Another Birthday for 30-06

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30-06 The Optimum .30 Caliber Rifle Cartridge.

Over 100 years, the Springfield 30-06 is still the most influential, widly used cartridge ever conceived. And it remains one of the most versatile, effective, and accurate calibers in the world. For North American big game the 7mm Remington may win in a horse race by a nose, but all in all, the old 06 will offer more versitility of ammo for all hunting conditions. The 30-06 has captured more fans world wide than any other caliber since it's inception in 1903.

The 30-06 is about the most powerful cartridge the average shooter can handle without suffering discomfort. The 30-06 shoots flat enough for long range shooting of deer and pronghorn and it hits hard enough for most of the world'd big game. A good bolt action rifle in 30-06 is accurate enough for varmint shooting even though it would be to much cartridge for the task. So it would be safe to say, you could shoot anything from mice to moose with a 30-06. What the military achieved in the 06 was a cartridge that struck an ideal balance between power and recoil.

www.chuckhawks.com/optimum_30_rifle_cartridge.htm

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My Rifle: The Creed of a US Marine
by Major General William H. Rupertus (USMC, Ret.)

Written following the attack on Pearl Harbor.

THIS IS MY RIFLE. THERE ARE MANY LIKE IT, BUT THIS ONE IS MINE.

MY RIFLE IS MY FRIEND. IT IS MY LIFE. I MUST MASTER IT AS I MUST MASTER LIFE.

MY RIFLE WITHOUT ME IS USELESS. WITHOUT MY RIFLE, I AM USELESS. I MUST FIRE MY RIFLE TRUE. I MUST SHOOT STRAIGHTER THAN MY ENEMY WHO IS TRYING TO KILL ME. I MUST SHOOT HIM BEFORE HE SHOOTS ME. I WILL...

MY RIFLE AND MYSELF KNOW THAT WHAT COUNTS IN THIS WAR IS NOT THE ROUNDS WE FIRE, THE NOISE OF OUR BURST, NOR THE SMOKE WE MAKE. WE KNOW THAT IT IS THE HITS THAT COUNT. WE WILL HIT...

MY RIFLE IS HUMAN, EVEN AS I, BECAUSE IT IS MY LIFE. THUS, I WILL LEARN IT AS A BROTHER. I WILL LEARN ITS WEAKNESSES, ITS STRENGTH, ITS PARTS, ITS ACCESSORIES, ITS SIGHTS AND ITS BARREL. I WILL EVER GUARD IT AGAINST THE RAVAGES OF WEATHER AND DAMAGE AS I WILL EVER GUARD MY LEGS, MY ARMS. MY EYES AND MY HEART AGAINST DAMAGE. I WILL KEEP MY RIFLE CLEAN AND READY. WE WILL BECOME PART OF EACH OTHER. WE WILL...

BEFORE GOD, I SWEAR THIS CREED. MY RIFLE AND MYSELF ARE THE DEFENDERS OF MY COUNTRY. WE ARE THE MASTERS OF OUR ENEMY.

WE ARE THE SAVIORS OF MY LIFE.

SO BE IT, UNTIL VICTORY IS AMERICA'S AND THERE IS NO ENEMY, BUT PEACE!

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The Springfield 30-06 was first introduced in 1903.
The Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) was introduced in 1917 and chambered in the 30-06 Springfield caliber.