Stupid question?

[Bigpops]

Is 30-06 the same as . 30 cal.? or can i shoot a .30 caliber round out my 30-06 rifle?

[lokote]

No and don't try

[Mssr. Eleganté]

Is 30-06 the same as . 30 cal.? or can i shoot a .30 caliber round out my 30-06 rifle?

There are many different .30 caliber cartridges. They are not interchangeable. 30-06 is a .30 caliber cartridge.

[Milsurp Collector]

Is 30-06 the same as . 30 cal.? or can i shoot a .30 caliber round out my 30-06 rifle?

The .30 in .30-06 means .30 caliber. It is the diameter of the bullet (.308"), so the .30-06 uses a .30 caliber bullet, but so do many other rounds, including

.30 M1 Carbine
30-30 Winchester
300 Savage
308 Winchester
30-40 Krag
300 Winchester Magnum

and many others.

[Bigpops]

ok thanks guys

[Wyatt]

It's not just the diameter of the bullet that is important but also how the case fits the chamber and the charge.

[knucklehead0202]

that's a very wide-ranging question, lol.

[Noonanda]

But when the military refers to ".30 Cal", it IS refering to .30-06 ammo. for example the Garand does not say Cal .30-06, it says cal .30. Another example is an ammo program we use in work to order ammo from the ASP. it lists .30 Caliber, and only lists .30-06 not 7.62 Nato. Also most of the Technical manuals refer to .30-06 as Cal .30 for example the TM for the M-1919 browning

Operator's Manual - Machine Gun, Caliber .30 Browning M1919A4, Flexible W/E (1005-672-1643) Machine Gun, Caliber .30 Browning, M1919A6, W/E (1005-611-5005)Mount, Tripod, Machine Gun Caliber .30, M2, W/E (1005-322-9718). Printed April, 1969.

[Doheny]

The .30 in .30-06 means .30 caliber...

Ok, so what does the -06 mean? I've always wondered myself.

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[Spiggy]

uh *ahem*




Not always true


Edit!
IIRC, The number following the caliber is the year of adaptation, 30-06 would be .30 caliber, 1906

That's not the case with say, 30-40, where .30 is the caliber of the bullet, and 40 is the weight of powder in grains

[Bhobbs]

Ok, so what does the -06 mean? I've always wondered myself.

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-06 means 1906. Caliber .30 of 1906. It is the year the cartridge was adopted by the US military. Before that was the .30-03. The .30-03 case was slightly longer and used a 200(+?) grain round nose bullet. The US military then saw the spitzer (pointed) bullets and decided to use one as well.

[Noonanda]

uh *ahem*

Not always true


Edit!
IIRC, The number following the caliber is the year of adaptation, 30-06 would be .30 caliber, 1906

That's not the case with say, 30-40, where .30 is the caliber of the bullet, and 40 is the weight of powder in grains

I forgot about the M-1 carbine, so I do appolgoize. It did surprise me that .30-06 is still available in the USMC inventory, its match ammo but still.

[Sailormilan2]

The .30 in .30-06 means .30 caliber. It is the diameter of the bullet (.308"), so the .30-06 uses a .30 caliber bullet, but so do many other rounds, including

.30 M1 Carbine
30-30 Winchester
300 Savage
308 Winchester
30-40 Krag
300 Winchester Magnum

and many others.

The 30-40 Krag is also known as the 30 US, 30 Army, 30 US Army, and 30 Gov't.
The 30-03 was known as the M1903.
The Military 30-06 was initially known as the M1906, then it became the 30 M1 Ball, then the 30 M2 Ball

Part of the confusion between the US Caliber 30 M1 RIFLE(Garand) and the 30 Caliber M1 CARBINE, is that many people fail to mention the words "Rifle" and "Carbine".

[Doheny]

-06 means 1906. Caliber .30 of 1906. It is the year the cartridge was adopted by the US military. Before that was the .30-03. The .30-03 case was slightly longer and used a 200(+?) grain round nose bullet. The US military then saw the spitzer (pointed) bullets and decided to use one as well.

OK, I guess I shouldn't have to ask what 30-30 means?

[Milsurp Collector]

OK, I guess I shouldn't have to ask what 30-30 means?

.30 caliber, 30 grains of smokeless powder