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Alabama Shooter · January 20, 2013, 10:48 PM

Here is picture to get things to scale:

All three use 7.62 mm diameter bullets but case sizes and shapes are dramatically different.
The .30-30 was a sporting hunting cartridge for lever action rifles.
The .30-06 was an early rimless military design that was used in 1903 Springfield v2 and the M1 Garand.
The .30 Carbine was originally used in the M1 Carbine.

Here is an M1 Carbine and an M1 Garand:

And a 94 carbine reproduction:

January 20, 2013, 10:48 PM	#7
Alabama Shooter Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2012 Location: Sweet Home Posts: 886	Here is picture to get things to scale: All three use 7.62 mm diameter bullets but case sizes and shapes are dramatically different. The .30-30 was a sporting hunting cartridge for lever action rifles. The .30-06 was an early rimless military design that was used in 1903 Springfield v2 and the M1 Garand. The .30 Carbine was originally used in the M1 Carbine. Here is an M1 Carbine and an M1 Garand: And a 94 carbine reproduction: __________________ Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.