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Offline Niederlander

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.30-40 Unique or Red Dot Loads
« on: December 15, 2022, 05:22:41 PM »
Gentlemen, Does anyone have any old loading manuals with Unique or Red Dot loads for .30-40 Krag with a 220 grain cast bullet?  I don't even know if such a load exists, but it's worth a try here.
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Re: .30-40 Unique or Red Dot Loads
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2022, 03:43:12 AM »
12 grains of Unique with any bullet weight works well in the Krag.
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Re: .30-40 Unique or Red Dot Loads
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2023, 01:41:13 PM »
 My old '70's vintage Lyman manual for a 213 gr. bullet lists 8.0 - 11.o grs. of Unique. I personally love Red Dot for .30 caliber cast bullet loads and in a Krag would probably start at about 6.0 gr. and work up to 10 or so.

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Re: .30-40 Unique or Red Dot Loads
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Re: .30-40 Unique or Red Dot Loads
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2023, 11:44:18 AM »
I have been using 10.4 of A2 throw my standard 5.2 grain pistol load twice.
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