Quote Originally Posted by 10x View Post
The BM59 was 7.62 Nato, not 30-06.
Finding usable mags for a 30-06 is usually limited to BAR mags. The military could not get them to work reliably when they tried in the 1940s and 1950s to modify the M1 to a mag fed rifle. This whole process later developed into the M14.
Not to mention the fact that post WWII studies found that full size rifle chamberings were overkill. Studies found that the majority of engagements occurred at less than 200 yards. No need for the 06 at that type of range not to mention the cost savings to the Pentagon by going to the 308.