> - As we have previously seen, Pedersen developed one of the entries
>in the competition to replace the M1903 between the World Wars. His
>rifle, designed around a novel medium-power cartridge, actually
>won that competition... and then the Army Chief of Staff
>demanded that the new service rifle use .30-'06 like its predecessor,

I meant to ask, when I first read this one, and I entirely forgot. Was there any reason given for why? I mean, if he won...
Or was it merely "Because the .30-06 is MANS round, by golly, and our boys are MEN!" Which wouldn't surprise me, considering the time period.

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