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Though not optimal for dangerous game, the .30-06 is adequate for hunting African plains game. [42] With 150-grain bullets, the .30-06 Springfield is a perfect option for medium-sized game such as deer and sheep. Leaving the muzzle at 2950 fps, it gives the hunter a maximum point blank range slightly short of 300 yards.
The .30-06 Springfield M1906 service ammunition long-range performance was originally overstated. When the M1906 cartridge was developed, the range tests had been done to only 1,800 yd (1,646 m); distances beyond that were estimated, but the estimate for extreme range was wrong by almost 40 percent. [ 41 ]
The 30-06 Springfield cartridge (pronounced “thirty- ought -six”, "thirty-oh-six") or 7.62×63mm in metric notation, was introduced to the United States Army in 1906 (hence “06”) where it was in use until the late 1970s. It remains a very popular sporting round, with ammunition produced by all major manufacturers.
The M1 Garand or M1 rifle [nb 1] is a semi-automatic rifle that was the service rifle of the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War.. The rifle is chambered for the .30-06 Springfield cartridge and is named after its Canadian-American designer, John Garand.
The M1917 Enfield, the "American Enfield", formally named " United States Rifle, cal .30, Model of 1917 " is an American modification and production of the .303-inch (7.7 mm) Pattern 1914 Enfield (P14) rifle (listed in British Service as Rifle No. 3), which was developed and manufactured during the period 1917–1918.
2,380 ft/s (725 m/s) Effective firing range. 800 yd (732 m) Feed system. 5-round, stripper clip reloading. The Rifle, .303 Pattern 1914 (or P14) was a British service rifle of the First World War period, principally manufactured under contract by companies in the United States. It was a bolt-action weapon with an integral 5-round magazine.
Pages in category ".30-06 Springfield machine guns" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... This page was last edited on 30 July 2018, at 16 ...
Effective firing range. 400 metres (440 yd) Feed system. 3 or 5 round box type magazine. The IOF .30-06 sporting rifle is a bolt-action rifle manufactured by the Rifle Factory Ishapore. [3] As the name suggests, it is chambered in .30-06.