Caliber question
12-01-2003, 09:09 AM
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RE: Caliber question
Hi coolbrze0,
The " 06" stands for the year the .30-06 was adopted for military service, 1906. The caliber is actually .308 which is the same as a .30-30 and most other .30 calibers. (In .30-30 the first 30 stands for caliber, the second thirty represented the charge weight in black powder for the original load.....30 grains.)
The " 06" stands for the year the .30-06 was adopted for military service, 1906. The caliber is actually .308 which is the same as a .30-30 and most other .30 calibers. (In .30-30 the first 30 stands for caliber, the second thirty represented the charge weight in black powder for the original load.....30 grains.)
12-01-2003, 09:13 AM
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RE: Caliber question
By the Way....
Most American manufacturers name their cartridges with little rhyme or reason. They use such a variety of means to name their cartridges that there really is no " rule of thumb" . You simply just have to know.....if you want to.
Germans...and most other continental Europeans...use a somewhat simpler system. An example:
8X57 8mm' s is the caliber 57mm' s is the cartridge case length
9.3X62 9.3mm' s is the caliber 62mm' s is the cartridge case length
And so it goes.....
Good luck!
Most American manufacturers name their cartridges with little rhyme or reason. They use such a variety of means to name their cartridges that there really is no " rule of thumb" . You simply just have to know.....if you want to.
Germans...and most other continental Europeans...use a somewhat simpler system. An example:
8X57 8mm' s is the caliber 57mm' s is the cartridge case length
9.3X62 9.3mm' s is the caliber 62mm' s is the cartridge case length
And so it goes.....
Good luck!
12-01-2003, 11:15 AM
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RE: Caliber question
akbound certainly summed it up.
If only the United States would adopt the metric system. It is so much easier. I am completely American, through and through. COMPLETELY! But as a math teacher in a middle school, my opinion is that the metric system is 10 times better/easier.
If only the United States would adopt the metric system. It is so much easier. I am completely American, through and through. COMPLETELY! But as a math teacher in a middle school, my opinion is that the metric system is 10 times better/easier.
12-01-2003, 11:26 AM
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RE: Caliber question
Hi mainehunt,
But what fun would that be?
(After all the time I spent learning to recognize at a glance that .375 is 3/8. Let' s not even talk about /32' s, /64' s, etc.)
Besides the eight years I spent living in Germany, (actually FRG), it always sounded so much more cool to say I' d spent the last couple of hours cruising the autobahn at 230kph...rather than 150mph.
In all seriousness though, after the trouble I see many of today' s youngsters have simply making change, without an electronic aid......I believe you to be right! But I don' t think we will overcome the " metric stigma" any time soon.
But what fun would that be?
(After all the time I spent learning to recognize at a glance that .375 is 3/8. Let' s not even talk about /32' s, /64' s, etc.)Besides the eight years I spent living in Germany, (actually FRG), it always sounded so much more cool to say I' d spent the last couple of hours cruising the autobahn at 230kph...rather than 150mph.
In all seriousness though, after the trouble I see many of today' s youngsters have simply making change, without an electronic aid......I believe you to be right! But I don' t think we will overcome the " metric stigma" any time soon.
12-01-2003, 11:37 AM
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Boone & Crockett
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RE: Caliber question
Just thought I' d chime in here, hearing my " name" being called and all. 
I agree with mainehunt. We don' t need to hold onto the ENGLISH measurement system to be Americans. It would be nice to use a system that was created with some reason to it.
I agree with mainehunt. We don' t need to hold onto the ENGLISH measurement system to be Americans. It would be nice to use a system that was created with some reason to it.
12-01-2003, 12:09 PM
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RE: Caliber question
Hi coolbrze0,
The " 06" stands for the year the .30-06 was adopted for military service, 1906. The caliber is actually .308 which is the same as a .30-30 and most other .30 calibers. (In .30-30 the first 30 stands for caliber, the second thirty represented the charge weight in black powder for the original load.....30 grains.)
The " 06" stands for the year the .30-06 was adopted for military service, 1906. The caliber is actually .308 which is the same as a .30-30 and most other .30 calibers. (In .30-30 the first 30 stands for caliber, the second thirty represented the charge weight in black powder for the original load.....30 grains.)