The cartridge used in the M1917 was the 1906 .30 caliber, hence .30-06. After WWI the Army developed a new round, boat tail, heavier - maybe 174? - and called it the M1 ball. I'm working from...
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The cartridge used in the M1917 was the 1906 .30 caliber, hence .30-06. After WWI the Army developed a new round, boat tail, heavier - maybe 174? - and called it the M1 ball. I'm working from...
I have never fired the Springfield 1903, but I was pleasantly surprised to get a 1 inch group with my Eddystone M1917 at 100 yards. I've had it for 32 years, but in that time I only fired it perhaps...