[tracer]

Agreed. I already have been corrected and noted in my post #260 that I shouldn't attempt to post here before I'm fully awake on a Saturday AM. 8~)

It does appear, though, that the 30-06 has a much greater velocity than both the 7.62X39 and the 30-30. As I recall (at least I think I do), the 30-06 is akin to the M1 Garand, right?

I did have the superiority of the 30-06 correctly in mind but got my numbers wrong. Thanks for the good info and your willingness to share your knowledge and keen eye for facts and errors.....

[El Gato]

the 30-06 is akin to the M1 Garand, right?

The Garand fires the 30-06, although some have been converted to 7.62X51. So did it's predecessors the M1903 Springfield and the M1917 Enfield.