I'm always trying to find ways to shoot my vintage rifles. Last year I shot a 3 gun match and chose my '98 Krag for a rifle and USGI (as issued) M1911.
So besides the rifle, I show up to the match with some period gear. Pre-WWI Campaign hat, pre-WWI belt, w/Krag Bayonet, and bandolier for the 30-40 ammo.
One stage required you to stand about 10 feet from the target, with it at your back. On the three targets there are balloons hidden. When the shop timer went off you had to turn pop the three balloons, then engage 6 paper targets down range, with two hits each.
You can get 6 rounds in the Magazine in the Krag, so it required on reload to engage the paper targets, but you also had to get the three balloons. That would require another reload.
To reload the Kraq you throw loose rounds in the hopper on the side of the rifle, which is a bit slower then changing mags in an AR, not to mention, with a AR you wouldn't have to reload on this stage, but I'm not shooting an AR, I'm shooting a Krag.
So I decided to engage the balloons with the bayonet, they shoot the paper targets using only one reload.
No I didn't win but I had a heck of a lot of fun.
Loading the Krag