Morning ladies and gents ,
Soon i will be taking possession of a Krag sporter and was curious about bullet choice for a barrel which has been cut down from original issued length.
The rifle in question is an 1896 ( made in 96) and the rifle is sported , nicely i might add, but it's barrel length is only 22” long.
I have various bullet moulds for the 30 cal including 311284 ans 316299 , 308 291, 3114, etc , but would a severely cut down barrel stabilize the heavier ,longer 311284 and the 299's.
I don't wish to shoot this rifle above 1500--1600 fps (my right shoulder is shot) and was just curious if i can expect decent results using these heavyweights in a short barrel at low vel.
Like i said i haven't got the gun home yet so no bore slug yet , but I'm just curious.
ANY info would be great as this is my first 30-40,,,,,,,,, and i can't contain myself the wait is killing me.... sorry if this question is redundant as i haven't done a search here yet on the Krag.
have a groovy Friday, :coffee