The krag sucked as a military service rifle and we paid for it in the Spanish American War and the Boxer Rebellion is China. Glacially slow reloading process..
Ever own one? Much faster than 700s, model 70s, or other modern bolt actions. But clip fed rifles were faster.
No desire to, all one needs to do is READ accounts on how bad the Krags SUCKED at San Juan and Kettle Hills and then again I don't consider a model 70 and especially a pos 700 as "fighting rifles". The Lee Enfield was not only also clip fed but the cock on closing is faster than the Mauser and 03 (a plagiarized 98 anyway) AND it held TWICE the number of rounds. This is like a no brainer folks..
You've got the ammo to feed at least one SMLE? Enough to feed several? We aren't going into "battle" against some guys in different uniforms on a battlefield. Look at the past. A guy hiding with a single shot muzzle loading rifle could have quite a destructive effect on a whole company of musket carriers. You adapt your tactics to your weapon. An effective bolt gun in this instance looks a lot more like a typical deer rifle today than a battle rifle of over a century ago.
