Yes, 30–06 is also known as 7.62x63. It's one of many cartridges using 7.82mm/ . 308″ bullets (and it designates bore diameter not bullet diameter).
Is 30-06 the same as 7.62 x54?
The Mosin-Nagant cartridge is 7.62x54. They are all . 30 caliber but their cartridges are not interchangeable. Yes, 30–06 is also known as 7.62x63.
Is .308 the same as 30-06?
30-06, and immediately started a cartridge war. Both cartridges use the same . 308″ diameter bullets, and both have a case capacity large enough to push those bullets to sensible, useable velocities.Apr 6, 2018
Does anyone make a semi auto 30-06?
Chambering 30-06 Springfield
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Operation Direct Gas Impingement, Side Charging Semi Automatic
Barrel Length 16”
What rifles are chambered in 30-06?
In military service, the 30-06 was used in the bolt-action M1903 Springfield rifle, the bolt-action M1917 Enfield rifle, the semi-automatic M1 Garand rifle, the semi-automatic M1941 Johnson rifle, the Famage Mauser, the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR), and numerous machine guns, including the M1917 and M1919 series.
Is there a 30/30 semi automatic rifle?
As far as I know, no one has. Rimmed cartridges don't do well in semi-autos although they do exist. An assault rifle with . 30-30 power would be the M1 Carbine.
Who makes a 30/30 automatic rifle?
Rifles and handguns chambered in .30-30 Current production lever-action rifles include those by Marlin, Mossberg, Henry, and Winchester.
Why is it called 30 Caliber?
A . 30 caliber bullet, loaded with 30 grains of smokeless powder, the name is derived from a combination of the cartridge size and design. A refinement to a combination of size, portability and accuracy, a 30-30 could be slung on a hunter's back with barely a second thought on long hikes.
Why is it called a 308?
The . 308 Winchester, derived from a shortened . 30-06 wildcat round, was renamed as the 7.62x51 NATO, when it was adopted as the standard North Atlantic Treaty Organization small arms rifle round.
What is the difference between .30 caliber and 30-06?
30-30 has a muzzle velocity of 2,390 fps while the . 30-06 Springfield has an fps over 2,900. At 200 yards, the . 30-30 drops to 1,685 fps while the Springfield is cruising at 2,397 fps.Aug 6, 2019
Is a 30-06 A powerful rifle?
30/06 is about the most powerful cartridge that can reasonably be chambered in a short and handy 8-pound rifle.” If you go to the . 300 magnums for long range, or the . 338s for bash-'em-flat efficiency, you need to carry a 9-pound rifle, or endure the horrors of a muzzle brake, or you will get beat up.
Whats better 308 or 30-06?
30-06 does have a definite velocity advantage, bettering the . 308's velocity by about 100-125 fps. 30-06 as the better choice for its velocity advantage, yet the precision shooting crowd routinely depends on the . 308 Winchester as a 1,000-yard cartridge, and few are taking the Springfield out that far anymore.Apr 6, 2018
Is a 30-06 Big enough for grizzly bear?
Absolutely, a 30–06 would make the grizzly bear the best hunter in the Forrest. He would be able to eat so many deer, he wouldn't be able to hide his enormous deer belly.