.30-06 Springfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() .30-06 Springfield cartridge with soft tip bullet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type | Rifle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of origin | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Used by | United States and other nations | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Designer | Springfield Armory | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Designed | 1906 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturer | Springfield Armory, Lake City Arsenal, others | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Produced | 1906–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Specifications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parent case | .30-03 Springfield | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Case type | Rimless, straight walled, bottleneck | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bullet diameter | .308 in (7.82 mm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Land diameter | .300 in (7.6 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Neck diameter | .340 in (8.6 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shoulder diameter | .441 in (11.2 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Base diameter | .471 in (12.0 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rim diameter | .473 in (12.0 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rim thickness | .049 in (1.2 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Case length | 2.494 in (63.3 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall length | 3.34 in (85 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Case capacity | 68 gr H2O (4.4 cm3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rifling twist | 1 in 10 in (250 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Primer type | Large rifle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum pressure (C.I.P.) | 58,740 psi (405.0 MPa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum pressure (SAAMI) | 60,000 psi (410 MPa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum CUP | 50,000[2] CUP | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test barrel length: 24 inch (61 cm) Source(s): Federal Cartridge[3] / Accurate Powder[4] |
The .30-06 Springfield cartridge (pronounced "thirty-aught-six" IPA [ˈθɝɾi ɔt sɪks]), 7.62×63mm in metric notation, and called the .30 Gov't '06 by Winchester,[5] was introduced to the United States Army in 1906 and later standardized; it remained in military use until the late 1970s. In the cartridge's name, ".30" refers to the nominal caliber of the bullet in inches; "06" refers to the year the cartridge was adopted, 1906. It replaced the .30-03 Springfield, 6mm Lee Navy, and .30-40 Krag cartridges. The .30-06 remained the U.S. Army's primary rifle and machine gun cartridge for nearly 50 years before being replaced by the 7.62×51mm NATO and 5.56×45mm NATO, both of which remain in current U.S. and NATO service. The cartridge remains a very popular sporting round, with ammunition produced by all major manufacturers.
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