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Anybody here bought the new #1 in 30/40 Krag yet? love to see some picture's of the #1 and some groups. Thanks PJ

Somebody must be buying them. I have been watching the Cabela's inventory very close on this one. I was hoping they wouldn't sell and Cabela's would discount them. But the ones in their gun room are selling pretty fast, or they are changing the pictures of their inventory. At one time they showed as many as nine of them in inventory. That # has fluctuated down to 2 or 3.

I wanted to order one, but I did not see one yet with wood that was nice enough to justify the extra price for me. Tom.

Time I get around to being able to afford one they will be sold out.Hopefully Ruger will make a regular production 30/40 Krag.

Yep, I would love to have one as well. It's on my short list but being the only one working in the fam I have to be more "responsible" with the money as I am told. TIl then I'll just load my 06' to a 30-40 standard and pretend.

I just picked this one up a week ago at my local Cabela's. Very pleased with wood. Expecting brass today, although had to pay through the nose on GB. Installed a 3 screw Clements trigger and a Leupold FX-II 6 x 36 mm, should be a sweet deer/pig gun on those "Chamber of Commerce" days....

DAYUM!

Yeah, I think I'd be pleased with the wood on that one as well.

Outstanding!!! I can understand that one getting a premium price.

Sharp looking rifle. You did very well.

My brass just arrived at the office this afternoon....really neat looking cartridge case, sort of a souped up .30-30. Here's a pic of the other side of the stock, intended to post it this am but insufficient caffeine caused operator error....

Never saw a picture of that one on the Gun Library. And I have been watching closely. Grest purchase. Tom.

Like Shawn said...Dayum!!!

Doc

My #1's run into the double digits, including all 5 Boddington's and several other "Specials" . This one, however, clearly has the nicest wood of them all. The high polish blueing is close to being garish, suppose I will grow to like it looks like a Colt Python. The more I study .30-40 Krag ballistics the more I am enamored with it's potential. Should be a great round for the woods of south Louisiana and Mississippi.

Personally I think the cartridge begs for a 180 grain RCBS cast bullet. Tom.

Boy! That is a nice piece of wood! I have a #3 that shoots great but the stock is very plain. The .30-40 is a great cartridge. It gained it's reputation with heavy bullets. Mine loves 180's.

Does anyone know the rifling twist rate on Ruger 30-40 barrels? Hows about on the older #3 barrels in 30-40?

I just picked mine up last week. I'm all set to start loading for it as soon as I pick up some .308 slugs. I'm likely going to pick up the Hornady 180 grainers. Hopefully by the end of this week I'll have some glass for it too. I'll post results as soon as I have some. This gun will be shot...a lot.

BTW, I took the last of 6 that my Cabelas had.

Cush,

Do you have a range report on your 30-40? Somehow it has crept into my mind that I should get one.

Steve

shot these 2 groups today with mine....top with IMR-4831 and bottom one with IMR-4350, both 180 gr. Speers. First 3 shots of that bottom group made me smile. After a good break-in and some further load work (OAL, etc.) this rifle should really be a shooter!

Thanks for the info, and congrats. Looks like you have a rifle that shoots as beautifully as it looks.

Pretty rare.

Steve