30/06 Springfield History and General Information.  The very popular 30/06 springfield was created by the U.S. military and commissioned into use in 1906. The 30/06 springfield's official military name "Caliber.30, Model 1906, Mark 1".  Instantly the 30/06 cartridge was adopted into civilian use for sporting purposes and rapidly expanded into the world wide shooting community and in which it was accepted with open arms.  The 30/06 springfield is one of the most widely accepted cartridges in the world. The reason for such popularity is the availability of bullets which range from 100 grain plinkers to 220 grain bear stoppers.  The 30/06 brass cartridge case lends itself well to be altered into other calibers and cartridges, the list is long and most of the cartridges that were developed are some of the best we have even today.  The 30/06 springfield with the power it offers down range will recoil somewhat to the shooters shoulder with heavier bullets in the 180 grain range the recoil is at the peak of what most shooters will tolerate.   30/06 Springfield Barrel Specifications. Common Barrel Twist Rate - 1/10 and 1/12 Bore Groove Diameter - .308"   30/06 Springfield Reloading Specifications. Bullet Diameter - .308" Maximum Case Length - 2.494" Trimmed Case Length - 2.484" Primer Size - Large Rifle   30/06 Springfield Loading Data Hints.  The 30/06 responds well to i.m.r.powders such as 4064, 4350, 4320 and 3031 ignited by remington 9 1/2 primers in bullet weights between 130-165 grain, very accurate. 30/06 Springfield Reloading Data. Hodgdon Reloading Data Center. 30/06 Springfield Rifles. New Browning, Remington & Winchester, 30/06 Springfield rifles here.  Sponsor - Impact Guns.   30/06 Springfield Trajectory and Hunting Applications.  This is a down range trajectory chart for the 30/06 springfield cartridge with the scope mounted 1.5 inches above the bore center line plus if you were using this load, its effective hunting bullet energy range with well placed shots on, Varmint / Predator size game, such as Bobcat, Cougar, Coyote. Deer size game, such as Antelope, Blacktail, Hogs, Javelina, Mule, Whitetail. Elk size game, such as Caribou, Black Bear, Sheep. Moose size game, such as Brown Bear. Bullet diameter .308" Bullet weight 150 grains Bullet ballistic coeffecient .359 Bullet velocity 3,100 feet per second Range 100 yds. 200 yds. 300 yds. 400 yds. 500 yds. + + 1.5 0 - 6.8 - 20.2 - 42.0 2659 2190 1792 1458 1178  Varmint + + + + + +  Deer + + + + - -  Elk + + - - - -  Moose - - - - - - Copyright 2001 - 2010