Thread: 30-40 Krag

Greetings All,
To Mangle I am fascinated by your initial post. Do you have a lovely old .30-40 Krag of some type? Or perhaps a burning desire to own a rifle so chambered? Or just curious?
There was a Ruger No 3 carbine in .30-40 listed in the for sale section of Rod and Rifle years back that I procrastinated over buying for too long. There were also some Browning M95 lever actions available in the same calibre plus semi custom single shot rifles likely still available. Please share.
Regards Grandpamac (.30-40 nut).

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings All,
To Mangle I am fascinated by your initial post. Do you have a lovely old .30-40 Krag of some type? Or perhaps a burning desire to own a rifle so chambered? Or just curious?
There was a Ruger No 3 carbine in .30-40 listed in the for sale section of Rod and Rifle years back that I procrastinated over buying for too long. There were also some Browning M95 lever actions available in the same calibre plus semi custom single shot rifles likely still available. Please share.
Regards Grandpamac (.30-40 nut).

Cheers Grandpa Mac....I have a soft spot for Enfields and have seen one converted to 30-40 Krag....I'm sure it was converted by Din Collings and I'm thinking I should just get it and go hunting ! Best thing you could do is reply saying 'do it !' Cheers

Originally Posted by Mangle

Cheers Grandpa Mac....I have a soft spot for Enfields and have seen one converted to 30-40 Krag....I'm sure it was converted by Din Collings and I'm thinking I should just get it and go hunting ! Best thing you could do is reply saying 'do it !' Cheers

Do it! I'm not Grandpa Mac but it should still count

Originally Posted by Mangle

Cheers Grandpa Mac....I have a soft spot for Enfields and have seen one converted to 30-40 Krag....I'm sure it was converted by Din Collings and I'm thinking I should just get it and go hunting ! Best thing you could do is reply saying 'do it !' Cheers

Yes definitely do that Mangle,
Mine is on a Martini action so I keep the loads well down on an action that is coming up 140 years old next year. And yes it does go hunting from time to time. In final recommendation I can think of no better words than those of Dinny himself. A friend of mine asked him "What would I get from rechambering my 8mm to 8mm-06"? To which the sage replied "Nothing really. Only the eminent satisfaction of being a contrary bastard". Based on that sound advice the rifle was rechambered. What more is there to say?
Regards Grandpamac.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Yes definitely do that Mangle,
Mine is on a Martini action so I keep the loads well down on an action that is coming up 140 years old next year. And yes it does go hunting from time to time. In final recommendation I can think of no better words than those of Dinny himself. A friend of mine asked him "What would I get from rechambering my 8mm to 8mm-06"? To which the sage replied "Nothing really. Only the eminent satisfaction of being a contrary bastard". Based on that sound advice the rifle was rechambered. What more is there to say?
Regards Grandpamac.

He rechambered mine about 50 years ago. My wife has always said I'm a contrary bastard so he was dead right.