Does anybody know if the Army ever tried spitzer bullets in the .30-40 ctg.? Although I think the main reason it was dropped was that it was slow to reload compared to the Mauser.
I've always thought the Army was dumb not to adopt the Lee 1885/99 series instead of the Krag, although the Brits WERE trying to get rid of the Lee before WWI in favor of an improved Mauser like we had done. Probably Ordnance had its reasons; certainly they tested the Lee half to death in .45-70 and other ctgs. (I'm not referring to the Lee Navy, a whole other concept and a LITTLE ahead of its time, like 50 years or so....).
