On this episode, Seth is joined by Lead Ballistics Lab Technician, Matt George and Project Engineer, Miles Neville. This episode is centered around the legendary 30-06 Springfield. The guys discuss the history of this cartridge and how it’s still used today. Hornady has an assortment of 30-06 offerings designed to tackle numerous applications. We hope you enjoy the show!

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    1. I have more rifles in 30-06 than any other rifle I been collecting older rifles like pre 64 model 70 and a 721 Remington and I have took more elk and mule deer with it than any other caliber I have ever shot

    2. I have an old Model 721 in 06. The gun still runs but the safety is a little sketchy now. When I buy a new rifle in the next year it will be in 30-06, even with all these new age calibers.

    3. I might mention that my .30-06 I built from an '03A3 Springfield barrelled action loves MILSURP M2AP cartridges. It acts like match grade ammo. The berm behind the targets was a hill a quarter mile thick, so excessive penetration was not an issue. Tolerances were held tighter due to the nature of the manufacturing process. In People's Republic of California, Commissar Newsom and Comrade Bonta don't like it. For match or target ammo, environmentalists love it because it is lead free.

    4. Shot my first coyote with the ole Remington 760 GameMaster pump. Still running Hornady ammo today. Great cartridge for the Oregon Coast Jungle terrain.

      Thanks again for yet another awesome and educational podcast

    5. If I ever looked for factory loads for a hunt in Alaska for Alaska's big three, I would want 220 grain round nose softs. Forget the trajectory table for 500 yards. Moose, buffalo, and Kodiak bear, this is the kind of game you want to stalk to within 50 yards.

    6. The guys mentioned that the M1 Garand was designed to use a 7mm cartridge (276 Pederson) but General MacArthur changed it to 30-06 because there was WWI ammo left over. Ironically, at least according to Hatcher's Notebook (page 25), all of the WWI stocks were used up by 1936, before the M1 Garand even entered service.
      It has been argued that having a battle rifle using the same cartridge as the machineguns helped with logistics, but others argue that the material savings from the smaller 276 Pederson, lighter weapon, and reduced ammo weight would have more than compensated for that.

    7. The SAAMI chamber for the 30-06 has a simple taper into the rifling without a section of snug freebore to assure that the bullet is aligned with the bore. Is there a significant improvement in average accuracy with a more modern "match-style" chamber that has a section of freebore? If getting a new barrel, is it worth it to specify a match chamber?

    8. My LUCKY rifle is a late 1990's Ruger M77 30-06, who ever carries that rifle gets a deer. Beautiful walnut stock, high quality shinny blue, with a Leupold 3×9, very simple accurate enough, light weight rifle. I've carried it for miles and miles of spot and track hunting.

    9. Yeah spire point cup and core probably not the way to go some will break up pretty bad a close range copper, a frames, and boned bullet are the trident and true

    10. The perfect pair for my Blaser, 30-06 and 6.5×55. First centrefire I shot was 30-06 M1 Garand when I was 8. Pop bought it home from WW2 (Aussie soldiers collecting stuff LOL)

    11. I run those m1 Garrand 168s in my old Remington 742. It runs way better n smoother with those. Alot of the new hotter ammo makes it jam really bad. Those m1 specialized loads run like a shaved cat.

    12. When I went to buy My 1st new rifle upon reaching 18yrs old, I wanted a .30-06 as I had a M1903 with dies. The store didn't has one. So I settled for a .270Win. Little did I know I would not get that scoped .30-06 sporter for almost 50yrs.
      Still have more -06's then .270Win 's.

    13. I appreciate the history of the 06 but in modern rifles and modern propellants and with bullets like the 165 cx I’ve seen load data that puts that bullet at 3000 FPS .. the 06 is as relevant today as it has ever been

    14. Love love love this caliber. My dad bought my first rifle chambered in 30-06 and now that I’m into reloading…the sky is the limit for this round. Great video!

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