30-40 krag/ 165gr ranch dog/ 190gr legacy

[Todd Doyka]

i finally got my sporterized 30-40 krag out and i shot some loads. pictures look like c$#p, but your dealing with a stroke-abled guy who can not seem to draw with his left hand!!! i've been using a scope now for 20+ years, it was a little odd for me to start using open sights. i have, thank the Lord, 20/15 in the left eye and 20/20 in the right. i don't know HOW they did/do it(young and full of pep in the 1900s), but for this guy its going to be a redfield 102k (that i bought) peep sight.

everything was shot at 50 yards.

165gr(173gr) ranch dog(.311") with 25.5gr of h4198


i took 20 rounds out because i had to sight it in. rounds 1 and 2 shot the bottom of the paper. 3 was real high. 4 as you can see was up a little bit. 5 and 6 were low and to the right. 7 and 8 are a little high and left. 9 and 10 almost there, but high and left. 11 and 12(i don't know what i was doing?) low. 13 and 14 a little to the right. 15, 16 -17 are almost on.
the first 3, i had my sights way to high, i think 500yards, and them boolits just kept goin!!! alright, they didn't. they stuck in the dirt bank past the target. i couldn't believe how good the ranch dogs were. i've got a couple of more powders, but i think i'm going to stay with h4198.

[Todd Doyka]

190gr(196gr) legacy fn(.311") with 32.0gr of varget http://www.airtacticsaz.com/legacy-l...g-bullets.html


this one has me befullded(sp?). now, it did kick. not enough to hurt me but you knew it was there. i did not, i mean DID NOT
move the sights. i fudged #1 up. 2 was a little low, 3 was still a little low. 4, 5 -6...well, i went to drink a cup of coffee, more likely two or three. i knew that they kicked somewhat...but this.......grrrrrrrr.
i calmed down somewhat. then i put the next rounds 7,8,9-10 down range. i pick up the old binos and....right in the middle!!! don't know how, don't know why....it just is.

i think i am going to stay with the 165gr ranch dogs. less kick is what is selling for me. i thought this would take awhile, getting open sights, but the old army training kicked in and i don't do half as bad as i thought i did. well, until i start at 100 yards!!!

[psteinmayer]

Great shooting! Your results speak for themselves. Even the 190s aren't too bad. Any of those shots would mean a dead deer in anyone's book!

The 165s seem to be pretty accurate to me. I've shot 165 gr Hornady BTSP bullets in my last 200 yard CMP match with fairly good results.

[Magilla26]

Nice shooting! Good to see the Krag putting in some range time.