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The .30-06 Springfield cartridge (pronounced "thirty- aught -six" IPA [ˈθɝɾi ɔt sɪks]), 7.62×63mm in metric notation, and called the .30 Gov't '06 by Winchester, [5] was introduced to the United States Army in 1906 and later standardized; it remained in military use until the late 1970s.
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For over a century, the .30-06 Springfield has reigned supreme as America’s number one all-around big game hunting cartridge. For sheer ability, versatility and availability, and from the eastern whitetail woods to the western canyons and crags that elk call home, the ‘Ought-six has been the most popular hunting cartridge in existence.
Originally developed as a military cartridge, the .30-’06 Sprg. served well through two world wars, and its military record is distinguished and above reproach. But for the past half-century,...
The .30-06 Springfield is highly versatile, capable of launching bullets with weights ranging from about 100 to 240 grains. How we drive those bullets has been a source of contention and even argument for a century.
After more than a century of flattening the world’s biggest, meanest, and tastiest game animals, the .30/06 Springfield remains an incredibly well balanced, versatile, affordable hunting cartridge. With modern ammo it shoots 100- to 200 fps faster than it used to.
Hunters can choose stout through to highly frangible bullets which cover a wide range of body weights and hunting situations including both woods hunting and long range hunting, out to 800 yards. Loaded with stout 180-220 grain bullets, the .30-06 is an excellent performer on heavy body weights.
The .30-06 Springfield is a centerfire rifle cartridge originally released for military use in 1906, but which has become the most popular hunting cartridge ...
America — the land of apple pie, the world’s best cheeseburgers, and the .30-06 Springfield cartridge. The .30-06 was created for America’s new, Mauser-inspired M1903 rifle and replaced the .30-40 Krag.
The .30-06 Springfield quickly became the standard for the U.S. military, being utilized in several key service rifles such as the M1903 Springfield, M1917 Enfield, and the iconic M1 Garand. It also saw service in the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) and the M1919 Browning machine gun.