I love it when a plan comes together ....

Typical journalist hype, that an additional 200 fps made the old 220 grain .30 cal. bullet a better 'tree killer' at one mile ... and that 150 rounds of early .30-03 was no more of a burden than 50 rounds of .30-40 on long "hikes".

Well, I guess a lighter and shorter service rifle was worth crowing about.

p.s. This is the first I've read of soldiers getting surprised by empty chambers while using the Krag in combat. Of course the 'old dog' would be seeing some use for a bunch more years.