{"id":6349,"date":"2025-03-04T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/?p=6349"},"modified":"2025-03-04T21:18:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T21:18:40","slug":"30-40-krag-vs-30-06","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/30-40-krag-vs-30-06\/","title":{"rendered":"30-40 Krag vs. 30-06"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s make something clear right off the bat: We have nothing against the 30-40 Krag. If it is your favorite rifle cartridge, then we\u2019ll throw a big party in your honor inside our warehouse. (You’ll be disappointed in our lack of 30-40 Krag inventory!)<\/p>\n

But with all due respect to the 30-40 Krag (aka 30 U.S., or 30 Army), we wouldn\u2019t recommend it to someone unless they were specifically interested in turn-of-the-19th-century American military cartridges. We would especially not recommend the 30-40 over one of the most popular rifle cartridges in the U.S.. One of those cartridges, is the slightly more powerful 30-06 Springfield. Even if the 30-40 were technically superior, you\u2019d have a devil of a time finding any for sale.<\/p>\n

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165 grain 30-40 Krag Sierra Game King. A great round…good luck finding some!<\/p><\/div>\n

But hold on just a minute. Isn\u2019t the hallowed 30-06 also a turn-of-the-19th-century American military cartridge<\/a>, albeit a more modern one? We\u2019re only asking that question for rhetorical effect. We know it is, which compels us to determine whether the 30-06 owes at least part of its incomparably greater popularity to better performance.<\/p>\n

If you want to see a 60 second history brief on the 30-40 Krag, check out the video below:
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