ndnchf sorry no I do not have one of these great rifles but that does not stop me looking!! They do come up in auctions now and again here in the UK but just as the rook rifles they seem to be...
Type: Posts; User: Rookandrabbit
Forum: Single Shot Guns
ndnchf sorry no I do not have one of these great rifles but that does not stop me looking!! They do come up in auctions now and again here in the UK but just as the rook rifles they seem to be...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
ndnchf I saw the video whilst browsing you tube and found it very informative and enjoyable, thank you for your efforts. I have enjoyed also reading of your and chev williams endeavours regarding...
Forum: AirGuns
chutesnreloads thank you really enjoyed reading about your shooting experience. Looking forward to your next instalment. Air weapons are freely available here in England under 12 foot pounds of...
Just a quick update I have some Hornady 148 grain HBWC boolits and have ordered a reamer to cut a step in my cases to avoid damage to the soft base, hope it’s worth the effort, if I am going in the...
Hello all very interested in your efforts. I have to ask how do you convert .38 special cases to true wadcutter cases?I was told many years ago that the inside has to be reamed to prevent damage to...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I read the Wikipedia entry on Frank John Partridge V.C. He was an exceptionally brave man.That generation were made of the Right Stuff. I have read the entries in the London Gazette for citations on...
Yes that’s the one and it looks to the photograph of the cartridge. I could not work out how to get the link. Thanks Chev William for sorting it. It is a very old and rare centrefire British Rook...
I forgot to add there is an entry showing this cartridge on cartridge collector.net I am sorry but don’t know how to paste a link! Thanks Rookandrabbit.
Thanks Chev William I look forward to your updates. The .220 centrefire Rook cartridge is a very early British cartridge made in England by Eley. I have only seen them in reference books and they are...
I have also never seen an example of the .220 Rook centrefire have only seen them referenced in Bill Flemmings book British sporting cartridges. I think the older rifles are great fun but I have been...
I have read this thread with intense fascination. This is my first post. I am a long time reader of the forum but enjoyed it so much I had to join and thank everybody for such an interesting subject....
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |