The .300 Rook / 7.6x30mmR, also known as the .295 Rook (by
Holland & Holland
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only), is an obsolete
intermediate centerfire
Two rounds of .357 Magnum, a centerfire cartridge; notice the circular primer in the center
A center-fire (or centerfire) is a type of metallic cartridge used in firearms, where the primer is located at the center of the base of its casing (i. ...
rifle
cartridge.
Overview
The .300 Rook is a
rimmed cartridge originally designed for use in
rook rifle
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.
Design
The rook rifle was designed to be light enough to be carried ...
s for hunting small game and target shooting.
It was loaded with an solid lead
bullet
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driven by of
black powder
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at a standard muzzle velocity of .
[ A variant, the short lived .300 Rook target, was loaded with a heavier 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.][Imperial War Museums.]
History
The origins of the .300 Rook are uncertain although it was introduced before 1874,[ it became one of the most popular British rook cartridges, also being chambered in several revolvers.][Imperial War Museums.] In later years its popularity was eroded by the .255 Jeffery Rook and to Holland & Holland's .297/250 Rook.[
The .300 Rook cartridge case was lengthened to create the .300 Sherwood,][Wieland.] which in turn superseded the .300 Rook target variant.[Cartridgecollector.] As with other rook rifle cartridges, the .300 Rook was superseded by the .22 Long Rifle.[
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See also
*Rook rifle
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.
Design
The rook rifle was designed to be light enough to be carried ...
*List of rifle cartridges
List of rifle cartridges, by primer type, Caliber, calibre and name.
File:Cartridge Sample 2.jpg, 350px, From left to right: 1 .17 Hornady Mach 2, 2 .17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire, 3 .22 Long Rifle, 4 .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire, 5 .17/23 SMc, 6 5mm ...
*List of rimmed cartridges
Below is a list of rimmed cartridges (R). Although similar, rimmed cartridges differ from rimfire cartridges (list). A rimmed cartridge is a cartridge with a rim, whose primer is located in the center of the case head; the primer is detonated by ...
* 7 mm rifle cartridges
References
Footnotes
Bibliography
* Barnes, Frank C., ''Cartridges of the World'', 15th ed, Gun Digest Books, Iola, 2016, .
Cartridgecollector, ".300 Rook target", ''cartridgecollector.net''
retrieved 20 April 2017.
Imperial War Museums, "7.62 x 29.5R : Kynoch; .300 Rook Rifle & .295 Rook Rifle", ''iwm.org.uk''
retrieved 20 April 2017.
, retrieved 20 April 2017.
Wieland, Terry, "In praise of Rook Rifles", ''huntforever.org''
, retrieved 20 April 2017.
External links
retrieved 20 April 2017.
Cartridgecollector, "300 Rook (295) 1.16 inch", ''cartridgecollector.net''
retrieved 20 April 2017.
Pistol and rifle cartridges
Rimmed cartridges
British firearm cartridges
Rook rifle cartridges
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