For hunters with Krags or 1895 Winchesters, try Hawk Bullets 165-180 to 200-225 gr bullets. They are now in NJ and
have a website. I have used their bullets in my 1895 and they really work well. They respond like bonded core bullets, but are reasonably priced.
In 2007, I used a 270 gr version in a Winchester Model 71-chambered in 348 Ackley Improved: not many miles from homestead land, killed
a nice moose with one shot. Wien Lake, AK. Worked for bears on the gut pile a few days later.
Of course, the 1886 and Model 71s were REAL lever action rifles that did not have the the repair and return-to-the factory record of the 1895s.
That being said, I killed my best bull elk in Colorado with a 405-1895 original rifle. That was when the front range was populated by decent folks
and possession of marijuana was a crime. No comment on elected officials.
