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- Sun Aug 14, 2022 5:54 am
- Forum: Other Firearms
- Topic: Norwegian Krag M.48 Moose Rifle by Kongsberg
- Replies: 16
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Re: Norwegian Krag M.48 Moose Rifle by Kongsberg
. . .I bought some Winchester 30-40 Krag from him, I went to the range last week with a friend who is an avid shooter and Re-loader intending to shoot it and discovered it was not going into battery. . . Upon further research I found a link to another website . . . which has some photo’s and specs ...
- Thu Jul 07, 2022 3:31 am
- Forum: Ammunition, reloading, shooting, etc
- Topic: 7.5x55 Swiss Brass
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3375
Re: 7.5x55 Swiss Brass
Nah. I understand a good quality scratch awl works as well - no rock and roll. The contour I ground was just to provide strength with the more brittle material used (worn chainsaw file).
- Wed Jul 06, 2022 6:28 pm
- Forum: Ammunition, reloading, shooting, etc
- Topic: Any Source of 180gr and Up .307 Diameter Jacketed Bullets?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 5700
Re: Any Source of 180gr and Up .307 Diameter Jacketed Bullets?
I am surprised that .0005 inches per side would make much difference. Also think that .307 would be within acceptable tolerance for a 30 caliber. I haven't responded to this one because I agree with FredC that the OP's basic premise - a .001" smaller bullet making much difference in fouling - ...
- Wed Jul 06, 2022 5:56 pm
- Forum: Ammunition, reloading, shooting, etc
- Topic: 7.5x55 Swiss Brass
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3375
Re: 7.5x55 Swiss Brass
I've found the old-fashioned pierce/pry method of Berdan decapping both quick and reliable, even with stubborn primers -
- Tue Jun 28, 2022 4:35 am
- Forum: U.S. Military Krags
- Topic: New to Krags
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2826
- Sun Jun 12, 2022 4:38 am
- Forum: Sporterized and unofficial modified Krags
- Topic: New To Me Sporter Norwegian
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2698
Re: New To Me Sporter Norwegian
Lovely piece of wood! Hard to tell from the pictures, but if it's an altered M1912 carbine stock there should be evidence of fillers or wood plugs near the stock toe where the holes for the original sling eye and cross-screw were located. Image below gives dimensions of these two parts. A similar fi...
- Thu Jun 09, 2022 9:38 pm
- Forum: European Krags
- Topic: What Do I Have?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3067
Re: What Do I Have?
The arm in the pictures appears to be a cut-down U.S. Model 1896 rifle. Handguard, forward portion of forestock, several inches of barrel, and front sight have been removed. A non-original front sight has been installed. The serial should be present on the left side of the receiver. A sharp, well-li...
- Fri Jun 03, 2022 7:28 pm
- Forum: Sporterized and unofficial modified Krags
- Topic: Advice on refinishing wood?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 8109
Re: Advice on refinishing wood?
Not a recipe, it's a technique for applying shellac. Search "French polish" to find many tutorials - or ask someone who makes/repairs fiddles. Don't use uppercase "P", avoiding instructions for kissing Poles.
- Fri Jun 03, 2022 4:59 pm
- Forum: Sporterized and unofficial modified Krags
- Topic: Advice on refinishing wood?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 8109
Re: Advice on refinishing wood?
. . . I still need to try sealing the wood pores of these forearms to better match the surface finish of the original wood. 'Parashooter' has shared a technique called a 'French Rub', that uses thinned shellac. The 'rub', if done correctly, seals the wood pores and gives the surface a pleasant surf...
- Thu Jun 02, 2022 5:36 am
- Forum: Ammunition, reloading, shooting, etc
- Topic: IMR 4198 And Confusing (to me) Load Data
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3180
Re: IMR 4198 And Confusing (to me) Load Data
Looks to me like Speer authors arbitrarily chose to use 4759 for the mid-weight projectiles and 4198 for the "extremes". Could simply be what was handy that day. Either will work, as seen in this "maximum load" data from IMR (columns are: powder ID, grains, velocity, pressure in ...