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In 1953, large batches of .30-06 ammunition were manufactured under unique arsenal headstamps. [4] The case had red lacquer sealant around the primer annulus. [4] The headstamp has a two-letter manufacturer code (10- and 2-o'clock) and the lot code (rather than the year) is the number 40 (at 4 o'clock) followed by a third numeral (at 8 o'clock ...
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.
The .30-06 Springfield cartridge case can hold 68.2 grains and has a volume of 4.42 millilitres (0.270 in 3). The exterior shape of the case was designed to promote reliable case feeding and extraction in bolt-action rifles and machine guns alike, under extreme conditions. [citation needed].30-06 Springfield maximum C.I.P. cartridge dimensions.
The Pedersen device was an experimental weapon attachment for the M1903 Springfield bolt action rifle that allowed it to fire a .30 caliber (7.62 mm) pistol-type cartridge in semi-automatic fire mode. [2][3] The attachment was developed to allow an infantryman to convert "their rifle to a form of submachine gun or automatic rifle " in ...
Theories abound: it was made for use by Chinese-backed insurgents, it was designed to get in on the surplus ammo market, or it was designed to make users leery of Western-made surplus ammunition and get them to buy new foreign-made ammo. LC 52 Chinese copies of American .30 Carbine ammo with forged Lake City (headstamp "LC") markings. The ...
The Browning automatic rifle (BAR) is a family of American automatic rifles and machine guns used by the United States and numerous other countries during the 20th century. . The primary variant of the BAR series was the M1918, chambered for the .30-06 Springfield rifle cartridge and designed by John Browning in 1917 for the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe as a replacement for the ...
The M1903 Springfield, officially the U. S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1903, is an American five-round magazine -fed, bolt-action service repeating rifle, used primarily during the first half of the 20th century. The M1903 was first used in combat during the Philippine–American War, [ 5 ] and it was officially adopted by the United States as the ...
From left: 9.3×62 mm, .30-06 Springfield, 8x57 mm, 6.5×55 mm, .308 Winchester. Unsafe firearm and cartridge combinations are combinations of firearms and cartridges which can cause an unsafe condition for the shooter when firing. The unsafe condition can arise due to use of a cartridge intended for another chambering (see SAAMI list below ...