to surface. In March 1900 the remaining stocks of this ammunition (some 3.5 million rounds) were returned to the arsenals, broken down, and reloaded back to the original specification. In 1903, after recommendations from the infantry Small Arms Board, the U.S. Army formally adopted a higher-velocity .30-caliber replacement for the .30-40 or .30 Army cartridge. The new cartridge was designated by its year of adoption, the .30-03. Rifles, handguns, and other weapons chambered in .30-40 Krag Krag–Jørgensen Winchester High-Wall M1885 Remington-Lee (Remington-Lee bolt-action) Remington Rolling Block Gatling gun, M1893 and later Winchester Model 1895 Ruger No. 1 Ruger No. 3 Thompson-Center Encore See also List of rifle cartridges Table of handgun and rifle cartridges .30-03 (.30-45) .30-06 Springfield 7 mm caliber other cartridges of similar size. References Barnes, Frank C; Skinner, Stan (Ed.) (1965, 1969, 1972, 1980, 1985, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2003). Cartridges of the World (10th ed.). Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. . .30-40 Krag by Chuck Hawks Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading vol I, Sixth Edition; Book by Hornady Mfg Co, 2003 Cartridge Dimensions at Steve's Pages Pistol and rifle cartridges Military cartridges Rimmed cartridges