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The .360 No. 5 Rook is an obsolete centerfire rifle cartridge.
| .360 No. 5 Rook | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | Rifle & pistol | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of origin | United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||
| Production history | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Designed | Pre-1880 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Case type | Rimmed, straight | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bullet diameter | .362 in (9.2 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Neck diameter | .375 in (9.5 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Base diameter | .380 in (9.7 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rim diameter | .432 in (11.0 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Case length | 1.05 in (27 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Overall length | 1.45 in (37 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Source(s): Cartridges of the World.[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Overview edit
The .360 No. 5 Rook is a straight rimmed cartridge originally designed for hunting small game and target shooting in rook rifles, although it was also used as a pistol cartridge.[1]
The .360 No. 5 Rook was introduced between 1875 and 1880 by lengthening the older .380 Long cartridge.[2] This cartridge was initially available in both 134 gr (8.7 g) rifle loadings and 125 gr (8.1 g) pistol loadings, both cartridges being interchangeable.[2] Shot and blank cartridges were also available.[1]
As with other rook rifle cartridges, the .360 No. 5 Rook was superseded as a small game hunting and target cartridge by the .22 Long Rifle.[3]
See also edit
References edit
Footnotes edit
Bibliography edit
- Barnes, Frank C., Cartridges of the World, 15th ed, Gun Digest Books, Iola, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4402-4642-5.
- Cartridgecollector, ".300 Rook target", cartridgecollector.net, retrieved 22 April 2017.
- Imperial War Museums, "9.1 x 27R : Kynoch ; .360 No 5 Rook & .360 No 5 Revolver", iwm.org.uk, retrieved 26 April 2017.
External links edit
- Ammo-One, ".360 No. 5 Rook", ammo-one.com, retrieved 22 April 2017.
- Cartridgecollector, " 360 No.5 (Rifle) 1.05" ", cartridgecollector.net, retrieved 26 April 2017.
- Municion, ".360 No 5 Revolver & Rifle", municion.org Archived 2017-04-26 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 26 April 2017.
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