.30-06 Springfield VS .300 H&H Magnum

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.30-06 Springfield

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.300 H&H Magnum

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MSRP:

$368.99

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$368.99

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$409.99

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$22.49

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$22.49

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Gun Specifications

Specifications

.30-06 Springfield

.300 H&H Magnum

Height

2.49

2.85

Average FPS

2816

2880

Average Grain

166

180

Average Energy

2920

3314

Recoil

2.19

2.34

Ballistic Coefficient

398.74

437.33

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Gun Descriptions

.30-06 Springfield

The 30-06 Springfield Ammo was introduced to the US Army in 1906 before it became standardized and stayed in use, in service, with the army until the late 1970s. It is 7.62 × 63mm in metric notation and has its parent case as the 30-06 Springfield. The 30-06 Springfield Ammo's name originates from the number of bullet caliber it possesses in inches which are 30. The "06" is a reference to the year 1906, when the cartridge was adopted. It has its place of origin in the United States. The 30-06 Springfield Ammo was quite popular in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam war. It was designed in 1906 by the Springfield Armory, even though several others have manufactured it since then. With bullet diameter of .308 inches and a land diameter of .300 inches, the neck of the 30-06 Springfield Ammo is .340 inches. It has a shoulder diameter of .441 inches and a rim diameter of .473 inches. The 30-06 Springfield Ammo rim's thickness is .049 inches, and it has an overall length of 3.34 inches (85mm). It has a maximum pressure of 58, 740psi, and a Max CUP of 50,000. The 30-06 Springfield Ammo remains a popular sporting round with ammunition produced by many prominent manufacturers globally. It is one of the most popular sporting cartridges globally, and this is due to its efficiency when used in hunting. It is also tolerable to most shooters, however young.

.300 H&H Magnum

Designed by the British firm Holland & Holland, the .300 H&H Magnum was introduced in 1925, based on the .375 H&H Magnum case necked down to .30 caliber. By 1888 the famous Mauser company of Germany had designed a rimless cartridge which gave reliable feeding in bolt action magazine-fed rifles, influencing cartridge design worldwide. The belted case was first introduced by Holland & Holland on the .400 and .375 NE cartridges in 1904 followed by the famous .375 H&H magnum in 1912 with the .300 H&H magnum arriving 13 years later. The .300 H&H magnum was a proprietary cartridge patented by Holland and Holland, meaning that no other manufacturer could build rifles or ammunition for the .300 H&H magnum without the firm’s consent. For these reasons, the .300 H&H magnum initially received little attention outside of Britain’s upper class. During the later 1920s, Holland & Holland released the patent rights to the .375 and .300 cartridges, allowing Griffin & Howe, along with other manufacturers, to build rifles and ammunition in these calibers. Still, for nearly a decade the .300 H&H magnum went mostly unnoticed by the general shooting public. But in 1935, American shooter Ben Comfort used a Griffin & Howe .300 H&H Magnum built on an M1917 action to win the 1000-yard Wimbledon cup. Following the Wimbledon Cup victory, the .300 H&H Magnum cartridge obtained widespread attention in the U.S.A, influencing future cartridge designs. The .300 H&H magnum was in its heyday, enjoyed both as an African plains game cartridge, a North American game cartridge and an effective competition chambering. The .300 H&H magnum is a potent cartridge, thoroughly suited to medium game hunting as well as large animals, such as zebras or wildebeests. Eventually, the .300 H&H magnum was superseded by newer .30 caliber magnum cartridges including the .300 Weatherby Magnum, followed by the .308 Norma and .300 Winchester Magnums. Nevertheless, the .300 H&H magnum continues to see use.