30-06 Springfield

Larry Potterfield • May 14, 2022
Shooting

Some cartridges just deserve an award. Let's chamber another round in the Cartridge Hall of Fame. The 30-06 Springfield was adopted by the United States government in 1906. Adapted from the earlier 30-03, the 30-06 was developed for the model 1903 Springfield service rifle. It's considered a medium power cartridge, generating over 3,100 foot-pounds of energy with heavier loads. While today the cartridge is officially named the 30-06 Springfield, when first developed, it was designated ball cartridge 30 caliber model of 1906. The case is a bottleneck design with the shoulder being used to control headspace, making it ideal for smooth feeding in bolt-action rifles. Although developed as a military cartridge, the 30-06 Springfield has become one of the most successful commercial cartridges of all time, currently being chambered by nearly every firearms manufacturer. Loaded ammunition for the 30-06 is readily available, with bullets weighing 110 to 220 grains. Although probably the most famous US military rifle cartridge, today it's primarily used as a sporting cartridge, able to take any sized game in North America. That's a brief look at the 30-06 Springfield. With over a hundred years of service, it's an easy entry into the Cartridge Hall of Fame.

--Larry Potterfield

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Larry Potterfield is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of MidwayUSA. He and his wife Brenda, both country kids from Missouri, turned their passion for shooting sports into a career by opening a small gun shop in 1977 that would eventually become the industry-leading internet retailer it is today. For over 45 years, MidwayUSA has maintained an unyielding focus on Customer Satisfaction and continues to offer JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING® for Shooting, Hunting and the Outdoors.

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