No Respect!!!!

Naval ordnance men loading a belt of .30-06 into an SBD Dauntless

 

I'm also a fan of the .303 British, 7.5x55 Swiss, 7.5x54 MAS, 7.62.54mm R, 7.7 x58mm, and a bunch of others.

They pretty much all do the same thing, and do it well. The key point is the rifles that use them. They're interesting to work with and all have their peculiar quirks and virtues.

   However..............here are my responses and observations to some of your posts ( I won't mention any names).

   I thought my indentations on the left hand side signified a new paragraph.  However, if you'd like, I can indent AND double space to begin new paragraphs.  Perhaps when I thought I was learning English in school, I was really learning American.

   I'm not a big guy, only 5' 6" and 135 lbs.  The .30-06 has never left me bruised and battered.  Maybe a little sore after a box of ammo at the range, but not bad enough to not want to shoot it anymore.  I just never found the .30-06 uncomfortable to shoot.

   The .270 Win, .280 Rem, and .25-06 are ALL .30-06 cases that have been necked down to smaller calibers.  I've shot a .270 and have not found it to be any easier to shoot than a .30-06.  They are all about the same, it's just the percieved recoil that feels different.

   The .308 Win is 7.62x51 while the .30-06 is 7.62x63.  The .308 was designed to give near .30-06 performance, only in a short action length using more efficient powder. All things being equal (weight of rifle, bullet weight, etc., etc.,.), the .308 actually produces a little less recoil energy than the .30-06.

   The .223, or 5.56x45 Nato, wan not designed to merely wound and thereby incapacitate three people on a battle field rather than kill and only take out one person.  It passed the military tests for penetration at given distances, but more importantly, allowed the soldier to carry much more ammunition per pound than the .308.  However, in my honest opinion, that line of thinking ruined the principals of marksmanship where you make every bullet count.  The .223 started the whole "spray and pray" style of shooting.

   Dave, thank you for your support.  I appreciate all firearms, and almost all calibers.  I say almost because I really see no need for the huge magnums, but that's just my opinion.

   As I have said in the New Members area, you all seem like really nice people.  Way more friendly that some other firearms forums that I've looked at.  You all seem really friendly and easy going.  What can I say, I read some posts that put down the .30-06 and felt it was my patriotic duty to stand up for the old round.  I would expect any of you Canadians, Australians, or British to do the same if one of us Yanks were to talk bad about the .303.  And yes, I do realize this IS a forum dedicated to the Enfield and thus the .303. 

   Well, this is me getting off my soap box.  Hope I didn't upset too many of you.  I'm really just an easy going guy who also happens to be a bit of a smart ass.  Take care.

 

Sonny

 

   Sorry, even I couldn't keep a straight face while I typed that!!!!

   Well, just keep working on the wife, maybe she'll give in and let you get a .30-06.  But hey, there's nothing wrong with the .308!!  I plan on building my own .308 sometime in the near future.  The best way I can describe it and keep it P.C. would be:  a long range, precision, tactical rifle.  Know what I mean?  Here in Montana, I have a local range that actually has a 1000 yard range.  I don't NEED to ever shoot that far, but I just want to challenge myself.

 

CM

 

enfieldboy,

It's thirty rifles that there were six each made of.