02-06-2014, 12:19 PM
.30/40 Krag ammunition is hard to find these days and very expensive if you do find any. The Russian round is available by the truck load if you don't mind shooting corrosive military ammunition. It USED to be cheap but like all other ammunition, costs have skyrocketed. Commercial sporting 7.62x54R is still half the cost of the .30/40 round though. The problem is the Krag action with only one bolt lug was not built to handle the higher pressure of the 7.62 Russian ammunition.
I have a similar situation with my Ishapore 2A rifle. Even though it was designed to shoot 7.62 NATO ammunition, shooting commercial .308 Win ammunition in these rifles has lead to some catastrophic failures due to the increased pressures. Personally I believe that even modern 7.62 NATO ammunition in that gun is running on the ragged edge of safety, and I hand load my own ammo to lower levels. I'm not a big fan of touching off pipe bombs right in front of my face. But that's just me.
I have a similar situation with my Ishapore 2A rifle. Even though it was designed to shoot 7.62 NATO ammunition, shooting commercial .308 Win ammunition in these rifles has lead to some catastrophic failures due to the increased pressures. Personally I believe that even modern 7.62 NATO ammunition in that gun is running on the ragged edge of safety, and I hand load my own ammo to lower levels. I'm not a big fan of touching off pipe bombs right in front of my face. But that's just me.
Willie