Feeding RN Bullets thru a Krag

steveareno · 08-07-2007, 11:40 PM

Have discovered that Krags don't like to feed round nose 30/30 bullets, but I believe that there is a way to make them feed with a minor adjustment inside the receiver. Hollywood would need this arrangement to shoot blanks in movies, so I think it is a well known procedure. If anyone knows about this let me in on it please. I have an old custom Krag that loves 30/30 RN. Spire or pointed bullets feed well, but for some reason do not deliver the accuracy of the RN. The NRA Manual notes this accuracy issue with greater detail, but says nothing about the feeding issue. Thanks Folks. Steverano out.

M14man · 08-07-2007, 11:52 PM

The original Krag bullet was long, and the longer nose got pushed up sooner. That is why pointed bullets feed well, because they hit the receiver ramp early and are aimed in. Pointed bullets suffer accuracy-wise because the throat in the Krag was well foward of the chamber. The point bullet has an ogive where it does not engage the rifling for quite a distance, thus dives into the rifling upon ignition. The rounded bullets put that bearing area so much further foward. You may have better feeding if you seat the bullets out farther, and it may also help the accuracy.

08-07-2007, 11:40 PM	#1
steveareno Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1	Feeding RN Bullets thru a Krag Have discovered that Krags don't like to feed round nose 30/30 bullets, but I believe that there is a way to make them feed with a minor adjustment inside the receiver. Hollywood would need this arrangement to shoot blanks in movies, so I think it is a well known procedure. If anyone knows about this let me in on it please. I have an old custom Krag that loves 30/30 RN. Spire or pointed bullets feed well, but for some reason do not deliver the accuracy of the RN. The NRA Manual notes this accuracy issue with greater detail, but says nothing about the feeding issue. Thanks Folks. Steverano out.

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08-07-2007, 11:52 PM	#2
M14man Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: FLA Posts: 177	The original Krag bullet was long, and the longer nose got pushed up sooner. That is why pointed bullets feed well, because they hit the receiver ramp early and are aimed in. Pointed bullets suffer accuracy-wise because the throat in the Krag was well foward of the chamber. The point bullet has an ogive where it does not engage the rifling for quite a distance, thus dives into the rifling upon ignition. The rounded bullets put that bearing area so much further foward. You may have better feeding if you seat the bullets out farther, and it may also help the accuracy.