Interesting Krag Ammo Reloading Ad 1900 era

[Cat Man]

From Shooting and Fishing 1905. There was serious competition between the ammunition companies for shooters to use factory loaded ammunition for target shooting. At the same time, companies like Ideal and Laflin and Rand promoted reloading tools, bullet molds, smokeless powder and other components. This old Laflin and Rand powder ad names the famous Ideal cast bullet mold for the Krag by number.

[butlersrangers]

It sounds like these gentlemen got some nice performance out to 600 yards with some pioneering cast bullet designs.

[Cat Man]

Just happen to have an Ideal 308274 sitting on my desk. 200 Gr Krag Cast bullet.

[waterman]

Isn't that a Walter Hudson bullet?

[butlersrangers]

Ideal Bullet #308274 was the design of Sergt. Doyle, 71st N.Y. Regiment.

Interesting read: "The Latest Bullet (308274, 308279, 308280 and 308278)"

Just Google search: ideal bullet 308274

[Krag 1902]

Cat Man's 308274 is actually a 308284. The 308274 is plain base while 284 has a gas check.
I've got a 308274 Ideal mold ans shoot the bullets some. I've got five shot 100 yard groups under an inch at 1,400 fps. The 308284 will do just as well in my five Krags

[Cat Man]

Opp's, gas check version is the photo. It must have been the voices in my head channeling Harry Pope.

CAT Man :-[

[Capt. Frank]

Years ago, a retired State Trooper told me to invest in precious metal, lead.

[TexTenn59]

It sounds like these gentlemen got some nice performance out to 600 yards with some pioneering cast bullet designs.

+1

[madsenshooter]

I think I have enough of those 284s cast of hard alloy loaded that I'd have some to experiment with and use in some future Roosevelt match if the results are good and if there's ever another match. First, a chronograph. I've put the parkerized split band back on my 92/96 after detecting a little play between forearm and barrel with the unsplit band I had on it. http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.co ... ?f=5&t=674