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<blockquote data-quote="Frog4aday" data-source="post: 1683294" data-attributes="member: 9308"><p>Great bit of history there 73Driver!</p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><u>.30-03 & Transition to .30-06</u></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><em>The .30-03 (7.62×65mm) was a short-lived cartridge developed by the United States in 1903, to replace the .30-40 Krag in the new Springfield 1903 rifle. The .30-03 was also called the .30-45, since it used a 45 grain powder charge; the name was changed to .30-03 to indicate the year of adoption. It used a 220 grain round-nose bullet. It was replaced after only three years of service by the .30-06, firing a 150 grain spitzer bullet giving better ballistic performance. </em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><em>(Details: The .30-03 case was shortened by 0.07 inches in the neck, the powder was reformulated to burn cooler, and the bullet was changed to a 150 grain spitzer.)</em></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frog4aday, post: 1683294, member: 9308"] Great bit of history there 73Driver! [SIZE=5][B][U].30-03 & Transition to .30-06[/U][/B] [I]The .30-03 (7.62×65mm) was a short-lived cartridge developed by the United States in 1903, to replace the .30-40 Krag in the new Springfield 1903 rifle. The .30-03 was also called the .30-45, since it used a 45 grain powder charge; the name was changed to .30-03 to indicate the year of adoption. It used a 220 grain round-nose bullet. It was replaced after only three years of service by the .30-06, firing a 150 grain spitzer bullet giving better ballistic performance. [/I] [I](Details: The .30-03 case was shortened by 0.07 inches in the neck, the powder was reformulated to burn cooler, and the bullet was changed to a 150 grain spitzer.)[/I][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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