"Newps" wrote in message
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Jose wrote:
.30/06 is the rifle caliber.

Nope.
.30-'06

Yep, caliber and year, not a fraction.


Ok, what do the numbers mean? I've heard of a "thirty ought six"
referring to a gun, and think I know one of them (.30 inches?) refers to
the gauge (width of the bullet). What's the other?

The year, 1906.

1906 is the years adopted by the military -- 100 years young.

Waiting for the 1911's centennial in five years.