The M1903 Springfield formally the United States Rifle Caliber .30-06 Model 1903 is an American clip-loaded 5-round magazine fed bolt-action service rifle used primarily during the first half of the 20th century.It was officially adopted as a United States military bolt-action rifle on June 19 1903 and saw service in World War I. It was officially replaced as the standard infantry rifle by the faster-firing semi-automatic 8 round M1 Garand starting in 1937.
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length (km)
1.11506
weight (kg)
3932.71
origin
United States
type
Bolt action
used in war
Korean War, Chinese Civil War, Vietnam War, World War II, Mexican Revolution, Second Sino-Japanese War, Cuban Revolution, Banana Wars, World War I
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