| .300 Rook | ||||||||
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| Type | Rifle | |||||||
| Place of origin | United Kingdom | |||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||
| Case type | Rimmed, straight | |||||||
| Bullet diameter | .300 in (7.6 mm) | |||||||
| Neck diameter | .317 in (8.1 mm) | |||||||
| Base diameter | .319 in (8.1 mm) | |||||||
| Rim diameter | .369 in (9.4 mm) | |||||||
| Case length | 1.17 in (30 mm) | |||||||
| Overall length | 1.38 in (35 mm) | |||||||
| Ballistic performance | ||||||||
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| Source(s): Cartridges of the World. [1] | ||||||||
The .300 Rook, also known as the .295 Rook (by Holland & Holland only), is an obsolete centerfire rifle cartridge.
The .300 Rook is a rimmed cartridge originally designed for use in rook rifles for hunting small game and target shooting.
It was loaded with a 80 gr (5.2 g) solid lead bullet driven by 10 gr (0.65 g) of black powder at a standard muzzle velocity of 1,100 ft/s (340 m/s). [1] A variant, the short lived .300 Rook target, was loaded with a heavier 110 gr (7.1 g) bullet as it was felt the original loading was too light for distance target shooting, as wind had an effect on the trajectory as well as bullet drop over longer distances. [2]
The origins of the .300 Rook are uncertain although it was introduced before 1874, [1] it became one of the most popular British rook cartridges, also being chambered in several revolvers. [2] In later years its popularity was eroded by the .255 Jeffery Rook and to Holland & Holland's .297/250 Rook. [2]
The .300 Rook cartridge case was lengthened to create the .300 Sherwood, [3] which in turn superseded the .300 Rook target variant. [4] As with other rook rifle cartridges, the .300 Rook was superseded by the .22 Long Rifle. [4]
The .577/450 Martini–Henry is a black powder, centrefire rifle cartridge. It was the standard British service cartridge from the early 1870s that went through two changes from the original brass foil wrapped case to the drawn brass of two parts, the case and the primer. The .577/450 Martini–Henry was introduced with the Martini–Henry, in service it succeeded the .577 Snider cartridge and was used by all arms of the British armed forces as well British colonial forces throughout the British Empire until it was itself succeeded by the .303 British cartridge after an unsuccessful trial of a .402 calibre.
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The .577 Nitro Express is a large-bore centerfire rifle cartridge designed for the purpose of hunting large game such as elephant. This cartridge is used almost exclusively in single-shot and double express rifles for hunting in the Tropics or hot climates in general and is a cartridge associated with the golden age of African safaris and Indian shikars.
The rook rifle, originally called the rook and rabbit rifle, is an obsolete English single-shot small calibre rifle intended for shooting small game, particularly rook shooting.
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The .450 Black Powder Express also known as the .450 31⁄4-inch BPE was a popular black powder cartridge in the late 19th and early 20th century.
The .450/400 Black Powder Express cartridges were black powder rifle cartridges introduced in the United Kingdom in the 1880s.
The .246 Purdey, also known as the .246 Flanged, is an obsolete centerfire rifle cartridge developed by James Purdey & Sons and introduced in 1921.
The .255 Jeffery Rook, also known as the .255 Jeffery Rook Rifle, is an obsolete small bore firearm cartridge.
The .400 Purdey, also known as the .400 3-inch Straight and .400 Purdey Light Express 3-inch, is an obsolete rifle cartridge developed by James Purdey & Sons.
The .300 Sherwood, also known as the .300 Extra Long and the .300 Westley, is an obsolete centerfire rifle cartridge developed by Westley Richards.
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The .220 Rook, also known as the .220 Long Centrefire, is an obsolete British centerfire rifle cartridge.
The .360 No 5 Rook is an obsolete centerfire rifle cartridge.
The .380 Long [9.8 x 24mmR], also known as the .380 Rook rifle, is an obsolete centerfire rifle cartridge.
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The .500/450 No 1 Black Powder Express, known in its day as the .500/450 No 1 Express, was a centerfire rifle cartridge developed by Westley Richards and introduced in the late 1870s.
The .461 No 1 Gibbs and the .461 No 2 Gibbs are two obsolete proprietary rifle cartridges developed in 19th century Britain.
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