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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 long action — designed for full-length cartridges up to 3.340 inches (84.84 mm) in overall length, such as the .30-06 Springfield, and magnum cartridges, such as the 7mm Remington Magnum and .300 Winchester Magnum — has a lock time of 3.0 to 3.2 milliseconds.
The .338-06 is a versatile cartridge for hunting bigger game. Loaded with light weight bullets, such as the 180gr. Nosler Accubond, it is adequate for species like deer or pronghorn at medium to long range, and when loaded with heavier premium bullets like the 225gr.
The Saiga was reintroduced in the 1990s and was marketed as a rifle capable of hunting medium-sized game. Improvements were made to the initial design from the 1970s which made the rifle capable of handling more powerful cartridges such as the .308 Winchester / 7.62×51mm and the more prevalent .223 Remington / 5.56×45mm , 5.45×39mm , and 7. ...
More recently, it has been used on whitetail, mule deer, pronghorn, caribou, elk, moose, and black bear. [20] It is commonly said that in the U.S. and Canada more deer have been killed with the .30-30 than with any other cartridge, and perhaps this was true for a time in the U.S.
The Deer Hunter UK cinema release poster Directed by Michael Cimino Screenplay by Deric Washburn Michael Cimino (uncredited) Story by Deric Washburn Michael Cimino Louis A. Garfinkle Quinn K. Redeker Produced by Barry Spikings Michael Deeley Michael Cimino John Peverall Starring Robert De Niro John Cazale John Savage Meryl Streep Christopher Walken Cinematography Vilmos Zsigmond Edited by ...
The 6.5×55mm cartridge is highly esteemed as a hunting round in Europe (particularly in Scandinavia), and North America. It is used for hunting most kind of game including moose in Scandinavia, while in most other countries it is used to hunt deer and other medium-sized game.