.30-06 Springfield
E421931
The .30-06 Springfield is a powerful and historically significant American rifle cartridge widely used in both military service and civilian hunting and target shooting throughout the 20th century.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| .30-06 Springfield canonical | 6 |
| .30-03 Springfield | 1 |
| .30-40 Krag | 1 |
| Caliber .30 M1906 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4211484 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: .30-06 Springfield Context triple: [M1 Garand, cartridge, .30-06 Springfield]
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A.
A33 Winchester bypass
The A33 Winchester bypass was a former section of the A33 road that diverted traffic around the city of Winchester in Hampshire, England, before being superseded by the M3 motorway.
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B.
Remington rifle
The Remington rifle is a family of American-made, bolt-action and lever-action firearms widely used by military forces and civilians worldwide from the late 19th century onward.
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C.
Berdan rifle
The Berdan rifle was a 19th-century single-shot bolt-action military rifle that served as a standard infantry weapon of the Imperial Russian Army.
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D.
5.56×45mm NATO
The 5.56×45mm NATO is a standard intermediate rifle cartridge widely used by NATO forces and many militaries worldwide in assault rifles and light machine guns.
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E.
Carcano rifle
The Carcano rifle is an Italian bolt-action military rifle most widely known as the weapon used by Lee Harvey Oswald in the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: .30-06 Springfield Target entity description: The .30-06 Springfield is a powerful and historically significant American rifle cartridge widely used in both military service and civilian hunting and target shooting throughout the 20th century.
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A.
A33 Winchester bypass
The A33 Winchester bypass was a former section of the A33 road that diverted traffic around the city of Winchester in Hampshire, England, before being superseded by the M3 motorway.
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B.
Remington rifle
The Remington rifle is a family of American-made, bolt-action and lever-action firearms widely used by military forces and civilians worldwide from the late 19th century onward.
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C.
Berdan rifle
The Berdan rifle was a 19th-century single-shot bolt-action military rifle that served as a standard infantry weapon of the Imperial Russian Army.
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D.
5.56×45mm NATO
The 5.56×45mm NATO is a standard intermediate rifle cartridge widely used by NATO forces and many militaries worldwide in assault rifles and light machine guns.
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E.
Carcano rifle
The Carcano rifle is an Italian bolt-action military rifle most widely known as the weapon used by Lee Harvey Oswald in the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bottlenecked rifle cartridge
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rifle cartridge ⓘ |
| bulletDiameter |
0.308 inch
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7.62 mm ⓘ |
| caseCapacity | ~68 grains of water ⓘ |
| caseLength | 2.494 inch ⓘ |
| caseType | rimless bottleneck ⓘ |
| commonUse |
big-game hunting
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deer hunting ⓘ elk hunting ⓘ long-range shooting ⓘ moose hunting ⓘ target shooting ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designer | Springfield Armory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | United States Army Ordnance Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumAveragePressure | ~60,000 psi (SAAMI) ⓘ |
| militaryDesignation |
Caliber .30 M1
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.30-06 Springfield self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Caliber .30 M1906
Caliber .30 M2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameDerivation | .30 caliber, adopted in 1906 ⓘ |
| natoStandard | false ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
historically one of the most popular hunting cartridges in North America
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long effective range for hunting ⓘ strong recoil compared to intermediate cartridges ⓘ wide range of bullet weights and loadings ⓘ |
| overallLength | 3.34 inch ⓘ |
| precededBy |
.30-06 Springfield
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
.30-03 Springfield
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| replacedBy |
.308 Winchester
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7.62×51mm NATO ONNED2 ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1906 ⓘ |
| standardBulletWeight |
150 grain
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165 grain ⓘ 180 grain ⓘ |
| typicalMuzzleEnergy | ~2700–2900 ft⋅lbf with 150–180 grain bullets ⓘ |
| typicalMuzzleVelocity |
2700 ft/s with 150-grain bullet
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~2600 ft/s with 165-grain bullet ⓘ ~2700 ft/s with 180-grain bullet (modern loads) ⓘ |
| usedByMilitary |
NATO member states (early Cold War period)
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United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army ONNED1 ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Korean War
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Vietnam War ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| usedInFirearm |
Browning Automatic Rifle
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surface form:
Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR)
M1 Garand rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ M1903 Springfield rifle ⓘ M1917 Browning machine gun NERFINISHED ⓘ M1917 Enfield rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ M1919 Browning machine gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfIntroduction | 1906 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: .30-06 Springfield Description of subject: The .30-06 Springfield is a powerful and historically significant American rifle cartridge widely used in both military service and civilian hunting and target shooting throughout the 20th century.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
M1 Garand
subject surface form:
Lewis machine gun
this entity surface form:
.30-40 Krag
this entity surface form:
.30-03 Springfield
this entity surface form:
Caliber .30 M1906