Krag 30-40 Ammo Needs

Does anyone know where I could find some factory ammo for the Krag 30-40 that I just picked up? Seems like everywhere I look, no one has it available. I did purchase some dies and brass, but would like to fire a few factory rounds though it first. Thanks

I haven't been able to find any loaded ammo either. I bought dies etc, but haven't loaded any yet. I want to try the local military shoot at the gun club.

Hendershots and Wisconsin Cartridge are showing in stock. Kinda expensive

J Brady said:

Hendershots and Wisconsin Cartridge are showing in stock. Kinda expensive

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Little on the high side for me! Appreciate it though!

lobo56 said:

Little on the high side for me! Appreciate it though!

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If you are reloading, several places show Hornady brass available

asd9055 said:

If you are reloading, several places show Hornady brass available

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I am currently in the process of setting up reloading ability, but wanted something to go ahead and shoot until then!

but would like to fire a few factory rounds though it first. Thanks

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I understand that desire. It's the only reason I keep any factory ammunition around at all.

The .30-40 Krag ammunition was loaded for some actions with less ability to handle upper range pressures. So not knowing which rifle you bought, be aware of the reloader's mantra:

Start low, working up slowly until you see signs of pressure. Then back off slightly and test.

Here is a guidance video just as an FYI:

How to Reload .30-40 Krag (.30 US Army) Ammunition. Complete Tutorial Process in HD



Enjoy!

sable tireur said:

Enjoy!

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Thank you sir, I will watch at home tonight. I am just wanting to see that everything works fine with firing before I go to reloading.

I agree!

Best.

My friend has a 30-40 Krag single shot he wants to shoot, so I bought dies & bullets. I have some suitable powders ands primers, just need brass. I picked up some partial boxes of "vintage" and somewhat suspect ammo at local gun shows. I will probably break them down to see if the brass can be salvaged.

I know the round was called the 30 Government for a period of time, but I picked up a partial box of Remington's with the head stamp of "30 USA". Has anyone else ever seen this head stamp on 30-40 Krag rounds?

lobo56 said:

Does anyone know where I could find some factory ammo for the Krag 30-40 that I just picked up? Seems like everywhere I look, no one has it available. I did purchase some dies and brass, but would like to fire a few factory rounds though it first. Thanks

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Morning Lobo,
I have a box of 20 factory 30-40 Krag, Super X Power Point, 180 gr. soft point.
Regretfuly I live in SoCal so shipping them to Tex may be a real issue.
Mike

"The .30-40 Krag (also known as .30 U.S. and .30 Army) was a cartridge developed in the early 1890s to provide the U.S. armed forces with a smokeless powder cartridge suited for use with modern small-bore repeating rifles to be selected in the 1892 small arm trials. Since the cartridge it was replacing was the .45-70 Government, the round was considered small-bore at the time. The design selected was ultimately the Krag–Jørgensen, formally adopted as the M1892 Springfield. It was also used in M1893 and later Gatling guns."

Wikipedia

HunterMann said:

I picked up some partial boxes of "vintage" and somewhat suspect ammo at local gun shows. I will probably break them down to see if the brass can be salvaged.

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Years ago, I did the same thing, picked up some inexpensive factory .30-40 Krag. At the time I had some confidence in the factory ammunition for performance as dictated by the reloading manuals. But I decided to err on the side of prudence and used the old tire rest for testing loads. Good idea, the case ruptured so no one was hurt. I pull all the rest down then examined the case. Everyone got recycled as they were in poor condition.

My grandfathers saddle gun on the ranch. It was a ranch tool and did bring home several elk and deer for dinner. That was back when animals were much bigger and small groups were not required.

I was hoping for a price on the ammo, it would have probably been less than $2. I remember the ammo box being in our gun cabinet from when I was 12 in 1969.

I have some old .30-40 Krag factory cartridges I might be willing to part with. Let me see if I can dig them out.