The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Is the 30-40 krag enough for elk???

kraigwy · March 3, 2013, 09:01 AM

It's plenty enough for elk, or anything else you want to shoot. Lots of African Dangerous game was taken with the Krag and 200 grn solids.

I just finished re-reading Young's "Alaskan-Yukon Trophies, Won and Lost" where they took an extended hunting trip in the early part of the 20th Century.

One of the guys had a 30-40 they use to back up others or finish off grizzlies after they were wounded. The Krag round worked quite well.

It's also a pretty accurate round too, or at least it is in my 1898 Krag.

March 3, 2013, 09:01 AM	#18
kraigwy Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2008 Location: Wyoming Posts: 11,061	It's plenty enough for elk, or anything else you want to shoot. Lots of African Dangerous game was taken with the Krag and 200 grn solids. I just finished re-reading Young's "Alaskan-Yukon Trophies, Won and Lost" where they took an extended hunting trip in the early part of the 20th Century. One of the guys had a 30-40 they use to back up others or finish off grizzlies after they were wounded. The Krag round worked quite well. It's also a pretty accurate round too, or at least it is in my 1898 Krag. __________________ Kraig Stuart CPT USAR Ret USAMU Sniper School Distinguished Rifle Badge 1071