It uses a 30 caliber or .308 inch diamiter projectile. .308
30-06. It HAS to be a 30-06, it wont take a 30/30 or an ordinary 30 caliber.
Winchester did not make an 1895 in .308 Winchester Caliber. Marked 30 Army is 30-40 Krag Caliber. Marked 30 US is 30-40 Krag Caliber. Marked 30 Government is either 30-03 Caliber or 30-06 Caliber Marked 30 Government 03 is 30-03 Caliber Marked 30 Government 06 is 30-06 Caliber FYI: The 30-03 while practically unknown is the forerunner of the 30-06. It is identical to the 30-06 except it has a slightly longer case neck than the 30-06. Since the both cartridges headspace on the shoulder, it is safe to fire a 30-06 cartridge in a 30-03 marked rifle, but not the other way around.
Noop.A .223 means 22.3/100ths of an inch,A 30-06 means a .30 caliber (30/100ths of an inch), that was introduced/patented in 1906.
30 caliber refers to any cartridge loaded with a bullet approximately 30/100 inch in diameter. 30-06 is just one of about 100 different 30 caliber cartridges.
The 30 in 30-06 means the caliber which is .30 caliber. The 06 refers to the date the cartridge was developed, 1906. Put them together and you have a popular and world changing round, the 30-06.
30 is the caliber, 06 is the year of introduction (1906)
30 caliber
30-06 stands for .30 caliber, and the 06 is because it was originally designed in 1906.
@ 1906
The 30-06 is physically larger. They preform similar, ballistically, though. 30-06 is the answer to your direct question.
A 30-06 because it has a higher grain count and is a higher caliber.
The 30-06 round (often spoken as "Thirty-ought-six") is a .30 caliber round. That is, the projectile is 30-hundredths of an inch. This is roughly equal to 7.62mm.The "-06" part comes from being designed in 1906.