A short history of British Military cartridges
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Topic: A short history of British Military cartridges
Posted By: RCS
Subject: A short history of British Military cartridges
Date Posted: May 16 2014 at 11:27pm
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A short history of British military cartridges Can you name them all ? 
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Posted By: SW28fan
Date Posted: May 17 2014 at 11:36am
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577-450 Martini, Mark VI 303, 280 Enfield for the P-13, MK VII 303, 4.85 mm, 7mm/280 for the EM-1 and lastly the 5.56x45 a round I became farmiliar with in my youth. I may be wrong about the EM-1 round I thought it was shorter ------------- Have a Nice Day If already having a nice day please disregard |
Posted By: ArcherSix
Date Posted: May 17 2014 at 1:41pm
| I think the one you listed as the 7mm/280 is a 7.62 NATO. |
Posted By: SW28fan
Date Posted: May 17 2014 at 1:49pm
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Yes of course Duh! I miss the the obvious. Especially lame since I qualified with the M-14 in my youth. ------------- Have a Nice Day If already having a nice day please disregard |
Posted By: RCS
Date Posted: May 17 2014 at 11:28pm
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cartridge identification - A short history of British Military cartridges: left early coiled 577/450, 303 Mark II K C, 276 Enfield R^L, 303 Mark VII B 16, 4,85x49mm 7,62mm CAC 60 L2A2 N (New Zealand) and 5,56mm GB 89 B (not British). The 280 Ross case is about 1/4 inch longer than the 276 You guys know your cartridges |