.30-06 Springfield VS .303 British

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.30-06 Springfield

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MSRP:

$368.99

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Gun Specifications

Specifications

.30-06 Springfield

.303 British

Height

2.49

2.22

Average FPS

2816

2540

Average Grain

166

168

Average Energy

2920

2406

Recoil

2.19

1.98

Ballistic Coefficient

398.74

352.13

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.303 British

Gun Descriptions

.30-06 Springfield

The 30-06 Springfield Ammo was introduced to the US Army in 1906 before it became standardized and stayed in use, in service, with the army until the late 1970s. It is 7.62 × 63mm in metric notation and has its parent case as the 30-06 Springfield. The 30-06 Springfield Ammo's name originates from the number of bullet caliber it possesses in inches which are 30. The "06" is a reference to the year 1906, when the cartridge was adopted. It has its place of origin in the United States. The 30-06 Springfield Ammo was quite popular in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam war. It was designed in 1906 by the Springfield Armory, even though several others have manufactured it since then. With bullet diameter of .308 inches and a land diameter of .300 inches, the neck of the 30-06 Springfield Ammo is .340 inches. It has a shoulder diameter of .441 inches and a rim diameter of .473 inches. The 30-06 Springfield Ammo rim's thickness is .049 inches, and it has an overall length of 3.34 inches (85mm). It has a maximum pressure of 58, 740psi, and a Max CUP of 50,000. The 30-06 Springfield Ammo remains a popular sporting round with ammunition produced by many prominent manufacturers globally. It is one of the most popular sporting cartridges globally, and this is due to its efficiency when used in hunting. It is also tolerable to most shooters, however young.

.303 British

303 British Ammo The 303 British Ammo is so named because it was the standard British and Commonwealth cartridge from 1889 until the 1950s for their rifles and machine guns. It is more commonly known as the .303 and was invented by James Paris Lee. It has its origin in the United Kingdom though it was first developed in Britain as a black powder round before undergoing adaptation in 1891. The .303 British Ammo has since been produced and stayed in service from 1889 up until the present. It served in world war I, II, the Irish war, and the Greek war, amongst a host of others. The .303 British Ammo is one of the few rimmed bottlenecked centerfire rifle ammo still in use today. It has a bullet diameter of 7.92mm, a neck of 8.64mm, a shoulder diameter of 10.19mm, and a base diameter of 11.68mm. Its rim diameter is 13.72mm, and it has a rim thickness of 1.63mm, closing off with an overall length of 78.11mm. Due to its fast twist rate, the .303 British Ammo fires long and heavy bullets with a high sectional density. It also possesses an excellent penetrating ability. It is suitable for all medium-sized games and an excellent choice for hunting whitetail deer and black bears. The .303 British Ammo has a large rifle primer type with a muzzle velocity of 844m/s when fired with a bullet mass of 10g. It assures a sure shot kill in a range of at least 500m.