

"Silly Rabbi, kicks are for Trids."

(Kind of in the same lame vein as "Pardon me Roy, is that the cat that chewed your new shoe?")