im curious whats the difference between a standard 30-06 shell and a 30-06 springfield? i have a remington 7400 30-06 and it shoots the 30-06 springfield and i got to thinking while buying some new ammo today and im curious is there even a difference? if not whay do they have 2 different names? i figured this would be the best forum for this question and hopefully ya`ll can fill me in. thanks,sean

There is no difference. The proper cartridge name is 30-06 Springfield.

do they just use different names for different brands then because some boxes say 30-06springfield and some just say 30-06 and i wanna say theres another but im probably wrong?

There is no difference at all between the names you see today printed on the boxes. The full name is the 30-06 springfield which is 30 caliber made in 1906 by Springfield. However it is just common today to call it the 30-06. The other is probably 30-06 SPRG. which is just an abreviation. They are all the exact same cartridge.



Here is a gool little read about the 30-06 and the springfield rifle.
http://www.france-collection.com/1903/accueil1903.htm

The round was originally the 30-03 springfield because it was developed in 1903 for the Springfield 03 rifle. 30 caliber made in or model 1903

In 1906 the cartridge was modified slightly and became known as the 30-06 springfield. 30 caliber made in or model 1906. It was also chambered in the springfield 03 rifle. Although the rifles had to be modified to shoot the new 30-06 cartridge.

Actually the 30-06 will shoot in a rifle chambered in 30-03- just not very accurately

30-06, 30-06 sprg, 30-06 springfield, US Cal. .30 all the same beast.

thats cool thanks for the info its something ive been curious about for awhile and just got around to asking. thanks,sean

Yeah, same beast different names, except for the 30-06 ackley improved. But I've never seen factory ammo for that.