Happy 30-06 Day!

[Demi-human]

For those who write the date with the day first, it’s 30-06 Day!

A day of greatness! Of Versatility! A day of old rifles and new adventures!

 

[MacAR]

In honor of this day, I give you my own 30-Gov't-06:

It now wears a 3-9x40 Leupold, but it is still my favorite "meat rifle".

Mac

 

[Gridley]

Thinking of .30-06 always makes me think of my Garand, which makes me smile.

So thank you for that.

 

[Demi-human]

A few of my 30-06s and a Nylon66.

With all the remarkable bullets and loads available the Ol’ Girl is useful for anything from bunnies to bears. I have a 110 Vmax handload that is both accurate and devastating, I call them VSP rounds.
VerySmallPieces, left of what ever was shot with it.
I have a lot of heavy bullets for my Blackout I’m going to work through the 30-06 this summer.
A handloaders dream. Endless combinations, and all of them good!

Having been denied a new mower, for lack of freaking lawn mowers,, I think a new bolt action is in my future. Time to go see what rifles CZ chambers in it.

 

[Rubone]

Ruger 77MKII Sporter does the job...

 

[Hugger-4641]

Not fair, never gonna be a 30-30 day.
Oh well, here's to my 30-06's.
Just realized I don't have a pic of my Howa, have to fix that later.

 

[Riomouse911]

In honor of .30/06 day, and for the days leading up to July 4th, here is an all original 1944 Springfield Garand that I fondled at my FFL’s shop this afternoon:



I hope this gun saw service during WWII during the final March to victory. It was amazing to hold a gun that came with all its original-era parts and doesn’t appear to have been armory-overhauled at all.

Stay safe.

 

[Bfh_auto]

Not fair, never gonna be a 30-30 day.
Oh well, here's to my 30-06's.
Just realized I don't have a pic of my Howa, have to fix that later.View attachment 1008576

But next month will be 7-30 day... At least it's 30-30's kid.

 

[J-Bar]

I’ll play, with 90 minutes left in the day. Inherited from an uncle, a 1943 Remington ‘03-A3. One of a few heirlooms in my temporary care:

 

[Pat Riot]

I guess it isn’t the same but my M1 started life as a 30.06…
I converted it to .308 when I had it restocked and accurized.

 

[P5 Guy]

Opps a day late?

 

[Demi-human]

Oops a day late?

It’s never too late for an aught six!
Especially for beautiful ones!

 

[Pat Riot]

They are underrated and unappreciated today.

Yes, they are. The 30.06 is a very versatile round that gets no love from gun mags and bloggers today and that’s a shame.
The only reason I converted my Garand was it was getting hard to find ammo that the Garand could handle for a decent price at the time. Also, I didn’t reload then.

I am considering a bolt gun. 30.06 is at the top of my list.

 

[MacAR]

I am considering a bolt gun. 30.06 is at the top of my list.

Around here, even in the midst of the current madness, '06 bolt actions aren't hard to find. A good used one, or even a new one, shouldn't be difficult to find nor too expensive. Go for it!

Mac

 

[J-Bar]

I just watched “Jaws” for the 30th time. A .30-‘06 Garand took out the bada$$ shark. What’s not to like?

 

[dh1633pm]

In honor of this day, I give you my own 30-Gov't-06:

Very kind of you to give away your fine 30-06 rifle. I love the 30-06. Have three that like it. 1903A3, Model of 1917, and of course my Garand.

 

[lightman]

Like many of you, my two 30-06's are a Garand and a 1903-A3. Sorry, no pictures!

On another note, an older friend found some surplus 30-06 ammo that he gifted me for my collection. Two cartridges with 1917 on the headstamp with an extra heavy crimp. And three boxes of cartridges dated during WW2. I think the extra heavy crimps were for cartridges intended for use in aircraft.

 

[usaral63]

Truth be told, IS there really any other cartridge!

 

[Demi-human]

Truth be told, IS there really any other cartridge!

Only 45 Auto… America!