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[Renault]

Stearman,

I am not a fan of reloading my own cartridges. And I prefer cartridges easily obtainable for what I shoot if all possible. .303 falls in that catagory! But if I havta reload, I can either get oldest son to do it or I can at his shop. So the .35 WCF was next. But I would settle for a primo .30 USArmy too! Already have one in that cartridge, but I wouldn't sent a second one to the orphan's asylum!

 

[MikePotts]

Is .30 U.S. the same as 30-40 Krag?

 

[Renault]

.30 US Army = 30/40 Krag
.30 US Govt. 1903 = 30/03
.30 Govt 1906 = 30/06.

Some interesting boxes


.30-220 is 30/40 Krag too! 220= 220 grain bullet!

 

[Renault]

More from my collection of old wore out stuff

 

[MikePotts]

Thanks Bob, my 'sporterised' Springfield has an '04 receiver' and an '05 RIA barrel and really likes the 220gr rounds, me..............not so much

 

[Renault]

If you do load, load them 220's to Krag pressures and velocities and you will be happy with results!

 

[MikePotts]

I don't re-load....I've met re-loaders and tried to have conversations with them :eeek:

 

[Renault]

Yes. I understand!!!!!

 

[Oldsarge]

I reloaded for years, first for the savings and later for the 'need' to shoot odd ball cartridges. I loaded up so many that I probably have a lifetime supply. Maybe I need to go to the range more often . . .

 

[plain old dave]

I generally don't keep much ammo loaded. I keep goodly amounts of supplies about, though.

Back to the topic, though, does anybody have an old Remington Model 12 or 14? John Pedersen made John Garand look normal. I have said before that John Pedersen was no part of a conventional firearms designer. Designed probably the best concealed carry selfloader ever invented (Remington Model 51), several snazzy reciprocating tube magazine slide action rifles (Remington Models 12, 14, 14 1/2, 25), perfected what became the Ithaca Model 37, and a gadget that turned the M1903 into a sort of "assault rifle" (the Pedersen Device)

 

[Renault]

Yeah what became the Ithaca 37 was the Remington Model 17. I have even used some 37 parts to repair some old 17's. Another you do not see to often is the Remington 31. And the very short lived Model 29 pump shotgun. Model 31's were nice.

Oh and who can forget the Model 10 pump? With the butterfly shell carrier/lifter. I tore down a barn Once with a well placed load of 8's into one rafter brace!

 

[Stearmen]

I reloaded for years, first for the savings and later for the 'need' to shoot odd ball cartridges. I loaded up so many that I probably have a lifetime supply. Maybe I need to go to the range more often . . .

I only reload black powder cartridges. 50-70, 45-120. I think I have a lifetime supply of 45-70 brass!

 

[Stearmen]

Stearman,

I am not a fan of reloading my own cartridges. And I prefer cartridges easily obtainable for what I shoot if all possible. .303 falls in that catagory! But if I havta reload, I can either get oldest son to do it or I can at his shop. So the .35 WCF was next. But I would settle for a primo .30 USArmy too! Already have one in that cartridge, but I wouldn't sent a second one to the orphan's asylum!

30-40 would make another fun Double Rifle. I have seen a couple, but pretty rare.

 

[jkingrph]

30-40 would make another fun Double Rifle. I have seen a couple, but pretty rare.

Ran into a guy over in NE Louisina a couple of years ago that was having a double sxs shotgun, a CZ I think, converted to .405 Win.

 

[jkingrph]

I reloaded for years, first for the savings and later for the 'need' to shoot odd ball cartridges. I loaded up so many that I probably have a lifetime supply. Maybe I need to go to the range more often . . .

Sounds familiar. When I get a new cartridge, I get a minimum of 500 rounds of brass, a few a thousand or more, plus a supply of bullets. I probably have a lifetime supply of most, plus plenty of powder and primers. I gradually stocked up on 9.3x57 brass because the only thing available was Norma and it's rather pricey.

I started with the 6.5 Grendel in the AR 15 platform before the cartridge was SAAMI standardized, so I got a couple of thousand rounds of good IMI 7.62x39 brass and ran through the 6.5 Grendel sizer so I could load and fireform. At least this was a fairly easy conversion, the only difference being that the 7.62 brass uses a large rifle primer vs the small for the 6.5. I use standard loads backed down about 2 gr from min to fireform, the loads to be fireformed cycle my rifle and run through the magazine ok, only giving a little lower point of impact, so they are fine for fun shooting. Since I got all those the cartridge was standardized and there is plenty of commercial brass and even loaded ammo available.

 

[plain old dave]

Given it's 12/12, what better Golden Age shootin' iron to present than a Model 12? The classic Remington Model 12, this one from 1911.

 

[Stearmen]

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Given it's 12/12, what better Golden Age shootin' iron to present than a Model 12? The classic Remington Model 12, this one from 1911.

Love the old pumps! That's a real dandy.

 

[pompier]

A friend of mine has a Remington model 141 in .35 Remington and I keep pestering him to sell or trade it to me.
He's not budging....

 

[Bushman]

An antique double barrel flintlock my father displays on the wall:

 

[DeaconKC]

Thanks for sharing that Bushman!