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OK, I know I am running the chance of having the Mod. move this, but I think this is the fourum where I will find the most knowledge on this quesion. I have asked it before, but didn't get consistent answers.

If you have a rifle marked .30 US, (eg: a 1895 Winchester, but could be other as well), does that mean (a)30-40 Krag, (b) 30-03, (c)30-06. Were all Springfields FTR'd to the 30-06 chambering?
 
It could be any of those calibers, depending on the rifle. 95 Winchesters were available in all of them at one time or another, I believe. You would have to know when the rifle was manufactured to get a better idea. I recall reading somewhere that some Springfields did not get rechambered, but they are pretty rare, and worth more because of it. - dan
 
"...a rifle marked .30 US..." Is a .30-40 Krag. Aka. .30 U.S. Army. A rifle chambered in .30-06 would be marked as such.
The .30-03 wasn't around long enough for commercial manufacturers to bother with.
"...Were all Springfields FTR'd to the 30-06..." The only on-line data comes from Wikipedia and is suspect. The article says that about 50 to 100 1903's did not get converted to .30-06, but doesn't site a source. Hatcher's Notebook, a much more reliable source, says all rifles were returned to the Springfield Armoury and rechambered.
 
Silverback said:
Actually a friend of mine saw a '95 Winchester in .30-03 this past fall at a gun shop in Alberta.
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My brother actually has one of the nicest 30-03 Winnys your ever likely to see. Wished I could actually remember exactly how it's marked on the barrel??
I believe it was simply marked 30-03
 
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