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Old 12-11-2005 | 06:47 PM
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sorry for the dumb question..

what does the 06 stand for in the 30-06 ??
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Old 12-11-2005 | 06:50 PM
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I believe it refers to the year it was adopted for use by the U.S. military... chad
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Old 12-11-2005 | 06:54 PM
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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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