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Anyone seen a Krag chambered in .405? Seems I recall long ago seeing one by Griffin and Howe. Any pics, anyone? Cal _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | ||
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No, I haven't but by God, I would certainly like to have one! Never mistake motion for action. | |||
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It is not rocket surgery to build one. The only reason I never did it is because I don't like Krags. I have put 405s on everything else; #1 and 4 Enfields, 95s, Mosins, Marlin 336s, (2.2 inch version). | |||
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OTE]Originally posted by dpcd: It is not rocket surgery to build one. The only reason I never did it is because I don't like Krags. I have put 405s on everything else; #1 and 4 Enfields, 95s, Mosins, Marlin 336s, (2.2 inch version).[/QUOTE] Gosh that's almost anti-American to not like a Kray. I love them. Slick smooth action, superbly accurate, what not to like? Besides liking do you think they are strong enough for the 405? | |||
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I did own one once; full military. It was the design that bugged me; an abomination when far better things were available. And it isn't a US design; it is Danish. We got the design from them; the 1889 Krag-Jorgensen. I mean, we already had a home grown very good bolt action design; the Lee; that was a US design. Why not go with that? And the one locking lug; yes the handle forms a big safety. And the rotary magazine? What a mistake. Yes they are super smooth. I might do one just because; sporterized Krags are easy to get. Anyway, is is strong enough for a 405? The 405 operates at about 40 K psi, the Krag is slightly more; should be OK, if you are comfortable with 125 year old iron, when heat treating and steel making was not yet fully controlled. | |||
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Actually it was the Norwegians that invented the action. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...20African%20Republic. | |||
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Ok. Point is that is wasn't US. We adopted a poor design when there were better ones out there. One of the best, right here, the Lee. | |||
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Aw hell, the Krag isn't as horrible as you make it out to be. The 30-40 cartridge is a great wound. It's even better for cast bullets!! It has a series of excellent sights, some of which carried over the 1903. It doesn't have a mud problem. It's biggest downfall, I believe, is it wasn't set up for stripper clips. | |||
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I have one that is chambered for .35 WCF and it runs very smooth; however, I am not sure about the modifications that had to be made to the feeding system. The .405 is just another small step up. | |||
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Did a search, and it was a Lee Speed that I had seen. Get Close and Wack'em Hard | |||
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Krags are an easy re-bore to .35-40. All The Best ... | |||
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Yes a 35-40 would be a great round. Anything 35 is to me. OK, not a 351. | |||
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Yes. The 35-40 is .358. Brits (or Aussies) did something similar to the .303 by necking it up: .35-303. All The Best ... | |||
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No, I meant all 35s are great except the 351 Winchester Self Loading cartridge. | |||
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Ah, I see. All The Best ... | |||
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