Finally found one at a good price....with about 150 rounds - 75 brass and old Hollywood Gun shop dies.... 

 

 

Nice, I remember years ago when I had no money and they were plentiful and cheap. The closest I came to buying a 20-40 was a carbine at Tip's about 20 years ago. Let us know how it shoots.

Smoothest action!  Nice one.

Had a few over the years, And a REAL carbine too. Pick up ammo whenever you see it.

2 hours ago, Dave Archibald said:

Had a few over the years, And a REAL carbine too. Pick up ammo whenever you see it.

I have about 100 cases coming - going to use a 180gr cast bullet sized to .311 - I was using this for my enfield's but never produced good results....

Right now I am going to try Friday 17gr of Alliant 2400 for a light plinking round...

The 3rd edition of the cast bullets reloading manual shows 173 gr 16gr 2400 and 208gr 17grains 2400

I will look and see if there are pressure signs, but this should be a nice soft load and seems to be that 2400 is great in the .30cals with cast bullets....  no need to beat the gal up !

 

Every so often I would find a box or two for sale on gunboards, or CMP. But not for the last year or two. 

Remington ran a batch of 30-40 last year, first time in about 10 years. Target Sport has it in stock. Grafs has new Privi made brass, bought a 100, looks good but I have not loaded any of it yet as I have enough loaded ammo.  

3 hours ago, Dave Archibald said:

Every so often I would find a box or two for sale on gunboards, or CMP. But not for the last year or two. 

Yeah - and the prices now are nuts for full bore stuff....

 

LOL I want to find a real MILLS belt or a repop - I will use the factory rounds I have in the belt and just reload for range stuff.

I think my Dad has an 1898 too.  I bought him a box of ammo a few years ago and I thought the ammo was pricey back then!

I have this ammo in stock. I haven't had a lot of trouble finding it. Winchester makes it as well as Remington.

10 hours ago, Oakridgefirearms said:

I have this ammo in stock. I haven't had a lot of trouble finding it. Winchester makes it as well as Remington.

..whaddya got specifically....  cost?

 

Always like to have some factory on hand and not just my handloads !

.....ahhhh  cherry ridge.. 100yd line....  when all the fancy schmancy newfangled optics boys need benches mounts sleds etc..to shoot targets at 50 to 100yds...and cant hardly hit crap...

And when 52/60 rounds of wheel weight hand loads slams steel time and again...off hand...

And they just look .....  priceless...

 

 

 

17gr Alliant 2400...  lr primer...  cast wheel weight 168 grain drops at like .312..sized and lubed to .311 ...with gas check....  nice soft shooting...   paper next time see how she groups...and no signs of pressure spike. 

One just sold on gunboards for 895 shipped

1 minute ago, Dave Archibald said:

One just sold on gunboards for 895 shipped

I paid seven....happy with that....she's a shooter !!!

Nick, a guy posted this on M14 forum. Sniper Krag. there are only 2 left and this is one!!! SWEET!!

31 minutes ago, Dave Archibald said:

Nick, a guy posted this on M14 forum. Sniper Krag. there are only 2 left and this is one!!! SWEET!!

Is he selling it?  If so whats the price...LOL

https://www.cowanauctions.com/lot/u-s-model-1898-krag-sniper-rifle-with-cataract-tool-optical-company-scope-3224806

 

This post was a few years old. Maybe he sold it!

Seems like for sniper use, you'd want a MUCH longer bayonet,