This type of rifle was used in World War I and likely in World war II as well. It was bolt action and I think could carry 5 bullets in the magazine. In World War II movies you will see this bolt action rifle with a leather strap over the shoulder of soldiers worldwide of almost every nation because it was a reliable rifle even at long range.
It was designed to shoot through 10 men before stopping on the battlefield and it was used to stop vehicles by shooting through the engine block during war (which it could also do) of most engines (not sure it could make it through a diesel Semi Truck engine though but the bullet likely could make it through any car or pickup Trucks engine block so all the oil and water would leak out and the engine would soon freeze up or depending upon where the bullet hit the engine also likely could explode if it was running at the time. Also, this type of Rifle is accurate 1 to 5 miles in range. Maybe the largest rifle bullet I have personally seen in my entire life. Both bullets and rifle are very heavy not light like todays weapons who mostly cannot go through a car engine except maybe a Sniper rifle at .50 or more caliber which might be accurate 5 to 10 miles depending upon the wind etc.
However, these bullets were not designed to be dum dums like many AR-15 bullets (M-16) which are more built to cause more blood loss and immediate death. So, depending upon where a person is hit the bullet is likely to pass all the way through a human body that is a 30 odd 6 rifle like those used in World War I and also somewhat into World War II by the average American Soldier. Not sure what replaced this rifle or at what point it was replaced in the U.S. Army or other armies worldwide.
So, there are likely millions and millions of these rifles still all over the world. However, they might be dangerous to use and explode upon first use if they haven't been shot in years. So, unless a Gunsmith shoots it into a water barrel it might explode especially if the inside of the barrel is rusty. So, just shooting an old 30 odd 6 might also kill you (unless you hold it around a tree that is about 2 feet or more in diameter when you shoot it and even then it could take off fingers or hands if it exploded. These are very old weapons now. The last M1 made was in 1957 for the U.S. military by the way which is 68 years ago now so likely these guns could be very dangerous to use unless a gunsmith looked at them. So, don't lose a hand or fingers or your eyesight or your life by trying to shoot one that hasn't been shot for 30 or more years now because the barrel could explode with a high velocity bullet like this one when it goes off.
For example, I asked when the last M1 (30 odd 6) was built and here is what it said:
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- Replacement: The .30-06 M1 Garand was officially replaced as the standard service rifle by the M14 rifle, which used the 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge, in 1957. The full transition for the active Army component took until 1965.
- Continued assembly: Assembly of some M1 Garands from existing parts continued after 1957, including National Match rifles made at Springfield Armory until 1963 and sniper rifle conversions into the late 1960s.
- Limited service: The .30-06 M1 Garand remained in limited use with the Army Reserve, Army National Guard, and Navy into the early 1970s.
- Foreign production: Some allied countries, such as Italy, also manufactured M1 Garands under license for some time after U.S. production ended.
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