what's a 30 "ought?" 6?

Answer 1

The .30-06 Springfield (pronounced thirty aught six) is a 30 caliber rifle cartridge. Its name simply means .30 caliber and 1906 being the year it was developed and adopted by the military. Its case dimension is 7.62x63mm. It was modified from the .30-03, or 30 caliber of 1903, which was developed by Springfield Armory to replace the 30 Army, or 30-40 Krag (the current U.S. military cartridge of the time). It was modified in 1906 to have a shorter case neck and to be loaded with a lighter, higher velocity spitzer bullet. It became the .30-06, or 30 caliber of 1906, and was adopted by the U.S. military on October 15, 1906. It was first used in the M1 Garands and was the standard U.S. military cartridge until it was replaced by the short action 7.62x51mm, or .308 Win, in 1954.

The .30-06 is known for great long range accuracy and stopping power. Soon after WW1 and WW2 it became recognized by hunters across the U.S. and by competition shooters when soldiers would come home boasting about the .30-06's performance. It is now the most widely used sporting cartridge in America. Its sales top that of any other cartridge. Almost every single production rifle comes chambered in .30-06. The .30-06 offers the widest array of bullet weights and loadings making it one of the most versatile hunting cartridges. It can be used to take nearly all North American game with the exception of the larger dangerous game. It is also widely used across Europe and Africa for hunting.

Answer 2

The .30'06 is a rifle cartridge. The bullet diameter is .30inches or 7.62mm. The case length is 63mm. It is a long-action caliber. It was a military round, being used from 1906 on-ward in military arms like the Springfield Model 1903, M1 Garand, Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR), and the .30-cal machine gun. Its versatility expands to the hunting and target shooting crowd and has for many, many years (probably since close to its development). Its a hard hitting round, with velocities typically in the high 2000fps range, with standard weight bullets, say 150-168 grains. The .30'06 can handle a 220grain bullet and there are very light saboted rounds under 100 grains for the '06. Ballistically, the .30'06 is comparable to the .308 - the .308 is a better round due to the fact its more accurate at longer range.

Regarding the "aught", it is another word for "zero". Unfortunately, most people think saying "oh" for a "zero" is proper - its not. For instance, route 101 should be "one-aught-one" or "one-zero-one", because it is a number, not a letter. I'll be you read it as "one-oh-one" but anyway, the proper verbiage for a number 0 (zero) is "aught" or "naught", meaning a number with no value.

Thirty is the cartridge caliber (inch diameter) of .30in, and the aught six for 1906, the year the cartridge was introduced.

Answer 3

It's an American military cartridge that was named for it's caliber, 30, and the year of introduction, 1906. The "ought" is another word for zero, as in 1906.

Answer 4

A bullet. .30-06 is a type of round for a rifle that was developed by/for the military. It got it's name from the caliber of the round "30" and the year it was developed/invented 1906.

In Europe it is known as 7.62x63mm.

Answer 5

The .30-06 Springfield cartridge (pronounced “thirty aught six”) is a .308 inch (7.82 mm)(.300 inch is 7.62mm) caliber rifle round, also known as the 7.62 × 63mm, introduced to the United States Army in 1906 (hence “-06”) and standardized, with use continuing into the 1960s, tapering off in the 1960s and early 1970s.

Answer 6

U.S. cal. .30, model of 1906. It is a .303 caliber improved from it's introduction in 1903. "Ought" was a word for zero, but you don't say "this is 2000 ought 7 or 19 ought 6. It's just a term to differentiate a particular cartridge from other similar cartridges.
It's been used for 101 years and is one of, if not THE, most popular rifle rounds ever for hunting and is still quite popular today. It was also very respected as the World Wars I and IIs most effective cartridge.

Answer 7

Sun Set here is all you wont to know about the 30-06 in the links attached.

And to the Clown KK Who Stated it takes 2 or 3 rounds to kill big game .

Here is something your Daddy should of told you.
It’s better to be silent and thought a fool.
Then open your mouth and remove all doubt.

Are you over 5 years old, does your parents know your still up bugging people?

The 30-06 has been used as a sniper rifle for years and has accounted for more 1 shot kills over 1000 yards then any other rifle to date.

My apologies Sun Set but that boys stupidity got to me.

Links attached
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.30-06_Springfield

http://skyblu.wordpress.com/target-shooting/the-top-cartridge-of-the-last-century/30-06-history-performance-pg-1/

http://skyblu.wordpress.com/target-shooting/the-top-cartridge-of-the-last-century/30-06-history-performance-pg-2/

http://www.cartridgecollectors.org/30-06intro/

http://www.outdoorlife.com/outdoor/shooting/article/0,19912,1176546,00.html

http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/ayoob100.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1903_Springfield_rifle

Answer 8

A Hunting Riffle

30-06

www.huntingriffles.com

Answer 9

It's "aught".
Aught is an archaic word for "zero". My grandfather used to use that, but all the old-timers that used it have died off. So the rifle size is
30.06
aught is for the second zero

Answer 10

A rifle, 30.06. Usually used for deer and other bigger game. The "ought" means "zero".