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The Model 100ATR is a bolt-action rifle from O.F. Mossberg & Sons. [1] ATR stands for "all-terrain rifle". The ATR is available in .243 Winchester, .270 Winchester, 7mm-08 Remington, .308 Winchester, .30-06 Springfield. It has a 4+1 round via internal magazine. [2] It currently features camouflage stocks as well as synthetic and walnut.
Typically, many rifles use thread diameters in the range between 25–27 mm (0.98–1.06 in). [ citation needed ] Many older rifles from the first half of the 20th century use a thread pitch around 2 mm (12.7 TPI), while many modern rifle use thread pitches around 1.5 mm (16.93 TPI).
Thanks to the Brownie pistol, the Mossbergs' firearms business grew steadily, and in 1921 the company purchased a building on Greene Street in New Haven, Connecticut. [3] In 1922, the company introduced the first of a new line of .22 rimfire Mossberg rifles, a pump-action repeater designed by Arthur E. Savage, the son of the owner of Savage Arms Corp.
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To minimise retooling, the US Army contracted with Winchester and Remington to continue producing a simplified Pattern 14 rifle chambered for the US .30-06 ammunition. This weapon was known as the US .30 cal. Model of 1917 (M1917 Enfield rifle). More of these were produced and used by the US Army during the First World War than the official US ...
The 30-06 Springfield cartridge (pronounced “thirty-ought-six”, "thirty-oh-six") or 7.62×63mm in metric notation, was introduced to the United States Army in 1906 (hence “06”) where it was in use until the late 1970s. It remains a very popular sporting round, with ammunition produced by all major manufacturers.
At up to 400 m (1,300 ft), it was able to destroy all lightly armoured vehicles. It could penetrate 15 mm (0.59 in) of armour, sloped at 30° at 300 m (980 ft) distance, or 33 mm (1.3 in) of armour at 100 m (330 ft). In later years of the war, as armour became thicker on newer tanks, the effectiveness of a man-portable rifle lessened.
Conversions to both .30-06 and 7.62 NATO as well 7.62 Russian have also been performed by civilians, often along with sporterising modifications. After 1946, the Republic of China re-chambered an unknown number of Type 99 rifles to fire the 8×57 IS cartridge., [ 2 ] as well as the 7.62×39mm cartridge, which were converted using SKS barrels. [ 5 ]