What Is the Maximum Effective Range of .308?
The .30-06 caliber was a cutting-edge ammunition technology now that smokeless powder had almost completely replaced blackpowder. With new advancements, forces needed the performance of the .30-06 150-gr. load, but in a shorter cartridge which required a shorter action. That is how the7.62x51mm NATO round, and its .308 Winchester civilian sibling, was born. In 1952, the round was introduced commercially after being developed for the military. Two years later it was adopted by NATO with its new designation being 7....