I knew that his Springfield was made & chambered in the original 30-03 , which had a longer neck and a 220gr bullet around 2300. He mentions in his "African Game Trails" that from time to time he would use the "military pointed spritzer" ( the 1906 round, shorter neck, 150 at 2700fps) several times but gives no detail on his 220gr. I can't find any info so does anyone know if his 220gr bullet was a fmj, cupro nickel jacked round nose or a soft nose? I can't imagine him using that 150 fmj on elephant, though he did use it on rhino!
Roosevelts 30-03
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Very interesting to think that was one of the most potent cartridges of the time. A couple years later the '06 is born and for most hunting applications they could've stopped right there. For whatever reason a lot of people look down their nose at the '06, like it's not capable of putting meat on the table anymore.
I may have more guns than I need but there will always be a .30-06 in the stable.
I may have more guns than I need but there will always be a .30-06 in the stable.
