Why GA is Dying

On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:30:35 GMT, Matt Whiting
wrote:
Large enough for all but the nastiest game on most
continents, yet small enough to be shot comfortably
by almost anyone.

My next door neighbor asked me today if I wanted some 30-06 shells
since he doesn't own one anymore and doesn't hut... I thought for a
second and realized that it was one caliber that for whatever reason,
I don't own anymore... Come to think of it, I'm not sure if I ever
owned one... Owned a .308 at one time, but I can't remember ever
owning a 30-06... If I did, it was so many years ago that I've
forgotten abou it...

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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.

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?

Short-hand for 1906, the year it was adopted.

http://www.gmdr.com/lever/3006stext.htm

The new round for the M1903 Springfield rifle was modified
in 1906 with a lighter weight spire point bullet, replacing
the 220 grain round nose. The barrels on rifles already in
service were removed, shortened one thread at the rear and
rechambered for the slightly different requirements. It was
used in the 1903 Springfield, the 1917 Enfield, the Johnson
and Garand rifles, the BAR, and 1917 machinegun. It is
still always in the top calibers sold and ammo purchased.

The 7.62x51 NATO [aka .308 Winchester] has the same power in
a shorter case due to improved powders, which allowed the
case to be 1/2 inch 12 mm shorter.

dates are done with a slash, .30/06 is correct. If you use
a hyphen it still means the same.


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"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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| Matt Barrow wrote:
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| "Jim Macklin"
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| news:Ko3yg.84322$ZW3.3470@dukeread04...
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| For those not in on Texas law, a 30.06 sign is a sign
that
| conforms to the Texas law on such signs, as to wording
and
| size and location. 30.06 is the chapter in the law.
|
| .30/06 is the rifle caliber.
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|
| Nope.
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| .30-'06
|
| Yep, caliber and year, not a fraction.
|
| Matt