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salty

12-11-2005 06:47 PM

30-06 ?

sorry for the dumb question..

what does the 06 stand for in the 30-06 ??

chma	12-11-2005 06:50 PM

RE: 30-06 ?

I believe it refers to the year it was adopted for use by the U.S. military... chad

Soilarch

12-11-2005 06:54 PM

RE: 30-06 ?

http://cartridgecollectors.org/30-06intro/

In short, because it shot a 30 caliber bullet and was born in 1906. The pronuciation comes from the common language of the day to replace "zero" with "ought" (or however you want to spell it[&:])

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