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30-40 Krag
« on: September 15, 2008, 11:35:01 AM »
If I was gonna do a rechamber for the 30-40 Krag would you use a 30-30 or a .308 bbl? Kurt
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Re: 30-40 Krag
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2008, 11:41:41 AM »
It would have to be a 30-30 barrel. The 308 has a larger body diameter than the 30-40 Craig.
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Re: 30-40 Krag
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2008, 01:10:33 PM »
I own a nice sporter Krag and I love it. Not quite as much poop as an '06, but not as much pressure, or recoil either.
Keep us in the loop on this. It would be like having a Ruger#3 you could afford!!
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Re: 30-40 Krag
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2008, 01:26:55 PM »
This has been discussed before, if you're gonna spend the money on a rechamber, a 30-40 Improved Krag can really get you a good return for you $$.....but so would a 30-06 barrel!! ;D

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Re: 30-40 Krag
« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2008, 01:38:10 PM »
Quote from: quickdtoo on September 15, 2008, 01:26:55 PM
This has been discussed before, if you're gonna spend the money on a rechamber, a 30-40 Improved Krag can really get you a good return for you $$.....but so would a 30-06 barrel!! ;D

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But Tim!! An '06 barrel wouldn't have as much romance!!
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Re: 30-40 Krag
« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2008, 01:43:56 PM »
Yeah, I know Mike.... I spent at least $100 on a reamer rental and dies to shoot the 30-30AI, plus I have to neck turn(had to buy that too!! ::)) the 375 Win brass, doesn't make a lot of sense when I have two 30-06s and two 308Wins and a bunch of others that are ballistically superior, but where's the fun in that!!!  ;D

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Re: 30-40 Krag
« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2008, 02:43:31 PM »
I have a 30-40 Handi that started life as a 30-30. A gift from a great member here (Thanks buddy!) It has some difficulty with extraction/ejection occaisionally perhaps because of a bit to much polishing of the chamber but the thing is SUPER accurate. I am talking true clover leafs at 100 yards. I think a 30-40 in a Handi is a super idea and it makes a great hunting Handi cartridge/rifle combo...go for it!! I prefer to forget all the AI stuff and go for a factory caliber when I rechamber. It is where you put that first bullet that counts, not if it is going 50 fps faster or is a bit more efficient each time you pull the trigger. I also feel there is something almost magical in hunting with an old cartridge in a single shot. For me it somehow seems to bring me back in time, back to a better time perhaps....<><....:)
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Re: 30-40 Krag
« Reply #7 on: September 15, 2008, 03:40:47 PM »
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Re: 30-40 Krag
« Reply #8 on: September 15, 2008, 03:51:49 PM »
I believe there was once a rimmed .30-06 cartridge made for double rifles and drillings.  That would be nice.  I'd never own a Handi in .308 or .30-06 (my favorite cartridge) but I'd like to have one in .30-40 Krag and perhaps one in .303.
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Re: 30-40 Krag
« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2008, 04:49:03 PM »
That would be the 7.62X63R.It was chambered in doubles,singles and drilling's in Europe.The Finn's were very found of the loading.    Doug
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Re: 30-40 Krag
« Reply #10 on: September 15, 2008, 04:55:24 PM »
What kind of extractor would be needed for the 30-40 Kraig? Thanks. Bob
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Re: 30-40 Krag
« Reply #11 on: September 15, 2008, 05:24:39 PM »
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What kind of extractor would be needed for the 30-40 Kraig? Thanks. Bob

Most any of the other extractors could be made to work except a 45-70, they'd all have to be cut down. A 45 Colt would be the closest to the Krags .545" rim with a rim diameter of .512", shorten the post about .030" and you'd be good to go.  A .410 ejector would work too on an ejector barrel, a little less trimming.

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Re: 30-40 Krag
« Reply #12 on: September 16, 2008, 12:55:14 PM »
My name is PHATINJUN and I am a Handiholic. I don't have a 30-30 or a 308... I alrady have a 30-06 and the 7.62x39 pretty much covers the 30-30 so I kind of feel I have a gap in my life haven't found a 7x57 yet and I have about 65 30-40 Krag brass so I have been thinking what the heck you Handiholics understand right? Kurt
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Re: 30-40 Krag
« Reply #13 on: September 16, 2008, 01:07:03 PM »
do it, do it, do it.....it will make you happy....<><....:)
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Re: 30-40 Krag
« Reply #14 on: September 16, 2008, 01:35:10 PM »
Go for it Kurt!! ;D
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Re: 30-40 Krag
« Reply #15 on: September 16, 2008, 02:16:44 PM »

 Kurt, if it makes you happy, do it that's what I did to get my 25-35 barrel.
 Best of luck Marv.
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Re: 30-40 Krag
« Reply #16 on: September 16, 2008, 02:30:43 PM »
Do it !! Then let the rest of us in on the step by step so we can.

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Re: 30-40 Krag
« Reply #17 on: September 27, 2008, 04:51:26 AM »
Well I am at the point in this 30-40Krag quest that I am going to send in a reciever and have a bbl fitted, now that things seem to have calmed some at H&R. BUT before I do I have been having thoughts of having a stub done instead for some reason I think I want to have this in a min. of a 24"bbl and should be able to find a long 30-06 bbl some where cheap. Any thoughts on this or should I just get the 30-30 from the factory and be done with it??? I am doing just the straight 30-40 as I already have a 30-06 Handi . It is not like this is gonna be the workhorse of the asenal... just a fun one to have.Is it worth the added cost?? Kurt
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