Cartridges

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This dummy is similar to the specimen listed on p.130 of Hoyem 3, but the “bullet” dimensions are different from the measurements listed, as the bullet diameter is .320” and not .354” as shown in the tables of measurements on p.212.   

This dummy is similar to the specimen listed on p.129 of Hoyem 3, but the “bullet” dimensions are different from the measurements listed, as the bullet diameter is .320” and not .354” as shown in the tables of measurements on p.212.   

Based on the 8 x 50R Austrian Mannlicher case. The .500 designation is a bit confusing because the case measurements does not match any .500" British caliber dimensions.      

Popular rook and rabbit rifle          

Early Eley loading as indicated by the battery cup primer. This was one of the earlier rook and rabbit rounds, but was listed for only a short period.   

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This was a Westley Richards development in early 1914. There is a very good ARTICLE that was published by them for the rationale behind the development of this strange cartridge. The 2 original specimens shown are extremely rare, with the bottom specimen a replica...

Developed around 1908, this was a very popular sporting cartridge during the early 20th century. This last specimen by OPM with an error in the headstamp. 318 MITRO instead of NITRO                    ...

This is a proprietary loading of the 318 Westley Richards with the Fraser oblique ratchet bullet   

Developed around 1900 by British gunmaker WW Greener mainly for single shot rifles, although doubles were also produced     No. 1 Small Arms Ammunition Factory, Footscray, Victoria. No. 2 Small Arms Ammunition Factory, Footscray, Victoria. Changed in...

Updated December 2022 The 303 British sporting loads are listed in Fleming, so I will list some of my sporting cartridges here as well. The 303 BRITISH is a collection all by itself with many hundreds of different specimens. The focus for this page is only BRITISH...

Developed for single shot and double rifles around 1906-08 and ballistics are basically on par with the more popular 318 Westley Richards. The 375 leads to some confusion because it is not based on any existing 375 cartridge in use in England during that time. Proof...

This is the same as the 375/303 WR but loaded with the Swift bullet    

303 British case loaded with Swift bullet for match shooting   

Developed by John Richards in 1901 in the quest for cheap and convenient target practice. He took fired 303 British cases and reduced the length to 1.10” and loaded them with lead .303 bullets. The design was registered on the 3rd of December 1901 as Design No....

By Birmingham Metals & Munitions Company. The name ADDER is in all probability derived from Adderley Park Mills in Birmingham where it was manufactured. It is not a shortened 303 British as the dimension are smaller than the 303 case  

         The following is an article by John Pople-Crump in the June 1997 issue of the ECRA newsletter 385-25/ From lohn Pople-Crump (G.B.) June 1997 A brief history of the, .303 Magnum cartridge: 1919-1932: In 1919, the National Rifle...

   The following is an article by John Pople-Crump in the June 1997 issue of the ECRA newsletter 385-25/ From lohn Pople-Crump (G.B.) June 1997 A brief history of the, .303 Magnum cartridge: 1919-1932: In 1919, the National Rifle Association of Great Britain...

Developed by Daniel Fraser, gunsmith in Edinburgh, this is a rimless version of the 303 British.      

This is the 303 British loaded with the Fraser oblique ratchet bullet      

Steel adaptor for the Vickers machine gun with the .22 rimfire chamber drilled off-center so that the centerfire firing pin strikes the rimfire base.   

Consists of a steel auxiliary device with a removing breech plug with a spring loaded pin on the side which matches a hole near the head when in place. The front face has a rim firing pin for the .22 LR ammunition used. Smooth bored to the muzzle and was used for...

Cartridge has a reverese bevelled rim that was fitted into the adapter case from the rear and was held in place at the shoulder. See also Fleming p. 140         

              This is the single-lip version. The adaptor case has a slit down the neck into the shoulder with a right-angle notch so that the cartridge could be pushed into the case mouth and lip on the head indexed into the notch to hold it in place against the...

From around the early 1890's by Daniel Fraser, an Edinburgh gunsmith. Not very popular and faded from the scene relatively early. Based on the 360 No. 5 Rook necked down   

From around 1898 for the Lead hollow point version (K305) according to Fleming. There is also a lead round nosed version (K300) that dates from 1895.   

From around 1895 for the Lead round nosed version (K300) according to Fleming. There is also a hollow point version (K305) that dates from 1898.   

Probably from around 1904-05 and listed in the 1909 catalogue, it was developed by Westley Richards for use in single shot target rifles.    The above specimen is a South African loaded round by R.E.S. It was probably made in the late 1970’s to early 1980’s...

Introduced in 1902, this is the 300 Rook cartridge designed for "mid-range" target shooting. It has a longer bullet with external cannelures for lubrication. It was felt at the time that the 80gr. bullet of the 300 Rook cartridge was too light  for distance...

Popular rook and rabbit cartridge in England.

The 300 H&H Magnum was introduced by them in 1925 and still remains a popular calibre. Please see 300 H&H MAGNUM under Imperial Sporting cartridges

This is the rimmed version of the 300 Holland & Holland Magnum for double rifles. Bertram Brass Australia       Box by Wolfgang Romey    

Nothing more than the British version of the 30-40 Krag. James Purdey made some double rifles for this.                                 By OPM in South Africa, this is a replica...