more like Gen. MacArthur bosses....they had billions of rounds of 30-06 left over from WWI so why not just keep going.
Same deal when the US Military decided to use the tonage of powder they had in surplus with the new M193 round causing many issues in the early days.
Government reminds me of customers who bring thier own parts that are wrong and ask us to make them fit/work
Mr. Garand you showed us a great rifle, love it. That ammo shows some real promise. Now go make it in 30-06 cause we aint paying for a new cartridge. Chief of staff MacArthur tell them how its goin g to be.