.297/250 Rook
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.297/250 Rook | ||||||||
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Type | Rifle | |||||||
Place of origin | United Kingdom | |||||||
Production history | ||||||||
Designer | Holland & Holland | |||||||
Designed | Pre-1880s | |||||||
Specifications | ||||||||
Parent case | .297/230 Morris | |||||||
Case type | Rimmed, bottleneck | |||||||
Bullet diameter | .250 in (6.4 mm) | |||||||
Neck diameter | .267 in (6.8 mm) | |||||||
Shoulder diameter | .294 in (7.5 mm) | |||||||
Base diameter | .295 in (7.5 mm) | |||||||
Rim diameter | .343 in (8.7 mm) | |||||||
Case length | .83 in (21 mm) | |||||||
Overall length | 1.1 in (28 mm) | |||||||
Primer type | Kynoch # 69 | |||||||
Ballistic performance | ||||||||
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Source(s): Cartridges of the World,[1] & Modern sporting gunnery.[2] |
The .297/250 Rook is an obsolete centerfire rifle cartridge developed by Holland & Holland.
Overview
The .297/250 Rook is a bottlenecked rimmed cartridge originally designed for use in rook rifles for hunting small game and target shooting.[1]
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 (6.4 mm).[3] This cartridge is a contemporary of the .255 Jeffery Rook and upon their release the pair competed heavily with the very popular .300 Rook.[4]
As with other rook rifle cartridges, the .297/250 Rook was superseded by the .22 Long Rifle.[5]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/297-250_Rook_B%26W.jpg/400px-297-250_Rook_B%26W.jpg)
Eley's .297/250 Rook rifle cartridge.
Dimensions
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/297-250_Rook_cartridge_dimensions_01.png/400px-297-250_Rook_cartridge_dimensions_01.png)
See also
References
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Barnes, Frank C., Cartridges of the World, 15th ed, Iola: Gun Digest Books, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4402-4642-5.
- 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.
External links
- Ammo-One, ".297/250 Rook", ammo-one.com Archived 2021-05-03 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 22 April 2017.
- Cartridgecollector, "297/250 Rook Rifle", cartridgecollector.net, retrieved 22 April 2017.
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