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The Best Caliber in the USA
11-29-2007 | 07:24 AM
#21
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From: Antioch, IL
RE: The Best Caliber in the USA
same as cj, had to pick "other" as 7mag wasn't listed... as for the ones listed, for me it would be a toss up between 270 and 300winmag... but i'd take 7mag over both given a choice...
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11-29-2007 | 09:53 AM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: The Best Caliber in the USA
ORIGINAL: Rammer
I guess I do have a Remington Chambered for 30-06, does that count?????
I guess I do have a Remington Chambered for 30-06, does that count?????
11-29-2007 | 10:06 AM
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RE: The Best Caliber in the USA
ORIGINAL: eldeguello
Actually, despite the fact that the ".30/'06" was first chambered in the M1903 Springfield rifle, it is not actually named ".30/'06 Springfield". Since it was designed by Army Ordnance (probably at Frankford Arsenal, but I am not certain of this), perhaps we should call it by the name the government assigned to the round originally:" U.S. Cartridge, Caliber .30, Model of 1906". The .308, on the other hand, was designated 7.62X51mm NATO originally, and since Winchester was the first to make civilian rifles for it, and to load it for commercial sale, they got the credit for it as the commercial designation is ".308 Winchester". I suppose Winchester did do some developmental work on the .308, to get hunting ammunition. But again, no commercial firmreally developed this round-it was another government effort. But for the government's desire for a shorter, tougher case than the .30/'06 for use in automatic weapons, it is likely that there would never have been a commercial .308.
ORIGINAL: Rammer
I guess I do have a Remington Chambered for 30-06, does that count?????
I guess I do have a Remington Chambered for 30-06, does that count?????
11-29-2007 | 10:52 AM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: The Best Caliber in the USA
ORIGINAL: eldeguello
Actually, despite the fact that the ".30/'06" was first chambered in the M1903 Springfield rifle, it is not actually named ".30/'06 Springfield".
Actually, despite the fact that the ".30/'06" was first chambered in the M1903 Springfield rifle, it is not actually named ".30/'06 Springfield".
The .30-03 retained the 220-grain round-nosed bullet of its predecessor at a time when most world powers had realized the advantages of a pointed or "spitzer" bullet. In early 1906, a pointed bullet was mounted on a .30-03 case that had the neck reduced by a tenth of an inch to accommodate the reduced bearing surface on this new bullet. Thus, on October 15, 1906, with little fanfare, was born the .30 Cal. Model of 1906 - the ".30-06".
From top: .30 Ball Model of 1901 - ".30-01" or "Thick-Rim"
.30 Model of 1903 - ".30-03"
.30 Model of 1906 - ".30-06"
