todd
Well-Known Member
i'll be building it few years.....
i have two 1898 spr armory actions without bolts. i want to do a 22 hornet and the 405 JES. i have 1898 spr armory in 30-40 krag that i love. i going to get(as soon as my buddy gets a weekend off, he travels a good bit) a 1898 spr armory in 30-40 krag too. the barrel may have been shot out, it may need a bolt and the stock is disgusting but i figure it needs a stripping and sanding and some min-wax antique oil finish.
besides the lug crack(if it does, fine, its needs a bolt, if not, also fine) what caliber/dies should i use? i already have a 30-40 krag, so the .308" caliber is out. the 35 krag is great but no one makes the dies, if they do, its a 2 year wait. the 25 krag is also out, i am going to build a 93 spanish mauser in 257 roberts. i also am building the 1895 Chilean mauser in 6.5x57, so no 6.5 krag. the 375 krag is an option but i already have a 9.3x57 in husky m96.
the 7mm krag AI(i don't want to mixed up a 30-40 or 7mm/30-40 case so i choose the AI) is also a good choice. CH-4D makes the dies(also the 375 krag). also i have shot many deer with the 7 mauser, 7-08 and the 7x30 waters. the 7 mauser was given to my son, the 7x30 waters is my dad's and the 7-08 is in my safe(i haven't shot it for years).
i'm leaning towards a 7mm krag ai but its not set in stone.
what calibers do you choose for me?
i have two 1898 spr armory actions without bolts. i want to do a 22 hornet and the 405 JES. i have 1898 spr armory in 30-40 krag that i love. i going to get(as soon as my buddy gets a weekend off, he travels a good bit) a 1898 spr armory in 30-40 krag too. the barrel may have been shot out, it may need a bolt and the stock is disgusting but i figure it needs a stripping and sanding and some min-wax antique oil finish.
besides the lug crack(if it does, fine, its needs a bolt, if not, also fine) what caliber/dies should i use? i already have a 30-40 krag, so the .308" caliber is out. the 35 krag is great but no one makes the dies, if they do, its a 2 year wait. the 25 krag is also out, i am going to build a 93 spanish mauser in 257 roberts. i also am building the 1895 Chilean mauser in 6.5x57, so no 6.5 krag. the 375 krag is an option but i already have a 9.3x57 in husky m96.
the 7mm krag AI(i don't want to mixed up a 30-40 or 7mm/30-40 case so i choose the AI) is also a good choice. CH-4D makes the dies(also the 375 krag). also i have shot many deer with the 7 mauser, 7-08 and the 7x30 waters. the 7 mauser was given to my son, the 7x30 waters is my dad's and the 7-08 is in my safe(i haven't shot it for years).
i'm leaning towards a 7mm krag ai but its not set in stone.
what calibers do you choose for me?