02 July 2019

No Wonder We Took Kettle Hill

Via Miguel...

In the June 23, 1896 edition of the Marietta Daily Leader:


Seems we didn't need bother developing .30-06, .30-40 was sufficient.

3 comments:

  1. At least we know journalist have been using the same book of "gun facts" for over a century

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  2. A rimless version of .30-40 might have been a good idea.

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    1. The people who developed .30 M1903 agreed.

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