MudRunner2005
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You sure about that? Because the .30-06 was designed and developed in 1906... And WW1 didn't start until 1914...As the Germans advanced with their 7x57 Muaser the Canadians and Americans soon realized that they we're up against a wall in fire power due too the lack of cartage range of their own weaponry !!! Things only got worse as the Germans soon found a new cartage in 8mm that they used to slow down the foreign invaders...
This was not well liked by the folks in the Americas as the metric firearms sent shivers too those that lost loved ones, and the Government at the time knew this all too well,,, it was at this time that the advancement of better fire power was soon in the hands of the allies. The USA army engineers had been testing a new concept of turning an all time favored case into the first ever known 30-03 that was soon too become what we know as today as 30-06,,, there was no way in h@!!'s garden would they name this new rifle 7.62 X what ever as the metric fear in the publics eyes was so real...
The Korean and Japanese was only distanced metric rifles from ever being sold here in North America, the Japan Oh-Saka rifle with metric bullet took many more lives as well. The first American metric rifle came as a 7.62x55 to replace the 30-06,,, it was too put fear too those that challenged used with their own metric armament...
This perhaps is why we use standard inch as measurement. It is too show respect too our fallen brothers and sister,,, I for one will always use inch form in respect to my 2 lost uncles and 3 that returned damaged... "Just me is all."
Any-Who, one can own what ever rifle caliber one chooses, and name it any caliber that suits our fancy, Ha.
One should not under estimate the 270 Winchester till you see the dude that turned his into a long distance shooter. 28" of glory.
She might have a long arss barrel, but she can reach way out dare too getter done.
270 Win For Long Range Shooting
Pal Don that is glad too share.
Also I think you mean 7.62x51 NATO, AKA, the .308 Winchester, which was developed in 1954 to replace the .30-06, as they were looking to produce similar .30 caliber performance in a smaller, lighter, and more compact package.