.30-40 Krag 50ct-Graf & Son Brass
The .30-06 of 1906 – the souped-up .30-03 of 1903 – is likely still the single most popular .30 caliber among American hunters after 113 years. The .30-30 (1895) remains with us because of the continued popularity of its natural habitat, the lever action rifle. It’s also remarkably forgiving to the handloader, the .30-30’s performance for a great deal of hunting and shooting is in the “Good Enough” category, and it’s still a go-to where long range and excessively loud reports and recoil of bigger cartridges are not desirable.
.30-40 Krag 50ct-Graf & Son Brass
Performance wise, the .30-40 Krag (1892) doesn’t do anything that the .30-06 can’t do better. For decades now, factory loadings have been universally limited to 180 grain bullets, which leave the muzzle at considerably lesser velocity than from the .30-06.
.30-40 Krag 50ct-Graf & Son Brass
Slightly shorter in overall length and with a lot of neck, the Krag case has less room for powder while still requiring the same action length as the .30-06. And no major maker has made a serious run of Krag-chambered rifles since probably WWI, when the .30-06 eclipsed the Krag cartridge.
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