01-10-2012, 11:03 PM
stanc Wrote:The .30-06 had proven superior to .276 Pedersen in "hard target" penetration tests in the 1930s, and IIRC the .30 Light Rifle round was also better in this regard when tested against .280 Enfield.
Perhaps, but many seem to believe that the cartridge change for the Garand was due to, at least in part, the large amount of .30 ammo already on hand.
Drifter

