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Army ordnance authorities developed a new loading for the. In October 1899, after reviewing the experiences of the Spanish–American War, U.S. The record stood until the latter half of the 20th century. 30-40 caliber was used to shoot the world-record Rocky Mountain elk. 30-40 cartridge proved popular for hunting, and was chambered in a variety of firearms. The first use of a smokeless powder round by Winchester was a single shot in 30-40, and it was one of only three rounds for which the 1895 Winchester lever action, introduced in 1896, was originally chambered. 30-caliber bullet propelled by 40 grains (2.6 g) of smokeless powder. military, it retained the "caliber-charge" naming system of earlier black powder cartridges, i.e. 30-40 Krag was the first smokeless powder round adopted by the U.S. This loading developed a maximum velocity of 2,000 ft/s (610 m/s) in the 30-inch (760 mm) barrel of the Krag rifle, and 1,960 ft/s (600 m/s) in the 22-inch (560 mm) barrel of the Krag carbine. 30 Army loading was standardized in 1894 using a 220-grain (14 g) metal-jacketed round-nose bullet with 40 gr (2.6 g) of nitrocellulose powder. After a brief experiment with a 230-grain bullet loading, the. 30-40 was the first cartridge adopted by the US Army that was designed from the outset for smokeless powder. Navy and Marine Corps had adopted limited numbers of smokeless powder and bolt-action rifles, the. 2 Rifles, handguns, and other weapons chambered in.It was also used in M1893 and later Gatling guns. The design selected was ultimately the Krag–Jørgensen, formally adopted as the M1892 Springfield. 45-70 Government, the round was considered small-bore at the time. Since the cartridge it was replacing was the. 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. 30 Army) was a cartridge developed in the early 1890s to provide the U.S. It would be a shame if someone mistook one for a bubba'ed long rifle and decided to "restore" it.First cartridge adopted by the US Army that was designed for smokeless powder.30-40 Krag These were a couple of inches longer than the later Springfield 1903. The shortened rifle was to make it easier to navigate the tight quarters of tunnels in the forifications. The barrels were shortened by about four inches, with upper band and sights set back. The short rifles were known as "school rifles" or as "Phillipine Constabulary Rifles".Īnother odd ball Krag to be aware of was a shortened rifle intended for use by guards at the Coast Artillery and other fortifications. These were assembled at the Benicia Arsenel in California. Occasionally people mistake this unusual muzzle treatment for a ring monted front base. The muzzle of the altered Carbine barrel is turned down in front of the front sight to accept a bayonet. The short rifles may be found with carbine style stocks or with rifle styled stocks with extended fore end and upper band with bayonet lug. There are short rifle versions that should not be confused with the carbines or rifles cut down by commercial dealers. most Krag rounds off the shelf are 180 grain. I fire 150 grain rounds due to the single bolt lug configureation. But many rifles were sportized with sling for hunting, My Krag has sling eyes It really fires nice, The krag bolts were fired at 30-40 but some were modified, get a 30-40 round and chamber it to see how she fits, my barrel was a little lite blue, I cleaned it well and took her to the range. a true carbine will have a saddle eye, and no sling eyes. Should have a metal but plate with a accessory port, the wood stock should be plain, with a finger grip on the forward and should have a wood piece around the rear sight, can be a flip up like the 1903 but smaller. measure the barrel should be about 23 inches, rear sight should have a (c) stamped on it, thats for carbine. and decited to buy her, for about 300 more than your Florida rifle is for. I really couldn't afford that one either. I couldn't afford the krag rifle, and they showed me a real carbine. I loved it! I found this one in Dallas at a gun store. we talked guns and I let him fire my 1903 and I fired his Krag. I was at the range firing my 1903 Springfield, and another shooter was firing a krag and a Eddistone p-17. I am hooked, even tho my rifle came out of a collection in California. I bought a 1898 built in 1903, there is a krag forum that is great.