Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hunters and shooters have been comparing the .308 vs .30/06 for decades. Some stand by the old warhorse .30/06 Springfield and ...

The most common bullet weights for the .270 are 130 and 150 grains. The old buck walked slowly around the point, stopped, reached up for a mouthful of browse. The gold bead came to rest against his ...

The 7x57mm Mauser and the .308 Winchester are two of the most versatile and popular cartridges to make the jump from military ...

The .30-06 Springfield cartridge is often called the “grand old cartridge,” and it’s earned that title for a reason. With over a century of use, hunters continue to choose the .30-06 despite a flood ...

In just a few decades, the U.S. Army would see itself go from a single-shot, blackpowder design in the form of the Trapdoor Springfield to a modern, semi-automatic fighting rifle in the M1 Garand.

This story was originally published in the November 1962 issue of Outdoor Life. The .30/06 is the most popular big-game cartridge for bolt-action rifles in the United States and probably in the world.