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I have one in 30 US which I think is 30-40 craig
Has anyone conveted one to .405 . If so who.
 
Posts: 1462 | Location: maryland / Clayton Delaware | Registered: 16 December 2004Reply With Quote
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When Kreiger first started to do the conversion I bought a 270 and sent to him to convert. Superb job and shot well. My intention was to take it to Africa but when I couldn't find an easy way to handle 400gr bullets I abandoned the idea. Sold the rifle a couple of years ago. Now I find there are powders and loads that make it easily obtainable. So be it.


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Posts: 2786 | Location: Green Valley,Az | Registered: 04 January 2005Reply With Quote
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A decent '95 in 30/40 Krag is worth more....unbuggered......than a new .405. Why pursue the conversion?
 
Posts: 2097 | Location: Gainesville, FL | Registered: 13 October 2004Reply With Quote
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A friends dad had this in the safe, he passed . It has been boggered some one I bet tryed to clean it with steel wool and scraped the stock. the bore is excelent.
 
Posts: 1462 | Location: maryland / Clayton Delaware | Registered: 16 December 2004Reply With Quote
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Refinish and keep the 30-40 Krag...it's a cool caliber. There are plenty of new-issue 405 Model 1895s out there at fairly reasonable prices.
 
Posts: 20171 | Location: Very NW NJ up in the Mountains | Registered: 14 June 2009Reply With Quote
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Zimbabwe,
I have seen a couple of 405 that had action work and the throats lengthened and they got 2100 with the 400 gr. bullets in those Win. mod. 95s..It is not that much of a job btw..

Judge G, that posts here has a nice one built up. you might contact him. He built his on a new Win. or Browning, not sure which.


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