Thread: Lee Enfields and the 30-40 Krag.

35-303 is an interesting one I've seen mentioned https://www.statusguns.com/status_35_303.htm

Jesu i'll have to scrub up on uploading pics but in short this week i hope to fire this for the first time...i got it off Ross Collings ... his father Din built it and as the story goes it has yet to be fired...the barrel sure looks good and here's hoping it will shoot ok...if not i'll be asking Grandpamac for some advice !

I'll see how she shoots with the box of factory ammo i found then i'll post the results...

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

I have heard of the 7.62x54R ???? THE MOSIN round being used in SMLE with rebarrel to good effect.....
the .307 winchester would also be option...but the good ol .303brit is still a good option,too many options for me to justify it but a rechambered bakail 7.62x39 into .303brit and a 222/223 into .22hp savage would be two options I would love to have.

I have two as I would rather ruin a Sporter barrel with corrosive than some of my more expensive mosins. Currently I have a no4 sorrel and sons carbine rechambered for 54r as well as a martini Sporter (kind of) with a no4 barrel fitted in 54r. Both shoot well.

Originally Posted by Gun nut

I have two as I would rather ruin a Sporter barrel with corrosive than some of my more expensive mosins. Currently I have a no4 sorrel and sons carbine rechambered for 54r as well as a martini Sporter (kind of) with a no4 barrel fitted in 54r. Both shoot well.

Behold, my stuff!

Im sure you will have had plenty of fun with those likely lads ! Nice work on the Martini giving it the No4 look...how do they hold up shooting groups at 100 ?

Haven't done a proper group with the martini, have zeroed it for trash tier corrosive ammo and I ring steel plates with it haha. The no4 shoots well as it has a like new H barrel fitted that has been shortened and recrowned. From memory I wasn't trying too hard and got 2"-3" with decent ammo. Could do better with better ammo or working up a load (or tbh improving my shooting skills)

On the topic of 30-40 Krag are there many Springfield Model 1892–99/Krag–Jørgensen rifles in NZ? Never seen one for sale. Interested in them.

Originally Posted by Makros

On the topic of 30-40 Krag are there many Springfield Model 1892–99/Krag–Jørgensen rifles in NZ? Never seen one for sale. Interested in them.

If you can find one is very pricey, a decent 03 is now $4kplus and people want more for their krags. Sellers market as they are rare here.

Well I brought home a Lee Enfield threaded Din Collings 30-40 barrel today
Dated 2008 and made from a Browning machine gun barrel
Bore is absolutely mint
The job lot included dies and 60 new cases

So getting closer to a 30-40 single shot

I thought I might drop the LE barrel in a Martini Enfield action and have an interesting single shot
But someone might want it more for one of those new fangled bolt action Lee Enfield's

The 30-40 Krag between 30-30 & 303