The ammunition is well-known for its long-range shooting capabilities. The 30-06 remained in service till 1970, there were changes in caliber, and it was adopted as the long-range cartridge.
The 30-06 Ammo was designed to serve military purposes. It has the code name, where 30 refers to inches of bullet’s caliber, and 06 refers to the year when adopted. It was developed back in 1906 by the US military itself. The said ammunition has long been serving the United States Army since World War I.
This will appear again in one of our other 7mms. 30-06 and 7×57 and you’ll see a remarkable similarity. Measure the base and body diameter of the. The borrowing was so heavy that Mauser sued and won royalty payments. 30-06 cartridge and Springfield bolt-action rifle. Bell was known to shoot flying ducks with his 275 Rigby.īoth the 7×57 Mauser and M98 rifle were so good that the United States “borrowed” heavily from their function and design in making the. He aimed for the brain and usually hit it. Bell floored some 800 tuskers with his little 275 Rigby Mauser and 173-grain round-nose bullets. It was deadly on Africa’s Cape buffalo, hippo, and even elephant. The 7×57, referred to as the 275 Rigby by the Brits, proved up to the task. It’s officers were pressed upon by rural folk from India to China to dispatch man-eating lions, tigers, and leopards.
This happy confluence of modernity coalesced just in time for serious field testing around the world.