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Happy Patriot Day to my American friends.

The 30-06 is part of your history. It's worked well from the day it was created, and has never faltered. It works even better now because there are more powder and bullets available than ever before. It's served in peace and in war. It's been carried by rich and poor. Black and white. It's saved countless lives while it was in service. It's provided millions of meals for hunters and their families over the years, not only in the US, but around the world. In short, it is every man's rifle.

You can load it down. You can load it up. Or just shoot factory ammunition that's available virtually everywhere.

It's a varmint rifle. It's a big game rifle. Kids can use it. Grown ups too. It can do pretty much anything you ask of it. The 30-06 takes a lot of ribbing, but ignores it all and gets on with the job. It's rock solid and dependable. And best of all, it's American made. That's something most of you should be proud to say.

Even those of us who are not from the US like the 30-06. That means it's got an international following.

It's not obsolete. It's not on the ropes. When the latest craze passes, it will still be there, ready to do the job. .

The 30-06

The 30-06 is a real man's tote,
With an envious history that's worthy of note.
As pure and as pious as an Ave Maria,
As fun and as funky as a Cherry Garcia.

It never went stale like the short magnums did.
Or disappointed deer hunters (Heaven forbid!).
From varmints to deer, big bears and more.
Through Vietnam, Korea and two world wars.

Shot from Springfields, Garands and BARs,
It's earned its fair share of battlefield scars.
From 1906 to the present day,
It hasn't slowed down. It's not getting gray.

But what of the question: just what can't it do?
The answer is "nothing", but you already knew.
It's always been the best of America's picks.
The legend continues. The 30-06.

-Stephen Redgwell, 2016