.297/250 Rook
The.297/250 Rook / 6.4x21mmR is an obsolete centerfire rifle cartridge developed by Holland & Holland.
.297/250 Rook
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The.297/250 Rook / 6.4x21mmR is an obsolete centerfire rifle cartridge developed by Holland & Holland.
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• Name —.297/250 Rook • Origin — United Kingdom • Type — Rifle • Designer — Holland & Holland • Design Date — Pre-1880s • Parent —.297/230 Morris • Case Type — Rimmed, bottleneck • Bullet —.250 • Neck —.267 • Shoulder —.294 • Base —.295 • Rim Dia —.343 • Case Length —.83 • Length — 1.1 • Primer — Kynoch # 69 • Bw1 — 56 • Vel1 — 1100 • En1 — 150 • Balsrc — Cartridges of the World, & Modern sporting gunnery.
Overview
Overview
The.297/250 Rook is a bottlenecked rimmed cartridge originally designed for use in rook rifles for hunting small game and target shooting. This cartridge was introduced by Holland & Holland some time before 1880 by blowing out the neck of the.297/230 Morris Long to.250 in. This cartridge is a contemporary of the.255 Jeffery Rook and upon their release the pair competed heavily with the very popular.300 Rook. As with other rook rifle cartridges, the.297/250 Rook was superseded by the.22 Long Rifle. • Illustration — Eley's.297/250 Rook rifle cartridge.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q30250506:.297/250 Rook
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- “.297/250 Rook”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Barnes.
- 2.Sharp.
- 3.Imperial War Museums, ".297/250 Rook".
- 4.Imperial War Museums, ".300 Rook".
- 5.Cartridgecollector.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 5
- Barnes, Frank C., Cartridges of the World, 15th ed, Iola: Gun Digest Books, 2016, .
- Cartridgecollector, ".300 Rook target", cartridgecollector.net, retrieved 22 April 2017.
- Imperial War Museums, "6.35 x 20.5R : Kynoch; .297/.250 Rook Rifle", iwm.org.uk, retrieved 22 April 2017.
- Imperial War Museums, "7.62 x 29.5R : Kynoch; .300 Rook Rifle & .295 Rook Rifle", iwm.org.uk, retrieved 22 April 2017.
- Sharp, Henry, Modern sporting gunnery: A manual of practical information for shooters of today, London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd, 1906.
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