The.30-03 Springfield 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 use
Comparison of .30-01, .30-03, and .30-06 geometry
The.30-06 Springfield cartridge, 7.62×63mm in metric notation, and called the.30 Gov't '06 by Winchester, was introduced to the United States Army in 1906 and later standardized; it remained in milita
.30-03 Springfield
…30-03 to indicate the year of adoption. It used a 220 grain (14 g (0.49 oz)) roundnose bullet. It was replaced after only three years of service by the .30-06, firing a spitzer bullet that had better ballistic performance. The .30-03 was developed to replace the .30-40 Krag cartridge used in the Krag–Jørgensen…
From left to right 9.3×62mm, .30-06 Springfield, 7.92×57mm Mauser, 6.5×55mm and .308 Winchester
M1 Garand 30-06. Note the ammunition clip at 12 o'clock. It is ejected from the rifle after all eight rounds have been fired.
A Winchester Model 70 Super Grade hunting rifle in .30-06 with Leupold 6×42 scope
Eight .30-06 cartridges loaded in an en bloc clip for the M1 Garand