7.62 X 51. Also called a .308
Everything old is new again. General Patton called the M1 Garand the best rifle ever developed. It used a .30-06 round. .30 caliber rounds seem to work well in all applications: AK, M1 Garand, M14, and now the SCAR M-17.
I just finished reading American Rifle and I am puzzled. Why is it that with the history of rifle development in the US we cannot today provide a new quality rifle / carbine for our troops and need to go to Belgium or Germany?
Do you know why the round is rated at 30.06? I know it is a 30 calibre round but what does the .06 mean?
Thanks.
Don’t forget the russian cousins, 7.6s x 39 and 7.62 x 54R.
I love the SKS and the Mosin-Nagant.