Krag Collectors Association Forum

Just a thought. Google an article entitled "The Load," written by C. E. Harris. Tremendously helpful for reduced loads in a variety of calibers including, of course, the .30-40 Krag. Sincerely. bruce.

Wonderful post and thread. Very much enjoyed and appreciated. Have one Krag. Took a year to get it just about back to issue condition. Hope your rifles will give you a double helping of enjoyment! Will continue to follow with interest. Sincerely. bruce.

Mystery meat including roadkill that was hanging outside in the Texas summer heat would not be allowed anymore. Sincerely. bruce.

Back when the world was a bit younger, I bought a Winchester M-1917 from a pawn shop. Price ... $100 OTD. Bore was a sewer pipe special. No amount of cleaning, etc. would change it. Patches came out in shreds. Sprayed any load with a boat tail bullet and short waist. Did better with plain spitzer bu...

It's 8AM on Saturday morning. I'm about to start my second mug of coffee. And, have just finished again reading this post and replies. Appreciate post and responses. Hope there will be further updates. Sincerely. bruce.

First of all, welcome to the forum! Glad you are here. Your newly purchased carbine is gorgeous. I'd buy it in a heartbeat! No, it is not a perfect relic of the Krag era. So what? It's your rifle. Grab some ammunition and take your rifle to the range! Then ... when the time comes, head out to do som...

Beautiful work! Would very much love to know more about this handguard, i.e., source of blank, equip to produce, fitting clips, etc. Sincerely. bruce.

Gorgeous Norwegian Krag! Sincerely. bruce.

Re: 180 gr. RN .30 Cal. bullets. Maybe this will help. I have had extremely good results using hard cast lead bullets purchased from Hunters Supply. I will be loading these for my Krag Infantry rifle (1902). I have used these bullets in my 03 and 03-A3 rifles as well as a Rem. 700 .30-06 rifle with ...

Doesn't matter was a cutting tool is designed to do, if it is not properly sharpened, it will not work up to its full potential. What is produced will be less than optimum. Sharpen first, then proceed to use the tool to do the work. Sincerely. bruce.