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Several years ago I ended up with a .30-06
Friday, February 26, 2021, 08:00

I vowed never too own one, just to plain and common. Yet due to unusual circumstances on a custom build, mostly in frustration, I had him build a .30-06. My gunsmith had a pile of literally brand new, unused, WWI Enfield four groove .30 cal. barrels he offered at a big discount. That's 1914-17 manufacture that he himself bought back in the 1950's and this was early 1980's. He had no exotica reamers in .30 cal. and we not keen on ordering or renting more for me. My other caliber options drove the price up 3x. So I, ME, ended up with a .30-06. I secretly vowed to do a re-bore if I ever needed more.

I have enjoyed playing with varied projectiles through it since then. 55 gr. Accelerators, heavy and light cast, light jacketed, heavy jacketed. It is popular for a reason and surprisingly powerful and accurate. It worked almost 120 yrs. ago and still does. It's just still plain and lacks exotica.