275 JEFFERY ROOK RIFLE (J.275)
275 HOLLAND & HOLLAND MAGNUM
Made by shortening and necking down the 375 H&H Modern loading by Wolfgang Romey PROOF Load
275 FLANGED MAGNUM
This is the rimmed version of the 275 Holland & Holland developed round about 1911-12. Made for double rifles. ...
275 BLAND MAXIMUM
Based on the 280 ROSS case that was shortened to 2.5" to form a match cartridge during the 1920's
26 BSA
Smallest of 3 in a series developed by the Birmingham Small Arms Company. It was used in bolt-action rifles on the P-14 action.
256 SWIFT RIMLESS
This is a proprietary loading of the 6.5x54 Mannlicher
256 SWIFT FLANGED
This is the 6.5x53R Mannlicher but in a proprietary loading
256 MANNLICHER
This is the British designation for the 6.5x53.5R Mannlicher. British loading with LT-Cap bullet
256 GIBBS
Introduced in 1913 by George Gibbs for bolt action sporting rifles.
256 FRASER RIMLESS
256 FRASER FLANGED
This is the British version of the 6.5x53R Dutch/Romanian Mannlicher. Usually comes with a Fraser oblique ratchet bullet
255 JEFFERY ROOK
Target as well as rook/rabbit cartridge mainly used in Martini type or other single shot rifles
300/250 ROOK
Relatively uncommon, this is the .300 or .295 Rook rifle shortened and necked down to .250''
297/250 ROOK RIFLE
This is the 297/230 Morris Long cartridge necked up to .250''
246 PURDEY
Developed in 1921 by James Purdey for a lightweight double rifle. Relatively rare as it was not a commercial success.
244 HOLLAND & HOLLAND MAGNUM
Introduced in 1955, this was the last belted magnum case by Holland & Holland Modern load by Wolfgang Romey, Germany Laboratory for Ballistics, Germany This case was done by OPM in South Africa. It is an untrimmed 458 Win basic brass case and overstamped...
242 RIMLESS NITRO EXPRESS (VICKERS)
Developed around 1923 reportedly for Manton & Co., Calcutta, India by Kynoch.
240/375 MATCH
This is an early experimental British loading made by necking down the 375/303 case to .240.
275/240 RIMLESS EXPERIMENTAL
This cartridge is also known as the .270/245 Holland & Holland Rimless Magnum. There are not many references to it, one being Robert T. Buttweiler's auction catalog XII-3-352. It was developed by David Lloyd in 1952 (Box date - 15 OA, which translates to...
240 FLANGED MAGNUM
The 240 Flanged is the rimmed counterpart of the 240 Rimless and dates from the early 1920's new by OPM for local client
240 BELTED RIMLESS NITRO (APEX)
Vey early loading Proof Load with purple base stripe. Bullet is a wire tip. Different versions with HOLLAND headstamp. Note the first specimen with the prominent primer ring crimp. ...
320/230 ROOK .8″
Probably formed by necking down the .320 Long case, but little other information available on this cartridge. There is a link to a 320/230 Target Pistol on Gunboards.com. The gun was estimated to have been manufactured between 1870-80 and might have been...
297/230 MORRIS LONG
This is a longer necked version of the 297/230 Morris Short
297/230 MORRIS SHORT
The 297/230 Morris Short dates from the mid 1880's and was developed as a sub caliber training cartridge in auxiliary barrels used in the 577/450 Martini Henry. It was also later adapted for use in the 303 Lee-Enfield/Metford rifles as well as in revolvers. It...
297/230 LANCASTER SPORTING
The Lancaster was an early development for sub-caliber practice. It has a copper case with battery cup Boxer style primer. Was loaded with 3,0gr. black powder with a 30gr. round nosed lead bullet. It was in all probability replaced by the 297/230 Morris...
220 ROOK (220 LONG CENTREFIRE)
This is the 220 Rook Rifle, or 22-4-30 ELEY Long. Listed in the 1899 Eley catalogue as a rook/rabbit rifle. According to Fleming, the earliest mention of this cartridge was in an 1884 Fraser advertisement. Believed to be an early centre fire version of...