tommy.duncan
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Can I shoot new Remington ammo in an old 1894 K/J, or, should I empty the new ammo and reload to older pressure specs?
New 30/40 Krag ammo in a 1895 rifle
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troy fairweather
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It should be just fine, be sure the rifle is good to go.
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tommy.duncan
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Thanks!!
Ifishsum
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In my experience most all factory .30-40 ammo is loaded near the original pressure specs. Unlike resurgent rounds like .45-70, the vast majority of rifles chambered in .30-40 are old ones.
When I reload them I do tend to make them a little softer though
When I reload them I do tend to make them a little softer though
.455_Hunter
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I wish factory ammo had standardized on the OEM 220 gr performance level instead of the 180 gr loading that never existed in service form.
Steve Milbocker
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Killed my first deer 51 years ago with a Krag. Used Remington Core-Lokt. My dad’s favorite rifle fodder
NIGHTLORD40K
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Ive shot plenty of factory Remington 180gr. from my '98. No problems.
Like the others said. Yes if it's a safe rifle.
Please keep the brass.
Even if you don't reload. It can be a rare commodity.
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tommy.duncan
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I do reload, I bought 2 boxes of Remington ammo to get some brass to go with my dies.
That's good. If you want more brass, Graf's has some at the moment.
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tommy.duncan
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Awesome!! I would like to get some more and have a better stash on ammo!!
I'm sitting on about 140 pieces. It's a mixed lot of Hornady, ppu, and Remington.
I get it whenever I can because there was a time when you had to make it from 303 British.
FL-NC
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As far as I know, all rifles that shoot that round are "old", and almost all of them are some type of Krag, so it doesn't make sense that a factory would ever load anything excessively "hot". I myself found some 180 grain core-lock this year and fired my Krag carbine (that I have owned for about 10 years without firing it). I fired a few round at 50 yards and got a good zero (after much research to figure out how to do this). Very gentle and smooth. I decided to put "shoot a deer with my Krag" on my bucket list for this season, and I did it at about 40 yards last month. Then I cleaned it up and put it back in the safe, and started hunting again with rifles made some time in the last century. It was fun using that old Krag though.
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