i have a question about my 30-40 krag. when i started to get the shells out of my tumber, i notced a 30 army. i dicovered that it was either the 30 army or usa, but that was it. my question is when was it roughly made? super speed30 army
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Prior to 1945, I believe. The Western brand head stamped the case for the 220 grain jacketed bullet with a full .308” diameter in front of the neck. This was the original bullet configuration for Krag rifles and Winchester 1895 models. HTH, Ric
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Look for a book called: “Handloading” by Mattern, a wealth of knowledge of all things gunny prior to 1925. Ric
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I've got some old:
Rem UMC 30 USA Western 30 USA Peters 30 USG Super Speed 30 Army Super X 30-40 Krag Super Speed 30-40 Krag
Some have 0.080” flash holes (modern dia) and some are smaller.
I discovered the smaller flash holes when they pulled the depriming pin out of my depriming die.
No comments, other than the difference in size of the flash holes.
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Shucks, most of the hundreds of Krag cases I have are marked that way. Still going strong.
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I was referring more to the fact that many of them have smaller flash holes. Small enough to pull the depriming pin out of the die.
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