The 30/06

[Ace]

The 30/06 just turned 100 years old check this site out.


http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6682445


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[bud1110]

I knew it has been around for a long time, I just didn't know how long..

Thanks Ace..

[Blue Duck]

One of the best. Should be around for a quite a while longer too.......

[pythonjohn]

Thanks Ace,
Never had one but never heard aything bad about it either.
john

[Pastor E]

Good things last if i remember kight it replaced the 30 03 Springfield:smile2:

[Katmandeux]

I heard that on NPR last night...they never cease to amaze me.:lol:

[Mickey]

Thanks for the reminder. I knew they had been around a long time. Great Guns. Time seems to fly ,faster now than ever.

[JAYNC]

I'm pretty sure they will still be one of the best calibers when they have the two hundred year anniversary. I love mine and I wouldn't sell it for any gun.

[Dave L]

Just a little bit of trivia. The 30/06 gets its name because it is a 30 cal. bullet and the cartridge was developed in 1906 thats where the 06 comes from.

[flathead willie]

Good things last if i remember kight it replaced the 30 03 Springfield:smile2:

Most of the 03 Springfields were chambered in in 30-06 after the military adopted the round.

[Cathooker]

The 03 Springfield, the BAR and the M1 Garand were all chambered for the 30-06 round. The 03 was used in WW1 and the BAR and Garand were used in
WW2 and the korean war. This one round has probably killed more big game and people than any other in history.

[south_va_fisherman]

its said to be the best all around big game caliber in north america

[Ace]

Check out this link.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1_Garand


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[WylieCat]

They have killed a lot of deer through the years.